April - June 2018

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

SANVAAD 1

Code Unna� Program Inaugura�on

In the year 2017, Pratham InfoTech Founda�on in partnership with

SAP India and ITC started “Code Unna� – A Digital Literacy Ini�a�ve”

program in 17 government schools of Chirala in Prakasam district of

Andhra Pradesh reaching to 5911 students. To mark the launch of ththe program, on 6 April 2018 Epurupalem Village Sarpanch Smt.

Guddan� Sarojini and SAP India CSR head Sri. Gunjan Patel

inaugurated the computer lab in Chirala Z.P. Girls High School,

Epurupalem. The main objec�ve of this ini�a�ve is to Bridge the

Digital Divide and facilitate children to experience and use IT and

ensure children with economically disadvantaged backgrounds get

access to most up-to-date informa�on technologies and quality

instruc�onal resources.The dignitaries and guests present for the

inaugura�on ceremony were Pratham InfoTech Founda�on's

Director, Sri. Prem Yadav, Factory Manager, Chirala – ITC - Sri. K.

Nageswara Rao, Factory Personnel Manager, Chirala –ITC Sri. T.A.

Pavan Kumar, Sr. Program officer, Guntur – ITC- Sri Sai Kiran Director

- Rakshana Organiza�on - Smt. V. Sridevi, AP State Head - Pratham

Ins�tute Voca�onal Program-Sri. V. Shashidhar, Head Master, Z.P.

Girls High School Sri. K. Venkateswar Rao along with Ms. Manoshi

Dey – Program Associate, Mr. Dhiraj Chaursiya – Opera�on Head,

Mr. Loka Raju – Program Coordinator, Chirala appointed team

leaders and Sancharaks from Pratham InfoTech Founda�on, other

16 school principals, parents, teachers and students.

The students presented their learning's through project based modules using applica�ons such as MS Word,

MS Paint, MS Power Point and other learning videos. Few topics presented by the students were Introduc�on

and Uses of computer, Care and Parts of Computer, Mouse and Keyboard skills.

Computer Aided Learning and Digital Literacy as a Life Skill

SANVAAD 2

Training of Trainers

A 5 day residen�al training was organized for the State Heads,

Program Coordinators and Team Leaders. The main aim of the

training was to achieve academic goals. The trainers need to have

up to date knowledge and team building skills. State Heads,

Program Coordinators and Team Leaders were trained to reach out

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State heads, 15 program coordinators and 37 team leaders from

U�ar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, West Bengal,

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala were

present for the training.

Pratham InfoTech Founda�on in partnership with DP World started CAL and DLLS Program in 49 schools of 4 states i.e Maharashtra (Nava Sheva), Gujarat (Mundra), Tamil Nadu (Chennai) and Kerala (Cochin). A 50 hours Digital Sakshar (Computer Learning course) was launched in all the 4 loca�ons for youth of the age group of 16 years and above. The camp started on April 16, 2018. The youth program shall run for 2 months in the summer vaca�ons catering to 500 youths per loca�on (Total: 2000 Youth).The Digital Sakshar course focuses on impar�ng computer literacy through hands on experience and project making. The program gives youth an opportunity to learn the usage of Computer while learning so�ware's like MS. Office, MS. Paint, Internet Usage, etc.1830+ youth completed the Digital Sakshar course from the two batches in 4 ci�es.

Digital Sakshar - Youth Camp

SANVAAD 3

Sancharak Training

Sancharaks or computer instructors are freshers or youth with 1 year experience in the teaching field who reside in the same community where they are required to work Through the CAL program, Sancharaks are in constant touch with the students. Hence it is important to train them with the computer syllabus, projects, ac�vi�es and video based learning . In this training, 536 sancharaks from 10 states were trained. Trainers gave prac�cal and ac�vity based learning solu�ons for sancharaks to solve their problems and

doubts. During the training the presence of old sancharaks and their experience was a benefit for the new sancharaks to understand be�er in the group. As the responsibility of the students lies with the Sancharaks, regular sancharak training is organized every year.

School teachers training in Washala

The Computer Aided Learning and Digital Literacy as a Life Skill Program was launched in Washala last year in partnership with Bharat Petroleum and Thane Zilla Parishad. In this model, class teachers are given training and they in turn teach their students during the computer class in their school. This is the 2nd year where 46 teachers from 18 Zilla Parishad and 2 ashram school were trained. The training focused on ways to teach the students through project and video based learning. The teachers themselves have prepared projects that the students will have to do in their class.

