Education is critical to the alleviation of poverty; it improves health and productivity, drives gender parity and promotes opportunities for upward mobility. It is foundation of India’s socio-economic development and can be considered the most important investment for progress.
ATMA Foundation is an entrusted trust committed to empowering children providing education to lead happier lives with healthier relationships, and to bring positive change in the community.
ATMA Uyare
Uyare is a project implemented by ATMA Foundation, Thrissur aiming at providing online learning support for children residing in child care institutions (orphanages) in Kerala.
The institutionalised children may face various challenges in their academics due to their particular vulnerable situation and economic as well as personal issues. They have no safe homes – either due to poor economic conditions, absence of functional parents, or due to other serious issues in the family or social environment.
Uyare looks forward to providing firm academic foundation and enhanced learning skills among the children of institutions across Kerala. 137 children including girls and boys, of 9 child care institutions across Kerala currently benefit from the project. There are also students from tribal communities of Attappady, Palakkad, Kerala whose social status is very precarious.
A firm Foundation for knowledge
Uyare organises regular online sessions on the basics of different subjects-Mathematics, English, Science, Social Studies and Malayalam. Children from standard V to XII attend the sessions.
Excel in English
The children including college students, are provided training in Spoken English. The sessions are handled by professional trainers.
Special Sessions and Extra learning
Special sessions by eminent teachers and academicians are occasionally organised to kindle the children’s interest in various subjects.
Personal Growth
Apart from academics, various sessions for motivation leadership skills, financial literacy and so on are being organised for the children under the project.
Learner-oriented strategies
Learner-centered strategies are adopted in the project and we take our best effort to help the children deal with their personal as well as general issues in learning and development.
A platform to interact
The online sessions of Uyare also provide a platform where the children of different CCIs can interact with each other. They enjoy meeting other children, and there is a shared sense of camaraderie and cooperative learning
Atma’s responsibilities are immense in developing country like India. We play a critical part in developing society, improving communities and promoting citizen participation
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