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An ini�a�ve of Pratham InfoTech Founda�on

October - December 2017

Computer Aided Learning and Digital Literacy as Life Skill Program

Endline tes�ng

In the beginning of the year base line tes�ng is conducted in Computer Aided Learning and Digital Literacy as Life

Skill Program. Once the syllabus of Semester 1 is completed, end line tes�ng for the students are conducted. In

the month of October and November 2017, end line tes�ng was carried out in Maharashtra, MadhyaPradesh,

Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, U�ar Pradesh and West Bengal. 1,40,072 students par�cipated in the tes�ng.

Endline tes�ng- student count

State

Students

Maharashtra

Total

103564

Rajasthan

10275

Haryana

7206

Madhya Pradesh

5911

U�ar Pradesh

4573

Gujarat

7815

West Bengal

728

140072

Training of the Trainers

A 4-day residen�al workshop was conducted for State heads, Program coordinators and Team Leaders of

Maharashtra and North loca�ons. The major objec�ves of this training included planning ahead for the

upcoming term and me�culously train the team for management as well as opera�onal du�es. The training

exclusively focused on a new ini�a�ve - 'Code Unna�', with a mission to popularize computer science through

various programming languages.

All the 4 days of the training were based on discussing and prac�cing the content that is to be delivered to the ndsancharaks for 2 semester syllabus.

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Training of Trainers count details

State A�endees

Maharashtra 28

Rajasthan 7

Haryana 6

Madhya Pradesh 3

U�ar Pradesh 4

Gujarat 4

West Bengal 1

Total 53

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Sancharak Training

A four day training program was organized for Sancharaks in all 7 States. The purpose of the training was to nd

introduce 2 semester computer syllabus to the sancharaks which involves Computer Aided Learning for primary

school children and Digital Literacy as Life Skill for secondary school students.

The whole syllabus of PIF has been designed by taking into considera�on the guidelines laid down by NCERT, and

the organiza�on puts all its efforts towards implemen�ng these guidelines at its level. st st rd

The 1 day of the training focused on 1 to 3 grade syllabus. th th

The second day training focused on grade 4 to 6 . rd th

On 3 and 4 day, the focus was on grade 7 and 8

Every day the trainers made sure to take role play of all the groups. Through role plays the trainers understand

if the sancharak has understood the par�cular concept or not and if there are any issues then the concept is

emphasized again for more clarity.

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Total Count

Gujarat

Haryana

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

U�ar Pradesh

West Bengal

State

Total

City Dura�on Sancharaks Schools Students

2

1

8

2

2

1

2

4 days

20

27

26

346

19

27

4

37

26

18

557

61

22

4

10,478

7,385

5,913

1,37,636

10,291

4,573

810

18 4 469 725 1,77,086

Importance of 'Coding' for students:

In our daily lives, we indulge in Coding and this can be seen in the

various ac�vi�es that we undertake. Coding is used in the fields of

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathema�cs (STEM). In

Computer Technology, programming and so�ware begin with Coding.

If Coding is included in the school curriculum, it will enable students to

learn Logical Thinking, Teamwork, Cri�cal Thinking, Decision Making

and Crea�ve Thinking through various projects. Thus, Coding will help

in developing the thinking capaci�es of the children.

For the implementa�on of Coding classes, 60 instructors were given a Masters training in the month of October.

Later, 250 – 300 Sancharaks were trained in the months of October and November. The week of December

4th - 9th, 2017 was celebrated as the 'Coding Week'. More than 40,000 children across the states of

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, U�ar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal from standard VII,

VIII and IX were trained at 'Coding'. With the help of video-based learning, Coding was taught in Marathi, Hindi

and English. During this week, students prepared videos, games, projects like Electric Circuit, Law of Sound

Reflec�on, Water Cycle, Traffic Rules and many more using Coding. They shared their experiences while making

these presenta�ons.

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The 'Star Reader' Compe��on – a cord to bind students and reading

Every year, the 'Star Reader' Compe��on is organized by Pratham InfoTech Founda�on and WNS. Cares

Founda�on with the objec�ve to inculcate and enhance the habit of reading among students. This compe��on

started on December 5, 2017.

