The government high school in Agara in Bengaluru is abuzz on an usual sunny afternoon in December. It is recess time and the children are busy with conversation and games. Just over three years ago, this school did not have electricity in one whole block. Drinking water was a problem and generally the school had a run-down look.
Education-based NGO Bal Utsav has partnered with Mastercard for a new pro bono programme, which is aimed at helping Mastercard employees develop critical global leadership competencies that will enhance their ability to manage diverse teams, communicate across cultures and work in new environments.
Education-based NGO Bal Utsav announced its partnership with leading global payments and technology firm Mastercard for a new pro bono programme.
Bal Utsav is a collective of people bound by a shared passion to promote social good by making focused and sustainable interventions for children, specifically in education. We are not defined by age, borders, cultures, or socioeconomic backgrounds.
There are many kids in Karnataka who want to attend classes after the government allowed the school to reopen. But for those who are still apprehensive, an NGO has stepped in to accommodate their online classes.
Among all the Covid warriors, humble schoolteachers have been at the forefront of Mission Study Possible. Take Soumya GL, a teacher at a Government Higher Primary School, in Shivamogga district, Karnataka. Determined that the 130 students in her village school continue their education, Soumya and her six colleagues have leveraged Bal Utsav’s e-learning programme, which has come to the aid of children thanks to Ramesh Balasundaram and Binu Verma.
states and union territories. However, unfortunately, several problems like more emphasis on theoretical education over practical, inability to choose a variety of subjects, and no overall development have plagued the Indian education system.
If our children need to have a better tomorrow, they need to be in school today. However, as many as 13 Crore Children (130 Million) in India have not been to a school in 18 months and the cost of
Calling this approach ‘a middle path’, co-founder of Bal Utsav, a Karnataka-based social impact organisation, Ramesh Balasundaram shares how providing smartphones to students is only a small part of the solution.
Here is an example of how an organization whose sustained involvement across the education value chain (infrastructure, technology, teacher training, and scholarship) has led to a transformational impact in the lives of the children in Shivamogga, Karnataka.
