- Madarsa Islamiya Ameenatul Uloom , Moh Sarai Kona (Nai Basti Naaipura ) 244221 Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, India 83
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir , Pokhrar, Dhari -263132 Nainital, Uttarakhand, India 119
- Sri Vagdevi Vidya Nikethana School , H. cross, shidlagatta, 563102 Chikaballapur, Karnataka, India 160
- Saint Saqlain Public School , Saolainabad Colony Prem Nagar Nagra Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India 170
- Nav vikas inter college , kirti vihar loni Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 150
- HIM VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL , MEGAL PO THONA THE SARKAGHAT P.N 175049 Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India 170
- Perfect Public School , Andar Siwan, Bihar, India 190
- Rajiv Gandhi English Primary & High School , Mithanagar Hasan Khan Campus Pune Kondhwa, Maharashtra, India 400
- Sarswati Vidya Mandir Shikshan Sanstha , VPO-Binjasi, Dhod, Sikar, Rajasthan, India 240
- Suman Child Public Secondary School , Patan, dabla Road, Patan 332718 Sikar, Rajasthan, India 160
- Jamiya Tuj Zohra girls school , Asharaf Nagar Bashi Belima Nagaur Raj 341021 Nagaur, Rajasthan, India 150
- Shree Keshav Vidhyalaya , F/555/56, Raj Nagar Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India 178
- Kastoorba Ghandhi Baalika School , Bano Simdega, Jharkhand, India 200
- Gyan Sagar Public School , Sector 104, Haripur Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India 200
Number of lives touched
Besides the number of children currently taking lessons from Computer Shiksha there have been many more who have taken a few lessons but were unable to complete the course.Besides children there have been a few enthusiastic senior citizens who have also taken lessons.
Children in Nai Kiran Universal School in Ardee City, Sector 52, Gurgaon are mostly children of migrant labour. The school used to struggle in convincing the parents to send their children to school. Many would prefer their children to beg or engage in some other work where they could earn some money rather than study.
To join the school, the biggest attraction for the children and their parents used to be the free mid day meal. After Computer Shiskha started its Computer Literacy classes, some interesting trends became obvious.
More parents started approaching the Nai Kiran School for admissions and when they were queried, what brought them to this school; the answer mostly was that they had heard that Nai Kiran had started Computer Classes and they wanted their children to learn Computers.
The second trend too was quite interesting. We used to do computer classes at this school twice a week. Over time, it became apparent that there will be higher attendance on those 2 days compared to other days of the week. It was simply because children did not want to miss the Computer Classes. Later, when we expanded our Computer Literacy program to other schools, it became the usual observation in other schools too.
Enhancing Employability
Computer Shiksha has now taken kids from Class XI and XII into its fold at Government Senior Secondary School, Chakkarpur Village. The course structure has been modified to make it accelerated so that the students are able to complete all lessons by the time they are ready to leave school. With it becoming almost mandatory to have some preliminary knowledge of using IT equipment to be eligible for applying to many jobs we are hopeful that those students who would want to take up employment after Class XII will find it easier to do so.
