eLearning Initiatives

For Underprivileged

A review of eLearning initiatives carried out across the

world for underprivileged children and youth.

War Child International is the union of War Child

Holland, War Child United Kingdom and War Child Canada, working

across the world to support children affected by armed

conflict. War Child uses three integrated programming themes: 

1. Psychosocial Support, 2. Education, and 3. Child Protection to

support children affected by arm conflict.

http://www.warchildholland.org/organisation

WAR CHILD

About War Child

Street Children, Nomadic

Tribes, Children in Remote areas

and Prison

Children are able to access education from distance

Children are familiar with laptops and new media

Children can read and write

Children may join regular education as soon as they get chance

War Child facilitates eLearning infrastructure to

children. It believes that children themselves are empowered to

build their resilience, protect themselves and their peers, and claim

their rights.

Achievements

Reach

Philosophy

WAR CHILD

Hole In The Wall

Hole-in-the-Wall Education Limited (HiWEL) is a

subsidiary of NIIT Limited. Hole-in-the-Wall is a path breaking

learning methodology conceived by Dr. Sugata Mitra, Chief

Scientist at NIIT. It is a ‘Shared Blackboard’ which children in

underprivileged communities can collectively own and access, to

express themselves, to learn, to explore together, and at some

stage to even brainstorm and come up with exciting ideas. http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/abouthiwel.html

About HiWEL

Hole In The Wall

Playground setting which children can access anytime

Drives child’s natural curiosity

Allows children to explore, learn, share and learn collaboratively

Reinforces structured learning through peer discussions

Improved retention and increased receptivity

Improve elementary education

and life skills of children in rural

areas and urban slums.

Vision

Advantages

Across Rural India, Central Africa, BhutanReach

WEMA Centre has a 19 year experience working with

disadvantaged young people, street children and extremely poor

youth. WEMA is using a modified and refurbished Bus equipped

with computers as a Mobile Computer School named as

“DreamCatcher” that street children and youth are accessing.

http://www.wemacentre.org/index.php/explore/dreamcatcher-e-learning-project

WEMA “DreamCatcher”

About WEMA

WEMA aims to move the children from the streets into

loving, caring environments more suited to fulfilling lives.

Africa - Mombasa town,

Mworoto and Burukenge slum,

Mishomoroni, Kongowea, Vikwatani

Philosophy

Objectives

Assist street children & extremely poor youth to join nearby

schools for education

Reunite children with their families

Secure a productive livelihood and improve the life chances of the

young people

Reach

WEMA “DreamCatcher”

eLearning for Life (EFL)

The "e-learning for life“, the CSR initiative by US-ASIAN

provides Internet access, educational software and ICT training for

students, teachers & local community members in

peri-urban & rural areas.

Beneficiary

About EFL

MalaysiaReach

10,000 students

The Establishment of Information & Communications

Technology (ICT) "hubs" in six secondary schools, providing ICT

connectivity and training to students and teachers to help them access

new digital resources and opportunities.

http://www.usasean.org/csr/member-projects/e-learning-for-life

Achievements

Member The Coca-Cola Company

“Ex-Street Children Community Organization”

(ECCO) at Aldort town in Nairobi Kenya, aims to provide street

children with a platform that enables them to share ideas with each

other and communicate with rest of the society. It provides children

with basic computer skills and enables children to take part in

society & give them a voice.

http://www.elearning-africa.com/eLA_Newsportal/

ECCO

About ECCO

- Most of the street children have been sniffing glue

(to get rid of hunger) for years, so stopping that is hard.

Challenges

ECCO

Today the street children

Communicate via email

Share photographs

Discover & develop interest for learning

Discover more about themselves and world

Achievements

- Using ten computers donated by well-wishers, ECCO

has come up with ‘drop in’ centers where street children from the

town gather to become familiar with ICT skills ranging from the

basics of working on a computer to how to send e-mails.

