Basic education minister of Uttar Pradesh Dr. Satish Chandra Dwivedi has inaugurated the new initiative of SNF Shiksha Kiran and visited SKG center –Sita Rasoi & our intervening school-Chaudiya Parcheen. He was accompanied by the Director Shiksha Initiative, Program Head Shiksha Expansion (Mr. Robin Sarkar , Mr. Mayank Sinha ). Basic education Officer for school education Mr. Ajeet Kumar and Mr. Sandeep Kumar Chief Development Officer of District- Sitapur among others, The state’s education minister traveled from Lucknow to SHIKSHA Shiv Nadar Foundation office,VIDHYGYAN Campus under Sidhauli tehsil of Sitapur district, both around 55 km from state capital, and interacted with parents as well as teachers and students, an official statement said here, as reported by media. In most parts of Uttar Pradesh, the classes for students of 1 to 5 has been hold, after ten long months, keeping in mind covid-19 SOPs.
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SHIKSHA Kiran: A Gleaming Ray of Hope
‘SHIKSHA Kiran’ by Shiv Nadar Foundation was unveiled by Dr. Satish Chandra Dwivedi, Hon’ble Minister for Basic Education Uttar Pradesh. Shiksha Kiran is aimed at bringing the classroom to the doorsteps of students and adults across rural UP. The program uses specially designed vehicles to cover 36 villages across the three districts of Sitapur, Bulandsahar, Gautam Budh Nagar in UP thus reaching out children and adults who have lost access to education and literacy opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peaking at the occasion, Hon’ble State Minister for Basic Education in Uttar Pradesh, Dr Satish Chandra Dwivedi said, “COVID-19 pandemic and closure of schools has impacted the learning curve of students, especially in rural parts of our country. The Shiksha Kiran team has created a remarkable initiative to take basic school education to students of remote villages who have limited access to digital resources. I would like to applaud their efforts towards ensuring that these young students do not miss out on their learning journey in these challenging times. I would also like to thank Shiv Nadar Foundation for this initiative and I dedicate this program to the state of Uttar Pradesh.”
Flag-off of SHIKSHA Kiran by Roshni Nadar Malhotra
‘SHIKSHA Kiran’ was officially flagged off on the 16th of October 2020. Ms. Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCL Technologies and Trustee, Shiv Nadar Foundation graced the occasion and flagged off the initiative in presence of Mr. Robin Sarkar, Project Director, SHIKSHA Initiative.
SHIKSHA-SNF launched SHIKSHA+ at Mathura District jail
Creating another bench mark, SHIKSHA-SNF launched its SHIKSHA + program in the Mathura district jail of Uttar Pradesh on 6th November, 2019 after the successful operation and being highly appreciated by jail authorities in Gautam Buddh Nagar and Bulandshahr district jails of Uttar Pradesh.
The program started with the two days training of the master trainers on 23-24 October, who are literate inmates, willing to take up the responsibility of making other inmates literate through ICT enabled adult literacy program. The training was imparted by the SHIKSHA + training team. Trained inmates will work as facilitator of the program and will successfully deliver the program and simultaneously will capture the learning outcomes of the program. The operations of the program will be monitored by the continuous visits of the SHIKSHA Initiative team.
On the launch of the program the Jail Superintendent Mr. Shailender Kumar Maitrey, welcomed and appreciated the action taken by the SHIKSHA Initiative team to make the inmates literate. Addressing inmates, he said that it’s a great opportunity to become literate
and motivated them to attend SHIKSHA + classes regularly with dedication. Mr. Arvind Pandey(Jailer), Mr. Raj Kumar (Jailer) and Mr. Sandeep Kumar (Deputy Jailer), and from SHIKSHA Initiative Mr. Robin Sarkar (Project Director), Mr. Lalitendra Bhartiya (Project
Manager), Mr. Vijay Anand Verma (Adult Literacy Head) and Mr. Ram Lakhan (Resource Coordinator) marked their presence on the launch of the program.
