Let's Educate Program
India has the largest population of illiterate adults in the world. There are around 287 million people in India who are not educated, which is 37% of the global illiterate population. Some of the most developed nations in the world have exceptionally high literacy levels, with USA and UK at 99% and China at 97%. However, India stands at the rate of 77.7%, making this one of the core reasons for under-development. Education is extremely important for poverty alleviation and overall development of a country.
Most students from underprivileged backgrounds drop out of their schools or miss classes to earn money for their family. Through this project, we are trying to provide primary education to students up till the age of 15.
In this project, we work towards educating the underprivileged
and have developed a customised curriculum for the best practical lessons that can be taught in a comparatively shorter time frame.
CHAPTER 1: ARYAN ASHRAM
Aryan Ashram is an orphanage located in Devanahalli, Bangalore. The children living there are not legally orphans but have been deprived of many basic necessities. Housing a total of 35 children, the Ashram has provided these students with not only a home but with a place where they have made the most beautiful bonds they could have ever hoped for. Mr. Srinivas and Ms. Manjula have worked very hard for making this dream a reality for these children.
COVID-19 had a very big impact on the children living there. Due to the absence of laptops and tablets, the students were unable to get their education and thus were lacking in their studies. The orphanage housed students from ages 4-10 but most of the middle school children only had knowledge up till a primary level. Communicating in English was hard for them but was not completely impossible.
Our organization worked with these students to provide them with a chance to get the education they missed and catch up on everything that they had missed out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We provided these students with bridge classes that aimed towards helping decrease the gap in their education that they had to face.
We conducted online classes for Math, English, and Practical Sciences for these students on an everyday basis for 4 hours. They thoroughly enjoyed the classes and formed a close bond with our volunteers.
We visited the orphanage twice during the entire teaching period and had a great time with the children there and even conducted sessions in person. We provided them with worksheets and activities to do which would further help with their understanding of practical sciences.
The children were greatly held back b the covid-19 situation due to the lack of access to online class and digital gadgets. Skylyne supported them and brought them up to par with everyone else with crash courses in key subjects such as math science and english.
CHAPTER 2: SUMMER CAMP
We conducted a summer camp in JP Nagar with about 50 kids. All these kids were living in a housing area made for people living in slums. The age of the kids ranged from 5 -15 years old.
Due to the diverse age group of the children and short timespan, we decided to conduct fun activities instead of teaching them academics.
We provided the kids with A3 sheets and stationery and instructed them to draw anything but with use of only 3 shapes of their choice. This activity helped the children be creative, think outside the box and explore the abstract form of art.
In the second activity, the children sat in groups of 2s and 4s and were asked to draw the person next to them. This activity helped students improve their observation as well as drawing skills.
We conducted the session over a period of 2 hours and we had a lot of fun with the kids. In the end, a few of the children played drums and as a whole, the group was incredibly talented and diverse.
CHAPTER 3: WE SPONSORED A CHILD
Tappan Bannerjee, a young boy in middle school, was not able to afford his school tuition fee. This is where SkyLyne came into the picture, making sure that he didn't miss out on his education due to economic barriers. We provided him with the money that he required to pay for his school tuition and further helped him by providing him money to buy his course books and provided him with notebooks and stationary to make sure his academic year went ahead smoothly with lesser restrictions especially due to his economic background.