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Literacy Street Feeding Minds & Bodies in Jaipur

Literacy Street Feeding Minds & Bodies in Jaipur. Ladan Arissian • Nicole Berezin • Caitlin Legere • Claudia Lopez • Keith Smith OLIT 537 Culture and Global eLearning September 2011. M-Learning Literacy Initiative for Incarcerated Street Children in Jaipur. Overview Problem:

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Literacy Street Feeding Minds & Bodies in Jaipur

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  1. Literacy StreetFeeding Minds & Bodies in Jaipur Ladan Arissian • Nicole Berezin • Caitlin Legere • Claudia Lopez • Keith Smith OLIT 537 Culture and Global eLearning September 2011

  2. M-Learning Literacy Initiativefor Incarcerated Street Children in Jaipur Overview • Problem: • Low literacy rate in much of India • Children malnourished, incarcerated, uneducated • Juvenile Justice Act not sufficient • Caste system presents barrier • Plan: • Partner with meal provider • Mobile technology to bridge gaps, increase literacy • Expand (Phase II) http://www.i-indiaonline.com/sc_crisis_stats.htm

  3. Incarcerated Youth • Hundreds of thousands of children are homeless for different reasons • Search for food trumps education • Many are incarcerated • “Observation homes” are usually overcrowded, with short food supplies • Perpetuates low literacy

  4. Breaking the Pattern of Poverty • Feed Their Bodies • Phase I: • Partner with existing programs in Jaipur, Rajasthan • •Akshaya Patra, hot lunch program • •Health and hygiene training Community mentoring teams

  5. Bringing the World of Informationto Disadvantaged Indian Youth Feed Their Minds • eLearning/Mobile-Learning programs • Practical, age-appropriate curricula • Present on a mobile platform. • Local literacy mentoring • Apply diet, health and hygiene themes

  6. Phase II: Gaining Influence and Cultural Capital with Bollywood Enlist media industry • Motivation to learn • Authentic message Utilize existing resources of Bollywood • Jobs • Training • Paid internship

  7. Literacy StreetFeeding Minds & Bodies in Jaipur Questions? ?

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