Nearly 42,000 rural women in the country with zero literacy levels have learnt to read and write in Hindi in just four weeks' time, thanks to a computer-literacy programme.
The women, who belong to the states of Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh and were illiterate, can now read and write after undergoing a computer-based literacy programme 'TARA Akshar'.
During the programme, students attend 100 minute-class a day held for six days a week.
The first 18 days are spent inculcating the sounds of letters and letter groups by the use of advanced memory techniques.
The next 12 days are spent to enhance the learner's ability to read words and sentences.
Writing is taught throughout the programme and on the 30th day, a written comprehension test is given to the students.
The programme is being funded by Department for International Development (DFID), UK under the Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) programme since the last one year.
"We now have 291 centres across Northern India, where people who do not know how to read and write are learning that in 30 days. Currently, we are targeting women whose ages range from eight to 50," said Kiran Sharma, Project Director, PACS.
The women, who belong to the states of Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh and were illiterate, can now read and write after undergoing a computer-based literacy programme 'TARA Akshar'.
During the programme, students attend 100 minute-class a day held for six days a week.
The first 18 days are spent inculcating the sounds of letters and letter groups by the use of advanced memory techniques.
The next 12 days are spent to enhance the learner's ability to read words and sentences.
Writing is taught throughout the programme and on the 30th day, a written comprehension test is given to the students.
The programme is being funded by Department for International Development (DFID), UK under the Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) programme since the last one year.
"We now have 291 centres across Northern India, where people who do not know how to read and write are learning that in 30 days. Currently, we are targeting women whose ages range from eight to 50," said Kiran Sharma, Project Director, PACS.
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