Literacy

District Collector and IAS officer Harshika Singh tells us how she worked towards making Mandla district 100 per cent functionally literate.

“I will never forget the sparkle in the eyes of the children and an old lady when I was visiting our first adopted village back in 2012. The sea of emotions I could see in my audience made me forget about my prepared speech. This is what motivates us.”

When the list of Padma awardees was announced earlier this week, some names familiar to readers of The Better India cropped up.

"We cannot be silent spectators. We need to make this a better place for the next generation. And, education is one of the best ways to make a genuine difference.”

For the children of Seem, education was limited to the pages of hand-me-down textbooks and outdated curriculums. Until a couple threw open the doors of their home to them! #Respect #RealLifeHeroes

Not everyone has the power to build schools for the underprivileged. But we do have the power to give a child the gift that keeps giving! #InternationalLiteracyDay

Children in the Netherlands are said to be among the happiest—they also excel in math, science and literacy.

"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."

How the world came to know about this small library in Kerala is when a troop of journalists lead by none other than P Sainath visited Edamalakkudy.

For the past three years, the institution has been maintaining the 100 per cent pass results!