This is the first project of Literacy India. It started with the non-formal education of 5 children and touched the lives of over 700 people from different age, social and financial background. A group for adult education wing started last year with 35 adults. Pathshala follows an objective where in within 3 months to a year student must get to read and write and with counselling, he or she gets to normal streamline. Pathshala also helps students to cope with studies if they are already in normal schooling. Under this project we have expanded the model used by the National Literacy Mission & Pratham, which is showing great results. We always have a fixed attendance of 200 children, though Pathshalaopens classes every summer for the school dropouts in the various govt. schools. This project has main streamed many children back to the school.

STRATEGY

• Allow admission to any needy child or adult.
• Use projects like Jagrukta to encourage more and more people to join Pathshala.
• Use fun learning methods to literate the students.
• Adjust the timings of the class so that more and more working people could participate in the classes.
• Encourage them to be regular in the classes by providing daily snacks and tea.
• Continuously monitor the progress and advance the deserving students to Vidyapeeth project.
• Take help of subjects like Theatre, Dance and Music, Painting and Computer classes to keep the students motivated and keep their interest alive.

OUTPUT

• Already more than 700 students have been taken through the pathshala program.
• Adult education classes being held in villages is witnessing continuous rise in enrollment.
• We have been able to engage volunteers from the society to contribute positively in education program.

Success Stories

Name : Shiv Shankar Age : 32 Years Post : Assistant Operator in assembly shop in Omax Shiv Shankar a migrant of Bihar belongs to a poor family. He believes that due to his illiteracy he faces many problems specially calculating his wages and writing letters to his family members in Bihar. Now after joining our literacy program he can read and write and he is a literate person now. Now he is thinking of studying higher.