A library has been set up in each school so that children are mo�vated to read more and more. The

compe��on was organized in 130 schools across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Nashik and Gurugram for

students studying in Std. I to IX. Students were asked ques�ons about the books they had read throughout the

year. 5 winners were selected from each school. Altogether, 4,033 students had par�cipated in this

compe��on.

City No. of Schools No. of Par�cipants

Mumbai 27 560

Navi Mumbai 25 945

Pune 25 953

Nashik 29 1,163

Gurugram 24 412

Total 130 4,033

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Master training workshop

My E-school

A Master Training workshop (Hybrid Learning) was organized

for all the Team Leaders responsible for the 'My e-School'

classes run at community level at Pratham InfoTech

Founda�on’s head office. In this two day workshop, the

teaching methodology to be adopted was explained to the

par�cipants which combined tradi�onal and modern

techniques.

Sessions were conducted on what will be taught to students

of Std. V �ll Std. X in the subjects of English, Science,

Mathema�cs and Social Science under the video-based

learning ini�a�ve. 14 Team Leaders and 1 program

coordinator altogether responsible for 54 centers across

Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune and Nashik a�ended this

workshop. These Team Leaders will now train 54

entrepreneurs in the community.

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The objec�ve of the program Saksham is to strive to improve the quality and standard of the school along

with ensuring the progress of the students through coordinated efforts of the School Leader and teachers.

Efforts are also made to strengthen the founda�on for the holis�c development of the students.

Teacher and School Leader Training Project:

A Teacher and School Leader Development Workshop was organized from November 2 -3, 2017 and from

November 22 – 24, 2017 with an objec�ve of facilita�ng growth of the teachers and School Leaders (School

Superintendent, Supervisor, Principal, Dy. Head Master and Senior Teacher). This workshop was held at the

Head Office of Bharat Petroleum Corpora�on Limited at Mumbai Chhatrapa� Shivaji Terminus. This workshop

was a�ended by 30 teachers from primary schools, 32 teachers from secondary schools and 29 School Leaders.

The workshop included sessions on teachers' skills, ways to manage a class, prepara�on to be done before

class commences and so on. The workshop covered life skills, like how to maintain a stress-free

environment, how to coordinate with each department of the school, personality development and more.

Currently, the Saksham program is running successfully in 47 schools which include aided, unaided and

private schools. It comprises of subjects like English, Mathema�cs and Science along with classroom

management, leadership development and other areas.

“The ini�a�ve of Pratham InfoTech Founda�on and Bharat Petroleum is apt for bringing back into

mainstream all those children who have stopped a�ending school. The program Saksham is so effec�ve and

good for students that I am finally able to reach out to these students as a teacher. The uncomfortable gap

between the teacher and the students in the classroom has been filled, thanks to Saksham's workshop.”

says, SupriyaSachin Latke, Teacher- Vidya Vikas Mandal School.

Saksham

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What I learnt from my computer class

I am Sahil Das, a student of class 8 at Shree Bhara� High School, Kolkata. I live in

Saradapally, but we are originally from Bihar. I live with my parents and sister. I th

am the youngest in the family. A�er comple�ng class 10 , my elder sister

couldn't study further due to our financial condi�on and she got married. My

father is a school bus driver. He couldn't afford the educa�on of two children. I

feel very bad that my sister couldn't pursue higher studies. Neither of my th

parents have cleared the class 10 exam. They both want me to complete higher th

studies. When I was in Std. 4 , I a�ended a computer class for the first �me. At

that �me we couldn't do much with it. But now we are using our computer class in a be�er way. This year,

we learned about Corel Draw, Photoshop, emails and data storage devices. Now new videos are helping us

understand our projects. The more I watch the videos, the be�er I get at my projects. Earlier, we learned

Scratch which is my favorite. Now I am learning one of the most interes�ng things ever…..Photoshop! Every

�me I went to a photo studio, I wondered how they did all those effects on the photos. Now I know a li�le

about how this is done. I can even make a visi�ng card, CD covers and much more. Photoshop has given me

a new dream in my life and that is crea�ng websites with graphic effects.

