EDUCATION ON WHEELS AAHWAHAN FOUNDATION

EDUCATION ON WHEELS BY AAHWAHAN FOUNDATION

Aahwahan Foundation is a grass-roots NGO with a pan-India presence that seeks to uplift the vulnerable segments of the population through a variety of distinct initiatives. Education, Health, Environment, Women Empowerment, and Community Development are the five sectors in which the organization engages with. Aahwahan has constantly come up with novel technological ideas that benefit society at large, one of which is the "Education On Wheels" program in the Education sector. Despite the fact that India is progressing and equipping itself with new technologies to make studying more efficient and innovative, students in government institutions don't really have the opportunity to do so. Most students work more efficiently when they are actively engaged in activities. Practical activity can actually help students know and understand. A practical activity can help frame a class while also increasing student involvement and knowledge retention. And, given the lower numbers of students in government schools, it's challenging for anyone to establish up a laboratory in each of the schools, consequently our team has come up with this awesome initiative to tackle this limitation.

After analysing and comprehending the needs of children in government schools and distant areas, Education On Wheels was first launched in 2018. The van is equipped with all of the necessary equipment for practical sessions in disciplines such as science, computers, digital literacy, and so forth. In a single day, our team, which consists of a driver, a trainer, and an assistant, will visit at least three government schools in the same area, where students will be able to have hands-on experience related to the curriculum they are learning. Furthermore, practical experiments on theory have encouraged students to actively participate in the learning process, allowing them to enjoy it while also gaining a comprehensive knowledge on the subject. Aahwahan Foundation has successfully worked with 128 government schools, making an impact in the lives of more than twelve thousand students.

However, seeing that many schools have low enrolment and high dropout rates, particularly among girls, our team of experts would visit to various villages to educate and motivate parents and students about the necessity of Education for Poor Child of their children. Along with giving tutoring, we also enable them in obtaining employment in a variety of settings, allowing them to earn money and eventually become self-sufficient and financially secure. We were able to reach out to 12680 students through our door-step education, with 713 dropout girls of them completing their high school. 216 of these students were also able to find employment in a variety of modest businesses with our assistance where they could earn an income.

Aahwahan has been successful in providing digital literacy and spreading education awareness to a substantial number of people, reaching students in even the most remote areas, and in doing so, we have been able to influence the society by lessening the dropout rates, ramping up literacy rates, and providing quality education to students by encouraging them. The initiative has also benefited students and their families by generating employment opportunities and promoting gender equality.