Tech On Wheels For Night School Students In India

MASOOM

Masoom is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to establishing and supporting quality education in Night Schools.  Masoom’s mission is to enable Night Schools’ students achieve their full potential through educational and policy support, leading to better skills and job opportunities.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Masoom, in partnership with Level Up Village (LUV), launched the Tech-Wheels Project to help students to explore their passion for science and technology. The project helped students to gain increased self-confidence, have access to computer technology, and sharpen their design-thinking skills besides the development of new attitudes towards modern-day technology. Tech-Wheels will allow Masoom and LUV to extend these and other benefits to thousands of night school students in Mumbai.

TECH ON WHEELS BUS

The Tech-On-Wheels Bus is enabling Masoom and LUV to offer LUV courses to a much larger number of students. The Tech On Wheels Bus is also providing Night Schools’ students with access to computers, online resources, and innovative educational programming which will open the door to bright future. Besides all of this, Tech On Wheels Bus acts as a unique platform for learning as well. The bus is not only providing access to computers, but it also allows students to enter a larger world of reference material and self-study, particularly when it comes to science and technology. 

Bus is helping to develop computer literacy and 21^st century skills in the students which are a must for a promising career.  Students are more equipped to seek higher education as well.  Tech-Wheels bus provides computer access to up to 25 students per class and 170 students per month from day & night schools (120 from day schools & 50 from Night Schools).Masoom, which already provides educational support to over 3500 students in Mumbai, is now able to serve many more students per year with the Tech On Wheels Project. These students would otherwise be deprived of computer training.

MISSION

Enable day and night school students from underprivileged background to achieve their full potential through education in the technology sector for better skills and job opportunities.

CORE OBJECTIVE

To build a platform for creating technological foundational skills in day and night school students from underprivileged background and create awareness among them about the information technology sector and  enabling them to choose a career path going forward.

      Tech on Wheels Program

Quarter Summery

1. 112 (53m-59f) students trained from day school in the course of Graphic & Web designing.
2.  78 (41m – 37f) students trained from night school in the course of Basic Computers & Web Designing.
3. The Tech on Wheels organized Exposure visit to Pal India Computer Education. As the students have taken training in advance curriculum in Web designing and Graphic designing, it was necessary that they understand opportunities in the related field and get exposure to the work place environment. During the visit students got exposure about a few advance tools in graphic design or web design. They became aware of Career Opportunities in the field. Total  56 students were present for the exposure visit.

Way Ahead

1. The Curriculum for 3D Printing course is finalized. Tech-On-Wheels has signed MOU with “Print O Make” as a training partner. The 3D printing course will begin in February 2020.
2. Masoom TOW bus will undertake “Graphic or Web Designing” course for 56 students from 2   Municipal Day- Schools.
3. Masoom TOW bus will undertake “Basic & Advance computer” course for 75 students from 3 night schools.
4. Tie up with at least 1 external partner.

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