I don't have a computer at home but my friend

Karthik has one. When I go to his house, we play

games and watch movies on the computer. I helped

him to create an email ID and taught him to write

emails. My computer teacher at school taught me

all this. My father bought a smart phone which I

can operate. I taught my parents how to use the

smart phone. The other thing I learned from my

computer class is how to work in groups as well as

individually. I want to become a business man to

help my family so that I can earn enough money

and we can live as rich and happy families do. My

father is an inspira�on to me. He told me that one

should never break down no ma�er what problem

arises.

Sahil Das

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Sonali Chavan

Sonali Maru� Chavan is from Nashik and she is 13 years old. She lives with her

widowed mother and three sisters. Her mother is illiterate and earns a meager

income, selling flowers. Since they are very poor, Sonali works too. She washes

utensils for people. Together they manage to earn a monthly income of Rs. 4500.

Sonali is studying in class X at Saraswa� Gulabrao Pa�l Secondary School. She

likes studying in school and Computers is her favorite subject. She learned

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and more through the different projects.

She enjoys making projects like drawing T-shirts, T.V. and dresses in the Corel

Draw so�ware. She is very fond of searching new fashion designs on the

computer.

Sonali has gained many computer skills by doing several projects in school. “Our Sancharaks (computer

teachers) teach us very well. If I don't understand anything, they always repeat and make it simpler for me

to understand. I have improved in studies thanks to the educa�onal games,” says Sonali.

Sonali loves searching general or important informa�on over the Internet, that proves helpful to her in

studies. She has been taught how to create an email ID, how to use it, its benefits and so on. She wants to

learn as much as possible about computers so that in future, she can u�lize it well for her day-to-day

ac�vi�es. Nobody in her family owns a smart phone. Sonali says that when she grows up, she is going to gi�

her mom a lovely smart phone and will teach her how to use it.

She dreams of becoming a police officer in future.

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I like to search informa�on on the Internet

Training of Trainers

Refresh Training for digital sakshar trainers had

been organized from 6th to 8th September 2017 at

Homi Bhabha Center for Educa�on; Mankhurd.

Training was a�ained by 80 Fellows, Program

Coordinators, Placement Coordinators and

Management team of India Digital Inclusion

Program. These Fellows are responsible to train

15,000 youth in second phase which is going on in

55 centers of western, central and harbor suburbs

of Mumbai.

We have same centers for CAL and IDI

programs, with different �me slot, age group,

content and staff. Mee�ng was organized to

improve the team work between the programs.

The event took place on 23rd September 2017,

in which more than 150 Sancharks and Fellows

(CAL Teachers and IDI Teachers) par�cipated.

We hope that this mee�ng will help our staff

members to work together with efficiency.

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India Digital Inclusion

Warli Art Pre- Diwali Sale

Warli Art center, Talasari, has par�cipated in a pre- diwali exhibi�on and sales organized in L&T th thPremises on 11 and 12 October 2017. Different products like handmade key rings, pen stands,

diyas (lamp), pots, paper art and cloth art was showcased during the event. Products ranged from 20 rupees to 1000 rupees. Product worth rupees 10,000 was sold during the exhibi�on.

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Job Fair

Pratham InfoTech Founda�on in partnership with LTI had organized 9 Placement Drives in Mumbai for th th

the candidates of 4 and 5 batch of Digital Sakshar Course. These job fairs took place in the month of October and December 2017. During these events 1,581 students and 144 HR par�cipated. In a mul�ple round more than 5558 interviews took placed and 1023 candidates were selected.

Serial

Number

1

2

3

4

5

Date Place Partner HR

Par�cipated

Candidates

Par�cipated

Candidates

Selected

th7 October

th12 Octoberth14 October

th14 Decemberth

16 December

Dombivali

Vashi

Goregaon

Chembur

Vashi

LTI

LTI

LTI

LTI

LTI

20

21

26

06

18

212

190

151

189

192

138

131

121

116

138

6th

16 December GoregaoLTI

08 157 99

7th20 December Thane

LTI19 202 64

8th

22 December DombivaliLTI

15 137 112

9th

28 December GhatkoparLTI

15 151 104

Cer�ficate Distribu�on

Pratham InfoTech Founda�on in partnership with LTI organized a Cer�ficate distribu�on ceremony on 3rd

November 2017 for the 4th batch of Digital Sakshar Course. This ceremony was organized for all those

candidates who completed our course successfully.