SANVAAD 4

Summer Learnings- Extra classes and Community Camps

Extra computer classes for 9th standard students from schools in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Talasari and Navi Mumbai were organized. The students were taught about their 10th standard syllabus. Similarly, community camps were organized for 2139 children during summer vaca�ons in Mumbai, Washala, Talasari, Chirala and Lucknow. This was an out of school camp. The aim of the camp was to provide basic computer knowledge to children who have never seen and handled a computer before.

Chaya lives with her parents, two sisters and one brother. Her father is educated only �ll his seventh grade and is a labourer earning Rs. 7,000/- a month. Chaya was a smart child and topped her school during her SSC scoring 68%.

She was learning computers during her college days. During this period she got an opportunity to work as a computer teacher at Matoshree Vidyamandir. The computer class was very small and also had a garage infront of it. Ge�ng students to come for the class was a huge challenge for Chaya. And she accepted it without any hesita�on. She

began teaching the students with complete dedica�on. Chaya has been educated in Hindi medium and this school was Marathi medium. This was another challenge taken up by the girl. She learnt the language with the help of her colleagues and did well.

Chaya was loved by all in the school. She par�cipated whole heartedly in all school ac�vi�es and this was when an introverted Chaya opened up and turned into a confident and lively person that she now is.

Chaya was very passionate about her role as a teacher and did all she could to be good at it. She went out of her way to teach her students, especially the younger ones who needed extra a�en�on. She waited a�er school hours to help the students understand be�er.She worked as a Sancharak (Computer Instructor) for 3 years. Along with this, Chaya completed her gradua�on.

While doing her job, Chaya got a hold on the theory and prac�cal aspect of computers and her teaching skills were polished further. Seeing her hard work and the way she kept excelling, Chaya was promoted to Team Leader. She now heads a team of 14 Sancharaks across 16 schools in Mumbai. She loves her new role and is very happy to train her team and help them whenever they need her. As a Team Leader, Chaya has a whole new set of responsibili�es, like, planning, managing and monitoring the classes, solving issues faced by her team, coordina�ng with school authori�es, taking classes whenever a sancharak is not in class, collec�ng fees etc.

She does all this with great interest and love for her job.

“When you work as a team and love what you do, everything falls is place and the outcome is perfect”, says Chaya.

Chaya Bind

SANVAAD 5

My e school Workshop on content crea�on

Bringing together tradi�onal learning methodology and modern technology, a hybrid learning workshop stwas organized on 31 May. 2018. The aim of this workshop is to bring to the students of standard 1 to 10,

a fun filled entertaining way of learning, leading to increased development of the students. This 2 day st

workshop focused on 1 Semester Syllabus, content crea�on and video based learning. Content crea�on

and detailing was done and a produc�ve discussion on the outcome took place by the team leaders in the

Community based - My e school Program

12 Team Leaders from Mumbai, Pune and Nasik a�ended this workshop.

Results are out!!

‘My e school’ program was developed in 2017 with the objec�ve of educa�ng children and adults with the help

of educa�on Technology as well as boos�ng their educa�on using digital means of teaching. The program aims

at students who are lagging behind in studies and also guides them a�er their 10th standard. thThe 10 standard results of the students of Pratham InfoTech Founda�on's My e school Program were a great

thnews for us all. 228 students across Mumbai, Pune and Nashik appeared for the 10 standard examina�on, out

of which 210 students passed. The overall result was an outstanding 92%. Keeping in mind the background of these students, they are encouraged to go in for voca�onal training. 75% of

the course fee is given as a scholarship too.

thIn the year 2017-18, with respect to the 12 standard voca�onal course, 71 students appeared for the

examina�on and 64 of them passed. The result from Mumbai and Nashik was 91%.

Similarly with the11th standard voca�onal course,70 students appeared for the examina�on and 64 of them

passed. The result from Mumbai and Nashik was 93%.

Rohit lives with his parents and 2 brothers in Chembur. His mother is a home-maker and

father earns 10,000/- a month. Rohit was weak in Math and so got himself enrolled in PIF's thStudent Enrichment Program [SEP] when he was in the 10 Standard. In this class Rohit was

taught very well. He enjoyed being part of the SEP class and studied hard. He scored 69% in his

10th boards.

