Shilpa Sayura Global Primary uses ICT creatively to deliver global primary education with empathy locally on mobile.

Problem

Rural youth face a disparity in national education due to lack of education resources. This causes large number of youth to become school dropouts and unemployed. Inadequate teachers and learning material has made their education less effective although it’s free. Having to help parents in farms they miss school. Women are the most affected due to cultural barriers to travel outside for education. They have become most vulnerable to emerging socio-economic and environmental challenges due to lack of access to education. This growing problem creating youth unrest, unemployment, social problems and poverty require innovative approaches to increase their access to national education to improve their quality of life and to reduce poverty.

Solution

“Global Primary with Empathy” uses ICT creatively to deliver a 21st century primary curriculum in local language to run on mobiles to enable self and group e learning of math, science, English, ICT, Art, Health, Environment with Empathy in local languages. The software and content created under creative commons and open source to enable global sharing and adaptation. The solution provided free to Schools to induce self and group e learning with empathy. The content created as interactive animations, games and learning exercises. The learning model will be student centered, enabling self expression and application of knowledge. The system available on a plug-N-play 2GB mobile RAM CHIP will deliver primary education with empathy to student on mobile or netbook. It will help youth learn essential global skills to develop 21st century society with empathy, shall be translated to global languages with collaborative partnerships with Ashoka Network.

Example

Global Primary transfers power of learning to the students to change the game with equal access to learning anywhere. It is designed on past experiences, a thin e learning platform for mobiles, touchpads and netbooks that can use solar power. Global Primary carricullam design will encompass national curriculum, awareness in global challenges and empathy. Education content will use English as based language for translation. Content designs use animations, games, interactive exercises, sound and video. Creative commons and open source attributed for global sharing. The system distributed as a 2GB RAMCHIP to rural schools, Telecentres and downloadable for micro fee to cover hosting fees. Awareness made with global media. Rural youth will access education in a creative way with Global Primary. A School on the palm! usable in class, at home or outdoor. E learning will be interesting, enjoyable and fun. It will enable learning in groups to induce collaboration and empathy of sharing and caring around the learning system. Learning by exploration, critical thinking, reasoning, problem solving, self expressions, new experiences and insights at own phase. Curiosity and freedom of learning help develop a self learning person with empathy. For Teachers Global Primary is a tool making a difference to go out side class, to connect with environment, society and real life to teach empathy. The product will ecologically grow like shilpasayura translating into global languages and scaling with content and reach to make a difference with empathy.

Marketplace

South Asia averages 4.3 mean years of schooling with large number of school drop-outs during primary education, mainly caused by poverty and lack of access to education due to socio-economic and environmental problems. Children tend to become laborers without thinking, personal and social skills of empathy. There are social entrepreneurs who like to make a difference in education with Telecentres however lack innovative tools. Content available in some context, proprietary, not open and expensive. Global primary is free, open and sharable. Shilpa Sayura has experience, technology and partner networks to make this idea become real. The opportunity exsit with fast growing mobile industry and handsets becoming cheaper. Global primary need no connectivity. it’s local to the learner.