Online teaching program

Since the 3rd of August 2020, Ashwini Charitable Trust (ACT) has begun pairing our Teachers and Volunteers with the children of the Trust on Whatsapp for online classes. One teacher to two students. So far, it has been an enriching experience, but it posed some challenges to get it off the ground. We are constantly learning, alongside the children.

Challenges in the Covid era

One of our main challenges is access to technology and the internet. Most children don’t have even a phone of their own. Usually, only one parent has a smartphone. This becomes impractical when the parent requires the phone for work and simply isn’t at home.

Impact of our program

We have over 20 volunteers who are currently teaching 75 of our children. So there are 120 hours of teaching going on per week. As and when we get volunteers, we are trying to reach as many children as we can. We are also trying to reach out to organizations/ people who can help us in getting/ donating smartphones with data, to help in our online teaching program.

Volunteer to make a difference

If you find this work inspiring, you can inspire others by getting on board and volunteering your time to help develop a child’s education. At a time like this, with schools closed down, the children need you.