By Usha Bhaskar | Program Manager
Activities Taken-up Last Quarter
Civic Education Students Fighting for Rights
The Civic Education program has resulted in empowering students and creating awareness about their rights. The nodal school at Chennai witnesses a lot of problems such as loitering of stray dogs and unauthorized parking outside the school campus. In order to overcome the above problems, the students visited the Municipal Corporation, met the Commissioner and submitted a written letter to resolve the issue. Looking at the initiative undertaken by the students, a representative from the Municipal Corporation visited the school and took concrete action to resolve the problems.
Stay Safe—Cyber wellnessWorkshops
Learning Links Foundation conducted a series of workshops across all the project schools to create awareness on Cyber Safety. This workshop helped t he students about Do’s and Don’ts while using social media and helped them under- stand - how to stand up against bullying and harassing on Social Media. More than 7000 students were impacted with this initiative.
Participation Digital Wellness Online Challenge
Inspired by the Stay Safe Workshop all the participants 3000 + students from nodal schools participated in the “Digital Wellness Online Challenge” and achieved merit certificates. This Online quiz was conducted by Government of India to assess the student’s awareness about Cyber Safety. Merit certificates were awarded to the students who completed the test successfully.
Empoweringthecommunity children with DigitalLiteracy Skills
During the summer vacation the resource center and collaborative classrooms were completely utilized for community outreach programs. Due to this initiative more than 2800 community children across India were empowered with21st century and digital literacy skills. Special trainings were organized at National Bal Bhavan, New Delhi and Madrasa, Hyderabad to reach out to children from the marginalized sections of the society.
By Usha Bhaskar | Program Manager
By Usha Bhaskar | Senior Manager
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