illiteracy

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"Things that we take for granted are often the most crucial. A desk, chair or a blackboard might sound to be the most basic requirement in a school and yet there are hundreds of schools in rural India that are devoid of them. This was our attempt to break that bubble and bring forth a sustainable solution."

Through ‘Mission: 100 Libraries Project’, students of SAI International School in Bhubaneswar have been gifting 3-4 libraries per year to government schools. They have gifted 23 libraries so far and promise not to stop till they gift 100!

Instead of state-commissioned teachers, the new literacy drive will train the ‘preraks’ from these regions, who can take the learning to their own settlements and educate their community.

The UNICEF's report titled State of the World's Children 2017: Children in a digital world highlights how the internet in India is still a gender-based privilege, a ‘male bastion’ or ‘male preserve.’

Chimple was selected to be one of the five finalists, from an initial pool of 198 entries across the world, for the $15 million Global Learning XPRIZE competition, funded by none other than billionaire innovator, Elon Musk.

The people of Nath Panthi Davari Gosavi community have been categorized as nomadic tribes since members of the community are constantly migrating.

From starting in a verandah, Tulasi Munda 's Adivasi Vikas Samiti School now provides education up to 10th standard and enrolls over 500 students, more than half of whom are girls.

Chun Chun Bhai's quest is sure to inspire everyone!

India’s literacy rate continues to be below the global average, despite concentrated and prolonged efforts. Renu Sharma explores different facets of the problem, and how we can speed up the process towards a universally literate nation.