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The recent ILP Partners meet in Varanasi brought together key stakeholders to enhance collaboration, share knowledge, and reaffirm a collective commitment to improving education in government schools across India.

The event included a blend of field trips, interactive sessions, and insightful presentations, offering a holistic view of the current educational landscape.

The ILP team visited government schools and Village Learning Centers (VLCs) across various districts, engaging with teachers,

Especially, as Indians, we are always surrounded by people speaking in various languages in school, at workplace and the community around.

It’s impossible for us Indians to just live by knowing/speaking one single language whole our life.

And the foundation for learning languages is laid in childhood. That’s when we see and absorb everything around us and learn at a rapid pace.

We at ILP work with Anganwadis to

𝗔 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

But wait, it’s not all doom and gloom. We can still make a difference!

We can’t erase the past, but we can stop making things worse.

Students, listen up! You’ve got the power to be ecowarriors.

𝗔𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲: Don’t toss those old plastic bags yet! Reuse them until they fall apart.

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴? Skip the free plastic bags. Own your own

Using everyday items like a CD, a balloon, and a bottle cap, students can build their own mini hovercraft.

It’s simple. Make a small hole in the cap, glue the cap to the center of the CD, inflate the balloon, and secure it over the cap.

The magic happens when you place this set up over a flat surface.

As air rushes out of the cap, it creates a

ILP’s 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱-𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 (𝗖𝗙𝗟) program in schools aims to foster a love of reading and improve literacy skills in both local languages and English.

Here’s what we provide:

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆: 350 carefully chosen books, with an additional 150 for larger schools.
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: Easy access to the collection.
𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: A vibrant and inviting space for young readers.
𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: A Spoken English Facilitator will visit to assist with the CFL program.

Students benefit

Learning good table manners at Anganwadi can really help the kids!

It’s not just about being polite, it’s about building important skills they’ll use forever.

𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: Using good manners makes it easier to make friends and have fun together.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: When the kids learn to respect the food, they eat, they are more likely to eat healthy and not waste it as they grow up.
𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴

When it comes to being resourceful, Anganwadi teachers set a practical example worth emulating.

These teachers often need to be resourceful and creative due to limited funding.

Not only the Anganwadi teachers but the entire community comes to help them by collecting locally available resources from the community.

Here are some innovative ways everyone joins hands to create Teaching Learning Material (TLM):

Recycling Materials: Old magazines, newspapers, fabric scraps, and

The India Literacy Project Chennai team held a 2-day annual planning and review meeting in the month of May to assess the past year’s achievements & set strategic goals for 2024-2025. The focus was on introducing new initiatives & creating a detailed action plan to enhance ILP’s interventions.

Highlight of the meeting was the presence of corporate leaders from Verizon and

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝘀. 𝗥𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗷𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 are excited to kick off a pilot project focused on 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 in the Athoor and Palani blocks of Dindigul District in 2024. This initiative aims to support 20 Anganwadi children.

To get things started, a 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗶 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 at Gandhigram Trust in Dindigul from May

Tulasi Munda, an orphan from the remote tribal village of Keonjhar, Orissa, has shown remarkable resilience and determination. She is currently a student at Harichandanpur Girls High School. After losing her parents, Tulasi had to drop out of school, but her journey took a positive turn when Nirakar Munda, a former para-teacher, intervened.

Nirakar reached out to Tulasi and her relatives, and thanks to his efforts, she

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: ILP’s Career Guidance Chart Helps A Hosur Student Get Clear Understanding Of His Career Path & Secure Admission in Radiology Course

In a heartwarming display of dedication and support, 𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗽𝗮, 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗟𝗣 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, has gone above and beyond to help Veeramani, a determined student from a single-parent household, secure admission in college and pursue his dream of higher education.

Veeramani, an ambitious student

In the heartwarming setting of Korwar village, Karnataka, the Anganwadi center recently hosted a delightful annual friendship meet and farewell program for the children turning 6, in collaboration with the 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 & 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗷𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮, 𝗩𝗶𝗷𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗮.

The day was filled with joy as the children enjoyed fun activities like dances, songs, and quizzes. To support their journey ahead, bags, notebooks, and stationery