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:: Project Gyan IT - Static Computer
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At Global Group we execute O & M and Deployment contracts in rural India. Through
our engagement with the community we learnt that IT literacy is still leaps away
from the rural population. To bridge this digital divide Global Foundation conceived
and started the project GYAN IT to spread computer literacy through training and
infrastructure build up.
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:: Project VKC
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Global Foundation in association with NASSCOM Foundation started Village Knowledge
Centers in Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. By spreading literacy among families
on public health, sanitation and health measures VKCs are playing pivotal role in
social transformation. Global Foundation has converted VKC into a physical space
that provides public access to value-added Information and Communication Technologies
for educational, personal, social and economic development.
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:: Project KNOW
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In order to spread the light of knowledge and computer education in remote rural
areas, Global Foundation has initiated Project KNOW (Knowledge on Wheels). Global
Foundation conceptualized and created a state of the art bus equipped with its own
generator set, air conditioners and eight computers all networked and loaded with
the relevant software for teaching computers.
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:: Project Gyanjyot
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Project Gyanjyot is a National Educational Support Program to the children of the
earning families whose annual income is below 3.00 Lacs per annum. The Scholarship
covers from Jr.Kg to Post Graduation and working students too.
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:: Education For Peace
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Education for Peace is a Global Initiative envisioned by UNESCO to promote a culture
of Peace. Thousands of Institutions from various countries have successfully launched
this program. In India, NCERT -the apex educational body was entrusted to frame
the National Curriculum which enunciates the importance of teacher training for
promotion of peace at school level. Global Foundation-the CSR arm of the Global
Group has included Education for Pe ace as one of its many initiatives. We believe
Education must be able to promote values that foster peace, humaneness and tolerance
in a multicultural society. Conducting ‘Antarjyot’ the teacher’s training program
and therein establishing harmony clubs for students are some of the activities we
undertake. Through this program peace opportunities are maximized as the school
atmosphere is imbued with values, skills and attitudes of peace. Antarjyot is a
program which helps teachers to be peace builders. Lesson designs in textbooks and
tips on meaningful interactions with students are the other distinctive features
of this program. Education for Peace is Value education with a difference-it's dynamic,
integral and experiential. This is achieved by designing activities in harmony clubs
where students are encouraged to sharpen their intellectual, emotional and social
skills. These skills are experienced in a personal and social context. 34 schools
in Sindhudurg have successfully launched the Antarjyot program and we have undertaken
training programs for teachers in a number of schools in Aurangabad and Navi Mumbai
too. Another unique attempt was the Green Lane Campaign, the Cyclothon from Kashmir
to Kanyakumari by Ashik Jain a young architect who distributed Literature on Education
for Peace in more than 50 schools he visited during the journey. The Foundation
has also been organizing 'Pedal for Peace' - a cycling event covering the length
and breadth of Mumbai to create awareness on our Education for Peace program. The
Education for Peace program has a long way to go and can become a national level
advocacy initiative if more Schools come forward an d be a part of this peace movement.
We hope that through their support we will be able to launch Education for Peace
in schools across the country.
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