New Delhi – Nihar Shanti Amla, Marico Limited to set-up of Digital Classrooms under their Paathshala Funwala initiative in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, company said.
This initiative is in line with Nihar’s commitment towards building a progressive society by contributing towards children’s education, it said.
The digital classrooms initiative was inaugurated in the presence of the District Magistrate Mala Shrivastav (IAS) at J.H.S.Rampur Devariya in Basti at an event attended by the school children, their parents, school authorities and local dignitaries.
All the other digital classrooms in 20 schools, 10 each in Basti and Jharkhand, were e-inaugurated at the event. The digital classrooms take a unique approach to teaching through remote volunteers who can connect online and teach children in these government schools.
The volunteers will use the eVidyaloka platform to connect over Skype and teach English, Maths and Science to these students thus bringing in expertise and quality education to the most remote villages in the area via technology.
The urban volunteers will be teaching the regular school courses for students of Grade 5 till Grade 8 and also help the students learn concepts and spoken English as part of this program.
Koshy George, Chief Marketing Officer, Marico Limited said, “With the help of technology and volunteers from urban centres, these digital classrooms can help government schools in remote villages achieve their learning outcomes in the best possible manner.”
Venkataramanan Sriraman from eVidyaloka said, “We are working with multiple local NGOs to manage the program on-ground- in Basti, UP we are working with Sadbhawana Gramin Vikas Sansthan. We look forward to making a difference in enabling quality education for children of rural India through this Digital Classroom program.”
The Nihar Shanti Paathshala Funwala was conceptualized to help children learn spoken English anytime, anywhere free of cost. The programme was taken to the next level last year with a unique initiative called‘ Phone Uthao India Ko Padhao’, which connected urban volunteers with underprivileged children in rural areas who want to practice spoken English.
Over the past few years, Nihar Shanti Paathshala Funwala has led massive rural outreach programmes that have positively impacted 7000 villages and reached 7.5 lakh children in these villages.