More than 500 candidates were present during the event which was held at Kedarnath Mandir Hall, Kurla. A

total of 2,859 candidates passed out from this batch, which was conducted for 2 months in 54 centers across

Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Badlapur.

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Wall Art by Trainees of Warli Art Center

On the occasion of Children Day; Pratham InfoTech Founda�on and L&T

Public Charitable Trust had organized acrylic wall pain�ng ac�vity at Navjyo�

Vidyamandir High School Malad. 7 Warli ar�sts from Talasari par�cipated in th

the event held on 18 November 2017. 5 volunteers from L&T and 4

members from Pratham InfoTech Founda�on were present during this 2 day

ac�vity.

Digital Sakshar and Mobiliza�on Training at Talasari

One day training workshop was organized for 22 trainers of Talasari City th

held on 9 November 2017. During the session review of Community

service center took place along with the training of Microso�

applica�on, mouse skills, IT adop�on, internet and on ground

mobiliza�on.

Cer�ficate Distribu�on of the Masala Making group in URAN

Pratham InfoTech Founda�on (PIF) in partnership with Maharashtra Center for

Entrepreneurship Development (MCED) ini�ates Masala making program to

empower women in Uran village of Raigad district (Maharashtra). This is an

entrepreneurship development program which aims to provide business

opportunity to women. This program was started in October 2017 with 45

women; along with the training of prepara�on of 35 different Masalas, they had

been briefed about the different government schemes under which they can get

loan, marke�ng strategies, be�er prizing, branding and packaging. Digital

Sakshar crash course was provided for the exposure of computer and Internet. th

The main mo�o was to provide online pla�orm where they can sell their products. First batch ended on 18

December and cer�ficate of par�cipa�on was given to all the candidates who had completed this course

successfully. With an overwhelming response from the rural women we are shortly going to start training for

driving, electrician and mobile repairing.

Ms. Kanchan Asarkar (candidate of Masala making course)

said, “With proper guidance of our trainers I successfully

completed the course and I am eager to start my own Masala

making business. I got a loan of rupees 6 lacks, and will be

u�lizing the amount for the basic machinery and setup like

shop, utensils and raw materials. I am also planning to go

online to target online buyers with the help of social media

and websites. I am thankful to PIF and MCED for giving me this

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Digital Sakshar Crash Course for Cooperators

We have organized special Digital Sakshar Crash Courses for 16 lady cooperators of Navi Mumbai. These 12 hrs th thsessions took place on 4 to 7 December 2017 at Panvel Center. All the a�endees belong to poli�cal

background and hence this course helped them in many ways. They got an exposure to Word, excel and Power

Point through which they can write le�ers; make spread sheets and presenta�on. On the other hand

communica�on skills like public speaking and speech will enhance their working capacity.

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My name is Vikas Gharat. I am 21 and currently pursuing BA from GSP College

Talasari. There are 8 members in my family. Wherein my mother is a home maker

and my brother and one sister are working in a company. Our annual home thincome is 40,000 rupees. I developed an interest in Warli Art when I was in the 8

standard. But I had no support because of our financial instability. Though I

always sketch and paint whenever I get �me, the fact remains that I am not

trained.

One day I got to know about the Warli Art Center in Talasari and the training that

was going on there for those who wanted to polish or learn Warli Art. I visited the

center and found that this course was for 3 months. It included developing

different skills like, line pa�ern, different forms of dance, ceremony, agriculture during tribal days, pain�ng

on bamboo and cloth and many such types of skills which I was looking for.

A�er comple�on of this course I am happy to tell everyone that I have seen changes in my work. Earlier I was

pain�ng aimlessly without techniques of Warli Art. And for all these I would like to thank our teachers and

trainers for polishing my skills and helping me to become a good ar�st. I promise that I will con�nue my

interest and one day I will start my own business.

Recently few of my pain�ngs have been sold at the price of 500 rupees each and I am very happy to see

myself ge�ng closer to my dreams. I would like to thank Pratham InfoTech Founda�on and L&T Public

Charitable Trust for giving me this opportunity.

Vikas Gharat

Success Story

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