Location: India
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Bringing Digital Skills into Education
Strengthening Education Service Delivery In Arunachal Pradesh (India), 43% of the students and 90% of schools have limited access to digital devices and internet connectivity (India, (NAS 2021). This impedes teacher productivity and weakens the foundation of a child’s learning. Moreover, the limitations of getting real-time data hinder the ability of government officials to make…
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Expanding Opportunities in India with Barefoot College International
Employment Opportunities for Women Worldwide The World Bank estimates that globally, over 2.7 billion women are legally restricted from having the same job options as men. To provide people in low-resource contexts with the skills to thrive in the future – especially women – education is a critical development goal that goes beyond foundational skills…
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Design for Impact: Billtrust and Vietnet-ICT
Vietnet-ICT provides technical training to close the digital divide Vietnet-ICT, a Vietnam-based nonprofit, aims to close the digital gap by enabling organizations and communities with technical skills. Vietnet-ICT supports low-resourced Vietnamese communities to access and benefit from information technology and communication services. The nonprofit was established in 2007 and has reached over 1.5 million people…
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Design for Impact: Adobe and Dost Education
Dost Education Fosters Early Childhood Development 90% of brain development occurs before age 6. Dost Education, an India-based nonprofit, knows that quality education must start early and at home. Their program supports a child’s caregivers through communication on mobile devices. These resources equip parents of any literacy level with the skills to nurture cognitive and…
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Scaling literacy and STEM for Girls in India with Learning Links Foundation
Digitizing Curriculum in STEM for girls in India: Foundational reading and mathematics skills are necessary for early learners to build life-long learning habits. In India, children in early primary school (grades 1-3) experienced almost two years of learning loss due to Covid. Many of these learners already struggled to read by age 10 even before…
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Digital Training for Girls in India with CorStone
Education for At-Risk Women and Girls in India Married and pregnant before the age of 18 — it’s a reality for over half of women in impoverished Bihar, India. Early marriage sets a trajectory for women that limits prospects for life. These marginalized youth need resilience to self-advocate for their right to stay in school…
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Professional Development in India with Learning Links Foundation
Improving Education Quality through Teacher Training Even though access to education in India has improved, quality remains a concern. According to 2015 statistics, only 16% of Grade 10 students are at grade level in math and over half read below grade level. Subpar education means limited job prospects — only 2.3% of the Indian workforce…
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Supporting Early Childhood Development at Home with Dost
Addressing the Generational Cycle of Illiteracy Many resource-constrained families struggle to give their children the best education, particularly in the early years. Experts agree on a cost-effective yet overlooked approach to address this cycle of illiteracy: empower parents to promote early childhood development at home. In India, there are still over 160 million illiterate women.…