This presentation explores the eLearning initiatives carried out for deprived children and youth. These initiatives are playing a crucial role in the development of underprivileged community across the globe.

1. eLearning Initiatives
For Underprivileged
A review of eLearning initiatives carried out across the
world for underprivileged children and youth.

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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”

8. 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

9. “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

10. - 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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 child
Thomas Berry