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by Neha Singal
“A digitally inclusive world should allow young people, no matter their situation, to get access to education”
Inequities in access to Digital Literacy
The current technology paced world is defining and refining society in a plethora of ways, whilst digital deprivation of the underprivileged population of our...
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by Neha Singal
Parents-Tutor Meeting at Bhumi’s after School Community Centres
“Together may we give our children the roots to grow and the wings to fly”
UNESCO states India has the second biggest educational system in the world with children aged below fourteen comprising 28% of the population, 7.7 million...
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by Neha Singal
Celebrating Womanhood! Educating the Girl Beneficiaries from Community Centres on Menstruation and Menstrual Hygiene
A cross-sectional study was carried out using pre-tested proforma during the period of 1st June to 31th August 2017 by “National Centre for Biotechnology Information” in an urban slum area. Among the 100 adolescent...
Posted at 18:07h
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by Neha Singal
“The possibilities are endless when you have the right tools you need to learn”
For thousands of the poverty-stricken children in urban slums, quality education is a distant dream. Quality Education for Slum Children aims to make this dream come true, bringing a significant upliftment in...
Posted at 18:03h
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by Neha Singal
A child’s early years are the foundation for children’s future development, often providing a strong base for lifelong learning and learning abilities including cognitive and social development.
Designed by Indus Action, and implemented by Bhumi, the early childhood education programme focuses on preparing 3-5-year-old children,...
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”
On India’s 73rd Independence Day this year, incidentally also the day Bhumi was founded in 2006, we celebrated volunteering at three of our community centers with DXC employees.
Allowing children to express themselves without any inhibitions is the...
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by Neha Singal
Our community learning centre at Moolakothalam (Old Washermanpet, Chennai, supported by our corporate partner L&T) celebrated Independence Day with 35 enthusiastic children and 20 equally participative parents!
Drawing, oratory, and sports competitions kept the children's energy high, as the parents broke out of their comfort...
Posted at 10:30h
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by Neha Singal
“I felt really proud when the
teacher called my son a model student in front of his fellow classmates” ~
Maran’s Father
I’m Maran, and I have been
studying at Bhumi’s learning centre for the past three years. I joined the
centre through a tutor who came to our...