Happy Father’s Day, Digital Ekal, Self Reliant Villages

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25 years – 10 million children educated – 53,000 villages impacted

Happy Father’s Day

 

Thandhai Makarkaatrum Nandri Avaiyaththu MundhiI ruppachCheyal

 

The benefit which a father should confer on his child is to give him precedence in the assembly of the learned. – Thiruvalluvar, Tamil Philosopher, 3rd Century BC
360 Villages in Ajmer, Rajasthan Become Self-Reliant

 

360 villages from the Ajmer anchal have now become self-reliant. Most schools in this Anchal are about seven years old. Collections from the villages and local town will help run these schools. Over fourteen thousand people from the villages and local towns attended and event. The pledges were made at a grand function that was presided over by Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje and Dr Subhash Chandra ( Zee ). “This is truly a special moment. The local team under the vibrant leadership of Shri Subhash Kabra took a vow to achieve it and they succeeded.  My sincere thanks to the leaders  Patron-Shri Anand Prakash Arora  and President-Shri Subhash Kabra for this remarkable achievement” said Shyam ji Gupta.

Ekal: Transforming lives with Digital Technologies
The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation, New York City Chapter & The Citi Commercial Bank One Citi India Initiative Cordially invite you to a Panel discussion and Reception on

Key Note Address

Professor Ganesh Ramkrishnan (IIT Mumbai)
 
Location: 
The Citibank Executive Conference Center 153 E 53rd Street, NY
 
Date and Time: July 8, 2016 at 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm


Lokavidya allowed a novice mason successfully build a BioGas Plant in 2 Days!!
The penetration of mobile phones and tablets in rural India presents a great opportunity to use technology for learning and knowledge sharing. Prof Ramakrishnan will describe Lokavidya, a tool developed at IIT Bombay that promises to bring quality Skill training to the last mile. This team is partnering with Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA to bring the solutions to the remote rural villages of India.
While the event is complimentary, RSVP will be required to gain admission. Kindly confirm your attendance with subash.midha@gmail.com or ranjani.saigal@ekal.org ByJuly 1 2016.
 
New GRC in Guwahati

 

A new Gramothan Resource Center has been inaugurated near Guwahati, in Assam. The new center will bring skill training to villagers in surrounding villages. This will have a huge impact on economic development in the area.

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