E-PATHANSHALA With BYJU's - Enabling Digital Education for Marginalized Students by Providing Free Digital Devices & Education Materials with BYJU’s E-Learning, Education for All Program

Covid-19 Pandemic has disrupted the learning for more than 1.5 billion children and youth globally. Most students around the world are out of school and using digital / remote learning programs. The situation has become worse and increased the gap in school-based learning and education for Marginalized students.

At the same time, domestic violence has been on the rise for such children, girls, and PWD’s who are becoming increasingly vulnerable to discriminatory behavior due to unavailability of Mid-Day Meals, Social development and child protection services. As per WEF Report, 320 million learners in India have been adversely affected with this and have transitioned to e-learning.

Inspired by Swami Vivekananda “IF THE POOR CANNOT COME TO EDUCATION, EDUCATION MUST GO TO HIM.” The Ladli Foundation have collaborated with BYJU’s (India’s leading Digital Education Provider) for enabling Digital Education for Marginalized Students by providing Free Digital Devices & E Learning Materials. 

Enabling marginalized student’s access to Digital Education by providing them free Digital Devices with Loaded E-Learning Content, Material, and 3 Years Premium Subscription of BYJU’s APP. for completing their secondary education and preparation for the JEE/NEET entrance exam. Through this initiative, it is also proposed to target the most vulnerable groups i.e., people residing in the slums of India; and also the families having three or more than three (girls) children ( prioritizing these families as girl children are the most vulnerable to social injustices, social evil practices, and discrimination).

Towards sensitization and awareness creations, the scope of partnership is proposed to be enhanced to incorporate sensitive social issues such as Gender Sensitization, Menstrual Health & Hygiene, Wash, Sexual Abuse, Child Rights, Prevention from Drugs/Substance abuse, and Deadly Transferable Diseases / STD’s through in different community workshops, fun activities and reward-based competitions to develop an interest in completing their academic education and creating career opportunities in respective fields. 

Expected Outcome:

● Overall development of an individual and society,

● Access to education will be made easy & accessible for everyone through e-learning, and it will be accommodating to everyone’s needs,

● Restoring children’s connection with education and equitable access and distribution of digital education,

● Reduce in number of child laborers by maintaining and ensuring the continuity of students’ education,

● Make e-learning more accessible for Indian students and teachers and promote & strengthen digital education in India by also promoting the Government of India PM eVidya Programme and other Digital Education Initiatives,

● The beneficiaries will also be protected from sexual abuse through good touch bad touch sessions,

● Improved maternal & child health practices, safe motherhood, safe sex and spacing among children, reduced maternal and child morbidity & mortality,

● Socio-Economic Development of Beneficiaries and their families. Reducing the economic burden and contribution to GDP.