Our Vision at e-Aarohan -
- To democratize quality education across all sections of the Indian society
- To provide a level playing field for the economically weaker sections of the society living in non-urban geographies
- To create an equitable representation of students from all economic background and geographies in Indian higher education system.
The Problem we are addressing - 90% of k-12 students in India live in rural areas which lack proper educational infrastructure. They study in government schools which teach in local languages like Hindi, Bengali etc. In most cases these schools fail to provide the minimum quality of education that are taken for granted in all developed nations. This is leading to a significant knowledge gap in their formative years and grossly impacting their future careers.
Quality supplementary education is a monopoly of the affluent urban students as majority of the public school students in non-urban geographies do not have access to quality coaching due to high prices of the available solutions and lack of infrastructure (like internet access etc.). This has resulted in an inequitable distribution of students in the limited quality higher education institutions in India based on financial background and geography.
How are we trying to solve it - We at e-Aarohan are trying to bridge this learning gap through high quality ‘offline’ digital tutoring in local languages delivered in our rural learning hubs at very low cost.
The defining features of our tutoring model are:
- Contextual audio-visual learning content in local language: Enhances knowledge reception and learning effectiveness by 2X
- Content driven teaching model: Reduces active role of teachers and inculcates the habit of self-learning
- Pleasant learning environment: Makes learning fun and improves learning outcomes
- Standardized class operations: Provides highly structured learning methodology and helps track progress to course correct when needed
What have we done so far - Starting in August, 2016, this is what we achieved to date solely though bootstrapping -
- We have developed ~600 hrs of animated content for students of class 9 and 10.
- We offer courses in Science, Mathematics and English subjects.
- We are running seven e-Aarohan centers in rural areas of West Bengal(India) and have taught over 300 kids to date.
Plans for near future -
- To develop contents for Class 8 and consequently for Class 6 and 7.
- To reach out to the more kids in rural and backward areas of the country.
Our Team -
- Chitravanu Mukherjee - An electrical engineer, a software specialist, an amateur percussionist & a full-time educator at e-Aarohan.
- Ankur Basu - A management professional, a globe trotter & e-Aarohan chief evangelist.
- Pietro Zanotelli - An operations consultant, an avid trekker & a designer of DIY learning techniques
.. And your help really matters -
We want to bring about a fundamental change in the Indian education system that can drive social equity and balanced growth of our fast growing nation. We invite you to be part of this journey and donate to our crowdfunding campaign by selecting a reward from the list on the right. We are so grateful for your support .....
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