KOLKATA: To eradicate the digital divide and facilitate seamless e-learning for deserving and meritorious students with underprivileged backgrounds in the middle of the pandemic, the IHA Foundation and Rotary Club of Calcutta have joined hands to begin a new mission — ‘Shiksha Hobe’ — with the launch of e-learning centres or Shiksha Ghars across the state.
Students can access e-learning platforms through necessary technology interfaces available at these Shiksha Ghars. All Covid protocols will be strictly followed at each centre, said IHA chairman Satnam Singh Ahluwalia.
Some research shows that, on an average, students retain 25%-60% more material when learning online compared to 8%-10% when learning in a classroom.
“The pandemic has brought new challenges to inclusive education. The low- and lower-middle-income families have been disadvantaged during temporary school shutdowns. The Shiksha Ghar is an attempt not to lose these kids to frustration and despondency,” said Sujata Pyne, president, Rotary Club of Kolkata.
