It's been more than three weeks since I arrived in India and we are already halfway through our respective projects. I am currently working with PremaVidya.
PremaVidya is under the umbrella organization called Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement. This organization was started by a group of medical students in 1984 in Mysore. While pursuing their medical education, they felt that the medical career they envisioned was not the same as what they were learning. Therefore, they decided to start of small, by helping a group of displaced tribal people in the rural Mysore area. They started with a small clinic and this organization eventually grew and they currently work with over 60 projects in the socioeconomic, education and health sector.
PremaVidya currently has a few initiatives under them but the one that I am working with is called Project 1947. Project 1947 is a project dedicated to the freedom fighters in India. One of the main goals of this project is to make and distribute video lessons to complement lessons in school. There is no copyright restriction and the videos are available for everyone. The mission of this project is to increase the pass percentages of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate(SSLC). SSLC exam is a public exam done at the final year of secondary schooling in India and is literally a ticket to higher education or jobs.
I will be recapping what happened over the past 3 weeks with lots and lots and pictures and a few words. Feel free to keep up with my blog and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. I can be easily reached through my email
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