We can give our children only two things in life which are essential. Strong roots and powerful wings.
India Literacy Project strongly believes and works towards ensuring a solid Foundational Literacy & Numeracy program (FLN) for children in grades 1 to 5.
This is done by Village Learning Centers (VLCs) that are managed by village level volunteers called the Vidya Saathis (VS).
A VLC is a space that is set up in the community for the children to attend in order to improve their learning levels.
A VLC is set-up in a suitable place identified in consultation with the local community, leaders and parents.
The space for the VLC location is set up through local contributions. Each VLC will typically have 25-30 children registered and attending regularly.
Vidya Saathis (i. e. , friends for education) are village level volunteers that ILP partners actively recruit and train. Vidya Saathis are responsible for the day-to-day management of the VLCs, and to teach children to improve their Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN).
Vidya Saathis engage with all the children assigned to their VLC in a child-friendly and safe manner, and ensure that the children are actively engaged in various learning activities.
Vidya Saathis supplement the efforts of teachers and parents to ensure that all children are in school, attending regularly and learning well.
Every Vidya Saathi is continuously guided by ILPs NGO partners throughout the year.