He then decided to enter the stream of Commerce but his brother advised him to do a

voca�onal course instead. Minimum Competency Voca�onal Courses (MCVC) help students

acquire voca�onal skills to promote employability through job-oriented courses. These

courses focus on job-specific voca�onal training and award higher-secondary cer�fica�on (H.S.C.) on

comple�on. Rohit gave it a thought and a�er talking to his teacher, he got himself enrolled in the Computer

Techniques Course at Tulsi Technical Ins�tute in the year 2016-17. Here he learnt about computer data base,

web page crea�on, basic so�ware, anima�on etc. He was interested in programming and web page crea�on.

This year he scored 70% in his 12th standard.

During his vaca�on, Rohit got a job in G.M. Enterprises as a junior engineer. This was a construc�on company

which had a project going on in Kalyan. Rohit was incharge of the supervision, data base and accounts

management of this project. All this had to be done on the computer. And he did it well! He earns 8 thousand a

month. He then got himself enrolled for Bachelor of Computer Applica�on (BCA) at Tilak Maharashtra

Vidyapeet, Kharghar. He looks forward to comple�ng his Masters in Computer Applica�on and Hardware. Rohit

wants to earn as much experience as he can from his current job and hopes to start his own business soon.

Rohit Hotkar

SANVAAD 6

Saksham

Felicita�on of School teachers and Principals

350 school teachers and 130 school leaders (principals, head teachers, supervisors) from 61 schools had

been teaching their students through ac�vity based learning as part of the Saksham Program 2017-18.

Using these teaching methodologies on a regular basis has proven to be a huge success when it comes to

performance of the students. thOn the 13 of June, 2018, 128 teachers, and 27 heads were felicitated at Swapnashilpa Community Hall, at

BPCL headoffice. The schools that are part of the Saksham program were awarded with a trophy as a

symbol of apprecia�on. Smi�n Brid from Pratham InfoTech Founda�on and Vivek Kayande from BPCL were

present.

I have been working as an English and Physical Training Teacher for the 8 to10

standard students for 22 years. The Saksham workshops have taught us a lot

about the use of various teaching aids and ac�vity based learning. I was amazed

at how this could help students perform be�er. Many of my students improved

in English- reading and wri�ng. So many of their inhibi�ons vanished. It was a

first �me experience for most of us teachers. My confidence in how I can bring

about a change in my students increased immensely. The fun filled environment

that we have, research based methods, produc�ve exchange of thoughts and

ideas and experienced trainers in the Saksham Program is very fulfilling and

worth it

Mahendra Karle

SANVAAD 7

MCVC will help students to achieve their dreams

thWorkshop for 10 passed students took place at Mahul and Vashi

th thNaka on 13 June and 16 June respec�vely. The mo�ve behind the workshop was to provide an exposure of different voca�onal courses under Minimum Competency Voca�onal Course (MCVC) conducted by PIF in partnership with BPCL. 75 students and parents a�ended the workshop; speakers from different ins�tutes briefed them about different sectors and career opportuni�es. These sectors included Technical and Engineering, Business and Commerce, Catering and Food Technology, Paramedical and Fisheries.

Sr. No. Sectors Courses Ins�tutes

· Electronic Technology

·M aintenance and Repairs of Electronic

Domes�c Appliances

·B uilding Maintenance

·M echanical Technology

·C omputer Technology

·A utomobile Technology

1Engineering

&

Technology

2Business

&

Commerce

· Purchasing & Store Keeping

· Marke�ng & Sales

· Accoun�ng & Audi�ng

· Banking, Finance & Insurance

3

Catering

&

Food Technology

· Cookery

·T ourism & Travel Techniques

Tulsi Technical College,

Chembur

Anil Asrani Voca�onal College,

Chembur

Gurukul Technical College,

Ghatkopar

Shardashram Vidyamandir

Technical College, Dadar

4 Paramedical

· Medical Laboratory Technician

·X - Ray Technician

·P re- School Management

MD College, Parel

5 Other · Fishery

India Digital Inclusion

SANVAAD 8

Shopkeepers and workers adept Digital Payment Mode for cash free transac�on

Workshop on Digital Payment (UPI App), online banking and E-

Commerce was conducted for 20 shopkeepers and ONGC workers at th

ONGC colony Panvel on 14 June 2018. This workshop helped them to

understand the importance of cashless payment through different

apps and online payment method, also they understood how to

purchase and sell products using e-commerce pla�orm. This workshop

also focused on different securi�es and safety while transac�ng

through app and online banking. Various presenta�ons and videos

were shown to them in order to let them understand how important it

becomes to go cashless and to set security while using these pla�orms.

