Indrani is every street children’s superhero
Literacy India has educated 4 lakh children in the past 22 years. Indira Singh is its founder.
Literacy India has educated 4 lakh children in the past 22 years. Indira Singh is its founder.
When she saw dozens of children on the streets, who begged, wandered aimlessly, and were hungry, it troubled her.
In 1995 she started with her own funds. She rented a premise. She recruited a few teachers.
At first she helped them with studies and tuition. Then she set up Literacy India Vidyapeeth, a school, which helped children complete board exams through open school.
Small beginning, big impact:
Vidyapeeth is run out of a building at Bajghera, New Palam Vihar.
Most children are first generation learners. They are from the lowest economic and social strata.
Going to Vidyapeeth saves them from menial and child labour.
It is expanding:
It operates in 11 states.
It has 200 employees.
It has taught 4,00,000 children.
They are also working with homeless children.
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Dell India helped it to develop an interactive programme as per K5 curriculum.
It also teaches homeless children about Child abuse, health problems, value education, and life skills.
Children can teach themselves with the software. Anyone who has passed class 12th can guide the children.
A number of homemakers requested access to the software from her and started teaching their own house help and at times their children.
It has already helped 1 lakh children.
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