Adult Literacy OBJECTIVES OF ADULT LITERACY Impart functional

• Adult Literacy

OBJECTIVES OF ADULT LITERACY • • • Impart functional literacy to non-literate adults (15+ age) in urban and rural areas. Impart skill development training to literate adults. Some Important Facts According to UNESCO: 287 million adult non-literates in India amounting to 37% of world’s global total No Government Program for Adult Non-Literates in urban areas Census 2011: literacy rate is 74. 04% (male: 82. 14% and female: 65. 46%) 72 70 68 66 64 62 60 Uttar Pradesh Jharkhand Jammu and Kashmir Andhra Pradesh Rajasthan Arunachal Pradesh Telangana Bihar

WHO IS A LITERATE ADULT? A literate adult is one who can 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Read aloud at a speed of 30 words per minute Read and understand road signs, posters and news papers Understand copy 7 words per minute Take dictation at the speed of 7 words per minute Read and write numbers from 1 to 100 Perform simple arithmetic calculations Source: National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA), Government of India

TARGET BENEFICIARY Non Literate Individuals above the age of 15 years who have never been to school or have dropped out of school

Achievement Adults Reached – 84, 421 States Covered – 24 State Total Adults Reached Andhra Pradesh 315 Maharashtra 5529 Assam 857 Manipur 30 Bihar 17933 Meghalaya 18 Chhattisgarh 436 Nagaland 37 Delhi 10000 Orissa 5007 Goa 40 Rajasthan 1380 Gujarat 593 Tamil Nadu 23 Haryana 1050 Telangana 10520 Jharkhand 4417 Uttar Pradesh 11090 Karnataka 827 Uttarakhand 265 Madhya Pradesh 2694 West Bengal 7069

Adult Literacy Footprints

TWO APPROACHES OF ADULT LITERACY DIKSHA - One-to-One Approach involving Student-volunteers as teachers

TWO APPROACHES OF ADULT LITERACY SWABHIMAAN – Dignity Through Education ü involving group classes in Adult Literacy Centres either by Clubs or by NGOs identified by Clubs and/or RILMO)

HOW IS NIOS EXAM CONDUCTED? 1. 2. Club registers examination center. A center can be registered with minimum 25 learners. Club registers learners. Learners can be registered throughout the year. Registration closes 60 days before NIOS Exam

CONTINUED… 3. RILM sends collated national data of registered learners to NIOS 4. NIOS sends question papers &answer booklets to registered centers 5. Club supervises exam and evaluates answer sheets 6. Club uploads evaluation data on website 7. RILM collates national data received from Clubs and submits to NIOS 8. NIOS reviews examination data and sends certificates of successful learners to RILM 9. RILM to send certificates to club

DIKSHA IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS 1. Appoint a Program-Coordinator (P. C. ) 2. Identify a School 3. Obtain consent for participation by signing of School Commitment form (Form No. DK 1. 1) 4. 5. School Coordinator appointed, who submits names of interested student volunteers to Program Coordinator orients School Coordinator and Student Volunteer 6. Student teaches adult learner - 45 -60 days, minimum 45 minutes per day with RILM primer. 7. Student Volunteer identifies adult learner and registers online through the Volunteer Registration form (Form No. DK 3. 1)

CONTINUED. . 8. Program Coordinator and School Coordinator coordinate NIOS Examination for learners in March or August. 9. Program Coordinator ensures certification of learners, Student Volunteer, School Coordinator and school principal. 10. Program Coordinator uploads project report on RILM website. 11. Program Coordinator regularly monitors the project

SWABHIMAAN IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS 1. Identify non-literate adults in an area having low literacy (survey format SC 1. 1. ) 2. Prepare a budget for the project 3. Appoint a teacher and set up an Adult Literacy Centre 4. Collect data of enrolled learners using Learner Profile Card (Form No. SC 2. 1) 5. Upload data of the project and the enrolled learners along with photographs on RILM website Classes for 1. 5 - 2 hours/day, 3 -4 days a week per batch for 4 month 6. Ensure learners appear in NIOS Examination in March/August 7. Upload project details along with good quality pictures on RILM website 8. Club regularly monitors project

RID 3050, Adult Literacy Centre at Kalol

HOW CAN A CLUB DO A GRANT-LINKED PROJECT? RILM Grant is available to Clubs only when funds are available for Elearning from Corporates 1. “Project Offer” notification flashes on TEACH App and website 2. Confirm commitment to Project Offer online 3. Fill grant application online ( website Member Zone Grant tab) by identifying non-literate adults and obtaining other relevant information

CONTINUED. . 4. Receive in-principle approval to grant application from RILMO to start implementing 5. District and/ or Club signs Mo. U with RILM 6. Donate the contribution to RILM, if any, after the Grant is approved. 7. Follow through action points 3 to 9 mentioned in section “How Can a Club implement Swabhimaan without RILM Grant? ”

HOW IS SWABHIMAAN IMPLEMENTED BY NGOS? 1. Proposals invited from NGOs 2. Desk and Field Appraisal of shortlisted NGOs 4. NCM approval of NGO required before signing of Mo. U 5. NGO implements Swabhimaan as per Mo. U 6. RILM monitors the project

Pilot of Swabhimaan NGO Partnership Model RILM launched a pilot to implement Swabhimaan through NGO partnership model. The pilot was implemented in West Bengal through two NGOs. Agradut Pally Unnayan Samity Location : Udaynarayanpur, Howrah Number of Learners : 100 Background of Learners : Seasonal farmers and Zari Weavers Number of Learners Appeared for NIOS Examination : 100

HOW IS SWABHIMAAN IMPLEMENTED BY NGOS? Sitarampur Vivekananda Seba Pratisthan Location : Sitarampur, Magragat Number of Learners : 100 Background of Learners : Self Help Group mostly engaged in seasonal farming Number of Learners Appeared for NIOS Examination : 100

RECOGNITIONS CRITERIA FOR CLUBS & DISTRICTS Club Criteria 50 adults 100 adults Level Star Club Super Star Club Mega Star 150 adults Club Supreme Star 300 adults Club District Level Criteria Star District 1000 adults Super Star 2000 adults District Mega Star 5000 adults District Supreme Star 10, 000 adults District PDG Jawahar Vadlamani, 2 nd March, 2017: IGNITE

PARTNERSHIPS FORGED BY RILM

Loomba Foundation • • • To provide skill development training to 30, 000 widows/unmarried daughters of widows/single mothers across 30 states To send 2, 000 out-of-school children back to school Duration – 5 years Project to be implemented through Global Grant Cost per beneficiary – Rs. 5000/-

Labour. Net • • • To train 8, 000 widows/ unmarried daughters of widows/ single mothers on various skill in 8 states Duration – 2 years Project is to be implemented by Rotary/ Inner Wheel Clubs through Global Grants

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