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Objectives |
The main Objectives of the project are:
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To create a learning environment in the rural as
well as urban areas of the district; |
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To conduct training programmes for literacy functionaries
by involving various local government and municipalities; |
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To prepare/supply teaching-learning materials such
as literacy primers; |
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To organize the teaching-learning Process after
identifying the literacy volunteers and enrolling all the illiterates
of the villages and towns; |
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To involve community participation in the monitoring
of literacy implementation work at the grassroots level; and |
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To facilitate learners' internal and external evaluation. |
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Partners |
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Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource
Development |
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| 3 |
Input |
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Literacy primers for developing skills in reading,
writing and numeracy. |
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Trained facilitators/volunteers |
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| 4 |
Process |
The entire Process of learning comprised the following
major steps:
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Conducting the literacy survey; |
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Identifying the literacy volunteers; |
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Getting all the illiterate adults enrolled; |
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Organizing the training/re-training programmes for
the literacy volunteers with the help of master trainers; and |
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Forming the Village Education Committee (VEC) to
monitor and review the literacy implementation Process. |
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| 5 |
Output |
The campaigns produced significant and tangible results
in terms of:
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Added additional vigour and strength to the voluntary
literacy drive. |
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Provided a valuable feedback in sustaining volunteer
morale, in imparting a base of high quality to the teaching-learning
process. |
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Inculcated in the learners the belief that the volunteer-teachers
would stand by them and never let them down. |
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Improved the literacy rate remarkably. |
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Strengths |
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Personal touch in motivational and mobilization
efforts. |
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Total enrolment of all the illiterates by the literacy
volunteers. |
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Minimizing the drop out and re-enrolment measures. |
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Attractive literacy teaching to zero in on the drop
out problem. |
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Developing adult learners to prepare and educate
their children. Literacy and development measures, particularly
health and family planning, etc. |
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Weaknesses |
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Initial hesitancy and shyness displayed by illiterates. |
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Facilities for running literacy centres are not
readily available. |
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Lack of constant and continuous guidance by local
primary school teachers. |
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Name of Author & Implementation Organisation |
| (name) |
Mr. Bhaskar Chatterjee |
| (position) |
Director-General, National Literacy Mission and Joint Secretary,
Adult Education |
| (organisation name) |
National Literacy Mission |
| (mailing address) |
Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government
of India, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 110001,
INDIA
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| (phone) |
91-11-3387648/3382397 |
| (fax) |
91-11-3382397/3381355/3382947 |
| (e-mail) |
rupa_chatterjee@hotmail.com |
| (URL) |
http://www.infoindia.net/ |
