Community assessment: How the project team learned about the community’s needs
We did a thorough community assessment since this school is already part of our Happy School project and a plethora of work has already been done with them over the years. The background is as follows: Rotary Club of Deonar has been associated with Subhas Chandra Bose Vidyamandir for 8+ years. We have adopted this school under our Happy School Project. Over the years, we have donated various items and done various projects like medical camps, benches and desks, drawing competitions, mid-day meals, Storage racks, classrooms refurbishment, Self defense programs for girls, electrical fittings/fans, Green boards in the classroom, Smart TV, Science Lab, Aqua guard Water purifiers, footwear to students. Recently, during the pandemic, we distributed over 900 grocery kits.
Project impact: How the project will help the community after the project ends
Prayaas, a project of Tab distribution & training, at its very core is aimed at DIGITAL EQUALITY. The basic premise is that, if our kids have access to our high-end mobiles & laptops, then even these underprivileged kids deserve to have access to their digital devices. There cannot be a truly Digital India without the vast majority of children having a digital device. The idea is to make them both internet & tech-savvy, at par with our kids, digitally empower them with the world of information through the internet and thereby move towards a truly Digital India. This will ensure not only their progress but their sense of understanding and will have a huge impact on their overall development.
Sustainability: How the benefits of the project will continue afterward
The project fits completely into the angle of sustainability. We have identified the need of the community since these are kids whose parents are far away from the understanding of digital progress. We have strong ownership since the school is taking ownership of the tabs and our Education Partner is driving all the progress and development associated with the training. The ongoing training and support will be driven very well by our Rotaract partner. We are buying the tab that is locally available and our project is getting funded through a local CSR Partner i.e., Savex Tech. Last but not least...we will be measuring the progress on a sustained basis and will also be replacing the tabs after the 3 year period.