This event took place in partnership with ONGC.

Video based So� Skills helps to uniform content and its delivery

Pratham InfoTech Founda�on has created so� skill videos to uniform

the content that helps our candidates to understand different skills

properly. We have created 29 videos that cover Communica�ons,

Public Speaking and Team Work, Project Planning, Interview and

Grooming. Presently these videos are available in Marathi language;

but soon we will be coming up with Hindi and English to break

linguis�c barrier.

We have organized two trainings for all the Community connectors,

Fellows and Placement team; this team is responsible to deliver this

video content to approximately 3,500 candidates per batch. This th th st nd

training was held on 11 and 12 June at Thane and 21 and 22 June

at Tilaknagar.

Pratham InfoTech Founda�on along with L&T Public Charitable Trust

and SAP India Private Ltd have signed MoU on 29th June 2018, with

Mr. Milind Borikar (CEO, Zilha Parishad, Palghar District), this MoU will

help villagers to avail different online services and government

documents with the help of kiosk machine in our common service

center. PIF is working in 3 Grampanchayats of Talasari since a year and

this MoU will increase the reach in 7 more Grampanchayats. With the

help of these centers, villagers can avail public u�lity services like

Mobile/ DTH recharge, marriage, income and other cer�ficates, cash

transfer, money withdrawal, land record etc.

7 more grampanchayat to avail digital services in Talasari through Common service center

SANVAAD 9

thJob Fair for more than 1,400 candidates was organized in 6 different loca�ons across Mumbai from 9 May to

th30 May 2018. During these events 1,171 candidates and 128 companies par�cipated, 4600 rounds of

interviews took place in which 858 candidates got selected.

Job Fair

Cer�ficate distribu�on ceremony was held for the candidates, who had

successfully completed the batch 7 of our Digital Sakshar Course. The th th

ceremony was held on 9 and 13 June 2018 at Thane and Dadar. More

than 3,500 candidates successfully completed this course from 60

centers across Western, Central and Harbour suburbs of Mumbai.

During the ceremony 660 candidates were present along with the

management and opera�onal team of Pratham InfoTech Founda�on.

Guest of Honor: Ms. Rasika Gunjal from LTI, Mr.

Keshav More (Trustee, Balvikas Vidyamandir

Thane), Ms. Chitra Mukherjee (Principal,

Vidyasagar School) Mr. Prashant Kokane (Social

Worker), Ms. Shru� Limaye (Manager, Digital

Sakshar Program, IDI) were present.

Cer�ficate distribu�on

SANVAAD 10

Since I was in school I have a dream to work in the banking sector and all thanks to Digital Sakshar Course, I got a job in RBL Bank as a group leader in the credit card department. My basic responsibility here is to call and sell credit cards to our customers. I remember when our Sir from Digital Sakshar course told us that they are offering two months basic computer course along with placement support. For me it was unbelievable. My first impression was, how can anyone offer free of cost course with placement support, knowledge of so� skills, grooming, interview skills and they are also providing laptops. It's hard to believe because I have not seen anything like this before. But now a�er comple�on of the course I must say Digital Sakshar is unique in many ways. I would like to thank Pratham InfoTech Founda�on and LTI for this opportunity.

Deepa Sharma (Group Leader RBL Bank)

I have joined Digital Sakshar team just few months back, knowing that this is an

employability course and my responsibility is to provide IT training along with

so� skills and employability skills to our candidates. Since I am new, I should

know all these skills beforehand and thus this so� skill training helped me a lot to

understand many things easily, now I am confident that I can deliver the same

content to our candidates. I believe that both me and my students will benefit

from these videos.

Pinky Babu Chavan (Fellow- CIT Center Mankhurd)

We have different vacancies for Sales Execu�ve and LIC agents. For LIC, all the

candidates with as low as SSC educa�onal background can join us. We provide

training and help them to setup their own business. We have been associated

with Pratham InfoTech Founda�on since last 6 months and we are happy that

our work force needs are being met through your Placement drive.

Divya Solanki (HR- KCS)

SANVAAD

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