NIIT venture partners with JMC & RCEE to promote computer education

NIIT Ltd has announced that Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC), Rajasthan Council of Elementary Education (RCEE) and Holo-in-the-Wall Education Ltd (HiWEL), an NIIT venture, have partnered to set up 200 Minimally Invasive Education (MIE) Playground Learning Centers (PLCs) to promote computer education among school kids in Jaipur.

A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding cum agreement, to this effect, was signed between the three parties - The Jaipur Municipal Corporation, Rajasthan Council for Elementary Education of HiWEL, here today. Jaipur Mayor CEO, JMC, Director, Rajasthan Council of Elementary Education and Mr. Neeraj Agarwal, Head, HiWEL signed on behalf of the three organizations. This marks the introduction of HiWEL in Jaipur.

HiWEL PLCs provide free and unsupervised access to computers for children belonging to economically and socially marginalized populations, in remote rural locations and urban slums. HiWEL PLCs that come with the unique Minimally Invasive Education approach, encourage children to sell-organize and take responsibility for their own learning.

This innovative solution is now being made available to the world through Hole in the Wall Education Ltd (HiWEL), a joint venture between NIIT and the International Finance Corporation, a World Bank Affiliate.

According to Mr. Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman of the Company, "With experiments like these, HiWEL is trying to find innovative ways to touch millions of children, including those outside the school system and bring them into the mainstream."

As part of the Agreement, HiWEL will set up 200 such PLCs with 400 computers in 200 low-income schools in and around slums locations in Jaipur. Hundreds of kids from adjoining slums and underserved communities will have access to educational content and games, and learn in an environment that allows them to build and improve their understanding through observations, exploration, discovery and collaboration, with minimal intervention from adults.

The project is also being funded by Michael and Susan Dell Foundation who are focusing on measurably improving the learning outcomes for the children.

NIIT has installed over 120 HiWEL Learning Stations across the Country - from Leh in the North to Kanyakumari in the South; from Arunachal Pradesh in the North-East to Jaisalmer in the West. Outside India, these Learning Stations have been put up in Cambodia and Egypt and are now being implemented in several countries in Africa.

Source : Equity Bulls

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