“I am quite confident program will be beneficial in this premises as well, as it had been proved in other two jails. And I extend my heartiest gratitude to Jail Superintendent and administration to initiate this program in an engaging manner”, said Mr. Sarkar.
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Tree plantation drive at Sitapur
Showing its commitment towards conserving the environment, Shiksha Initiative launched a massive tree plantation drive in 6 blocks of Sitapur from 31st August-15th September,2019. Mr. Ajay Kumar, BSA, Sitapur initiated the drive by planting the saplings in primary school, Daudpur and primary school, Maholi in the presence of the Block Education Officer Pushpendra Jain, Kasmanda and Shailendra Shukla, BEO Gondlamau, along with entire team of SHIKSHA-SNF led by Mr. Mayank Sinha, group project Manager, Shiksha-SNF. This year Shiksha-SNF has decided to distribute 3500 saplings to its intervening Government Primary Schools along with the villages where it is operating its adult literacy centers. Shiksha-SNF has also planted 500 saplings in Sitapur Jail. Students of grade 1 and 2, who are benefitting from ICT classes of Shiksha-SNF have taken the pledge to conserve the environment by taking care of the plants planted saplings. Learners from adult literacy centers also showed their commitment towards saving the environment by planting the trees and pleading to protect them.
Eye Check-up Camp in Centre of Excellence (CoE)
SHIKSHA+ is an adult literacy programme which uses an ICT approach to enhance the learning and instill learning retention among adults who have not attended a formal school. Learners in SHIKSHA+ platform vary in culture, age, socio-economic status, language, gender, ability/disability and personal interests. Age is a crucial factor in SHIKSHA+ that affect the learning of adults. Thus, in different instances, SHIKSHA+ learners have shared that due to their poor eyesight they face difficulty in studying. It is in this respect, SHIKSHA Initiative in collaboration with MAX Hospital organized a free eye checkup camp for SHIKSHA+ learners of Gautam Buddha Nagar. The objective of the camp is not just to provide eye checkup services but to create an environment where the learners gets sensitized about health issues.
About 396 (Male 185, Female 211) people of village Jaracha, Bishara, Noorpur, Hridyapur and Chhaulas have been examined. The heads of all the villages actively collaborated in smooth operation of the camp in their respective villages. The patients were examined by Dr. Shilpi Aggarwal and assisted by other technical staff. The camp was facilitated by Bhawana Sharma (Senior Field Officer), Seema Sisodiya (SHIKSHA+ Instructor), Ramlakhan (Senior Field Officer), Sandeep Kumar (Field Officer) and Vijay Anand Verma (Adult Literacy Head).
Baal Diwas Celebrations at CoE
To tap the hidden talents of our little champs, SHIKSHA Initiative organized Baal Diwas celebration on 14th November 2017. The celebration started with a drawing competition followed by recitation competition for Grade I students. During recitation competition, the students were singing rhyme with actions. The adorable actions and drawing skills of our tiny tots left the audience amazed. Grade II students displayed their public speaking skills through a ‘show and tell’ competition followed by a creative writing competition. During the creative writing competition, students shared what they want to become in life. The students were full of enthusiasm and performed outstanding in all the activities. To celebrate the success of our students best three performers of each activity were identified, recognized and rewarded.
Mobilization Drive for SHIKSHA+ in CoE
Community mobilization is a key strategy to raise awareness and bring together as many stakeholders as possible for a programme. It helps people to identify their own needs, to respond to and be a part of the solution. Mobilization is a continual and cumulative process that strengthen community participation for sustainability and self-reliance as communities are empowered and capable of addressing their own needs.
SHIKSHA+ team organized mobilization drive in 8 different villages of Sikandrabad and Dadri block. Door to door mobilization, house visits, focus group discussions, referrals from Panchayat leaders were some of the major tools employed for mobilizing the adults. As a result, it encourages collaboration between the community and SHIKSHA staff promoting local ownership and decision making.