Functioning

Global Giving

“We cannot fight poverty with 'poor' programs. This is

a perfect example of high excellence standards in social work.

Not innovation for innovation's sake, but to really make a

positive change!” Mario Raimondi, Executive Director

Global Giving’s “eLearning for At-Risk Kids

in Argentina Program” facilitates computer

lessons, gaming workshops & blogging

twice a week to deprived children. Global

Giving aims to give children equal

education opportunities.

About Global Giving

Philosophy

Rosario, Argentina

http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/elearning-for-children-in-argentina/

Reach

Mathematics, Science, Language Arts, Health,

Life, Environmental, Computer Skills

eLearning For Kids (EFK)

Every child deserves the chance to

reach its full potential, despite challenging

circumstances.

Digital eLearning Curriculum

Belief

More than 7 million childrenReach

The eLearning for Kids Foundation (EFK), a global

501 (c) (3) non-profit provides free, innovative, digital lessons for

underprivileged children who are 5-12 year old.

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/aboutus.html

About EFK

STeP

Smile Twin E- learning Program (STeP) is the

initiative of Smile Foundation that aims at creating a pool of young,

educated and independent people from marginalized section. Twin

trains the underprivileged youth in 1. Basic Computer Education, 2.

English Proficiency, and 3. Soft skills for enhancing their prospects

of employment. http://smilefoundationindia.org/e_learning.htm

Reach Smile Foundation is the

national level organization

directly benefitting more than

300,000 deprived children

through 158 projects across

25 states of India.

About STeP

CHAP

Childhope Asia Philippines Inc. (CHAP) works with

the underprivileged street children and out-of-school youth in

Metro Manila to give them equal opportunities for learning

through several programs, including basic literacy and numeracy,

alternative learning system basic education, computer literacy,

as well as life skills, values and primary health education.

http://www.wazzuppilipinas.com/2013/02/dell-supports-childhope-asia-in.html

About CHAP

CHAP

DELL announced in Feb’13

that it has joined the advocacy of CHAP to help close the learning

gap among underprivileged children. This partnership will reach the

underprivileged youth with

Mobile Education Vans with laptops

Required education software for CHAP accredited programs

Lifelong learning and career readiness training

CHAP’s Joint Venture With DELL

Reach Educators are deployed to

18 locations of Metro Manila

where street children are normally

found…in parks, or on the

sidewalks of urban centers

Accord

Accord Charitable Trust (ACT) is a non-

governmental, non-profit organization, registered in Chennai,

India dedicated to addressing rural children development, their

education and to build sustainable, healthy and productive

communities aiming at dignified life through various outreach

programs.  The “Need of the hour - Computer Education” project

proposal is submitted by ACT on July’13 http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/need-of-the-hour-computer-education-to-rural-children

Objectives

Introduce computer education in the

life of rural children

Facilitate and develop a model of child

friendly computer education system”

About Accord

Northern Bohol

A purchase of 80 used computers from Adamson University in

Manila at giveaway prices gave a start to a Community Information

Center project that aimed to provide access to education and

improve technological skills among the children and the youth in

underprivileged remote rural communities in Bohol, Philippines.

http://b2s.homestead.com/RAISE_A_VILLAGE_PROJECT_ON_E_LEARNING_IN_NORTHERN_BOHOL.pdf

About Bohol Community Information Center

eLearning Initiatives listed in this Slide Share

1. War Child International

2. Hole in the wall

3. WEMA “DreamCatcher”

4. eLearning For Life (EFL)

5. ECCO “Ex-Street Children Community Organization”

6. Global Giving

7. eLearning For Kids (EFK)

8. Smile Twin E- learning Program (STeP)

9. (CHAP) Childhope Asia Philippines Inc.

10.Accord Charitable Trust (ACT)

11.Bohol Community Information Center

It takes a universe to make a child

Both in outer form and inner spirit

It takes a universe to educate the child

A universe to fulfill a childThomas Berry