Program: CLAP (Noida)
Towards an Empowering Independence 2022!
Anupama, 14 years, is the student of Class IX, S.S. Vidya Niketan School, village Nithari. Originally from Bihar, Anupama’s family is shackled in the saga of migration, displacement and struggle of livelihood in Noida. Access to online tools of learning is practically not possible for the family. Thanks to HP-CLAP that Anupama is now equipped with 21st Century skills. She is digitally literate & is well prepared to nurture her dream to become an IPS officer
Thanks CLAP for Khushi to be Khush!
Daughter of a factory worker, Khushi lives in an extended family of parents, two siblings, grandparents and an aunt in Surajpur. Khushi’s father is the sole earning member of the family. Khushi studies in Class VIII in KCS Girls Inter College, a low cost private school. Her school studies had miserably suffered during the pandemic. The family had no means to buy a digital tool like a computer. She used her father’s smart phone to access the school lessons but this opportunity was neither regular nor persistent.
Under CLAP, when Khushi held a laptop, she placed it upside down. When she clicked a key, she was nervous and hesitant. After persistent training, Khushi learnt not only the correct technique of using the laptop but also learnt the use of internet for information and knowledge.
Such is the confidence that Khushi is now a proud Digital Device User and is ready to help others to become digitally literate.
First in family to know & understand Technology
Meet Tannu Rajput, an immensely enthusiastic girl completing her 10th grade presently. She aims to achieve the most out of her education in the government inter-college that she is a part of. Tannu has a comparatively big family, which consists of her father namely Mr. Rampal Singh, mother – Pushpa Devi, and 4 children (including Tannu) out of which two are boys and two are girls. This family runs on the income of the father figure as he is the only breadwinner, he works as a driver. While tannu expresses her needs and expectations, she also spills out the problem of having 4 children in the family, as it cuts short the resources for each one of them which can be provided in a meagre income of her father. She expresses the need to be connected with the technology because she understands its significance in the contemporary times, but she is unable to fulfil her learnings at her home due to the non-availability of a laptop.
Thus the initiative of CLAP highly engrossed her and also made her hopeful about being able to utilise her capabilities and be the first one to know the usage of a laptop in her family. Tannu added further that she hadn’t been a part of any computer course before CLAP due to which she was unfamiliar with the basics. After the CLAP intervention, tannu felt very thoughtful about the class and benefited, but at the same time she had hoped to gain more conceptual knowledge through more classes. Overall, this has made her far sighted that CLAP would come up with more such initiatives in upcoming times.
Epitome of Motivation
Neha Sharma, a 15 year old girl, as determined as a rock. She is a 10th grader and is continuing her education in the Vedik Kanya Inter College situated at Dadri. She has a family of 5 members, which includes her Father — Mr Lokesh Sharma, her mother and her 2 other siblings. Her father figure is fulfilling their needs by getting himself associated with blue collar jobs and her mother is a homemaker. Neha perceives their financial condition to be running smoothly for now as they haven’t had any major setbacks in the past. Neha remained highly active and productive during the class and she even gave her feedback about CLAP by writing in the text pad of the laptop and expressed her gratitude towards the initiative.
Program: Sarthak Livelihood Centre
Self-reliance is empowering
Son of a machine operator, Neeraj lives with his parents and 2 siblings in a rented place in Sector-22, Noida. After school, Neeraj joined B.Com Course through correspondence because the job was essential for him and he was not skilled. Seeing the trend, he wanted to gain working skills in the digital world. Neeraj joined Sarthak for the Youth Program and learnt to use the computer for everyday work.
“I used to visit a Cyber Cafe to get the online forms filled and I paid 400 INR for it. Now I not only do it for myself, I also help others”
Caught by the digital bug
A loving son who supports his family by working as a part time delivery guy in Zepto.
Vinay lives with his parents and an older brother in sector-22, Noida. After he completed class 12, Vinay joined B.com through correspondence because job was essential for him. Now he’s working as a part time job to support his family.
Vinay joined Sarthak for youth program and learned to use the computer for work everyday with basic computer skills. Seeing the trend, he wants to build his future by working in the digital world.
Taking responsibility of family
Originally from Chhapra, Bihar, Kajal lives with her parents & 3 siblings in village Harola in Noida. Kajal, 19 years, is pursuing graduation through distance learning. Her father is a security guard and earns around 10000 INR every month.
Kajal joined Sarthak centre to build skills in digital literacy & communication. Her aim is to support her family by doing a job. However her parents are against her taking up a job for, What will the neighbours say?
Undeterred, after completing three months of training at Sarthak centre, Kajal has gone ahead and joined a neighbourhood school at the monthly salary of 6000 INR. The money brought home, has changed the parent’s perspective. They now support Kajal’s decision for doing the job.
I want to earn so that I can help my family.