GIFT THE GIFT OF EDUCATION TO AN UNDER-SERVED GIRL

Literacy India since 1996 as a non-profit organization had been educating underprivileged women and children, and empowering them to become self-reliant and employable. It can rightly be synonymized with three very powerful words: Education, Empowerment, and Employment.

Vidyapeeth is the core program at Literacy India (LI) which aims at making quality education available and affordable to the underprivileged lot. This initiative of Literacy India runs classes up to high school like any other school. The beneficiaries come from the lowest economic and social strata of the society, and many of them are first generation learners. At Vidyapeeth, the students are provided holistic education by a ‘learning by doing ‘approach using projects and practical training.

While making quality education available to the marginalized children is at the core of Literacy India’s mission, it is also important to provide this education with a purpose. And that purpose is to make the youth in our communities employable.

 Vidyapeeth students selected for a course in Mechatronics by the Kiki Centre for Technology

Satyam and Amarjeet, two students from the Vidyapeeth School, have been selected and given scholarship fee of Rs.4.85 lakh for the three and a half years programme in Mechatronics by the Kiki Centre for Technology.  Acknowledged as one of the best training systems in the World, the Kiki Centre for Technology offers a work-study model, where students learn simultaneously at the institute and also at a company.

Vidyapeeth has always believed in ‘Learning by Doing’ and has been mentoring its students in project-based activities in their areas of interest. Satyam and Amarjeet were selected because of the training they received at Vidyapeeth. Satyam and Amarjeet were inclined towards science education and have been engaged in various project-based learning activities at Vidyapeeth over the years of their study here.  After scoring more than 70% in the entrance test, these children went through various personal interviews before they were selected for the long-term course in Mechatronics.

GlobalGiving Supported Education

We are grateful to GlobalGiving for the support provided for their education at Vidyapeeth. Now, these students have an opportunity to pursue the career of their dreams while also earning during the course of their study. They will grow up to become confident youth who will be able to have a sustainable livelihood.

We thank GlobalGiving again for making a difference in the lives of these capable youth.

Name- Satya (Name Changed) Age- 17 Class X- Vidyapeeth Location- Gurgaon

 Satya Kumar(name changed) is a Class X student at the Literacy India School-Vidyapeeth at Gurugram, Haryana. One of our most talented students, Satya has been with us since Upper KG. 

His family migrated from Bihar 12 years ago. His father works as a gardener, and mother is a helper at a saree shop. He has an older sister and a younger brother.

 A confident, vocal and intellectual student, he excels in academics and loves Science and Maths. He has undertaken vocational training in organic farming and mobile repairing and also helps his father farm on the leased land after school.

 Satya is the leader of “The Ideal Village Project” initiated by Literacy India in Bajghera, Haryana. He has taken up various village issues with the deputy commissioner, with courage and conviction.  As a result of his persistence and hard work, the Bajghera village today has forced the government to address issues like the lack of street lights, garbage bins etc.

 Teaching approach “learning by doing” as told by Ms. Sonika ( name changed)-Science teacher

 Activity supported “learning by doing” has helped students to move beyond their academic learning and has truly enhanced the impact of STEM education.  The Learning approach sparks thinking and creativity amongst the students, enhances student engagement, strengthens communication, and builds on collaboration, so learning can become more effective, relevant, and enjoyable.

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