“A 65-year old does not need a Harry Potter series as much as a 15 year-old needs but lacks”...

“A 65-year old does not need a Harry Potter series as much as a 15 year-old needs but lacks”

“All of us have our old school books at home piled up on dirty shelves but there are millions of kids who badly need them”


“All of us have our old school books at home piled up on dirty shelves but there are millions of kids who badly need them”


Let’s meet this smart guy first!

• He goes to a one-class roomed public school


• He’s crazy about science



• Badly lacks books and resources because of low socioeconomic status



• Badly lacks books and resources because of low socioeconomic status

But he has a solution now . . .

GO AHEAD


There are millions of kids like Arjun who are passionate about studying and doing good things. But, they CANNOT

And, we offer them the solution

There are millions of kids like Arjun who are passionate about studying and doing good things. But, they CANNOT

And, we offer them the solution

THEY CAN GO AHEAD NOW!

Mission

Mission

To make learning ‘open-source’and help others

LEARN, GROW and GO AHEAD!

Strategy

Strategy

Provide books to at-risk children to

choose, keep, and treasure.

Strategy



Engage parents and recruit community volunteers to read

with children.

Strategy




with children.

Helps schools and social service

agencies operate successful literacy

programs

Strategy




with children.



programs

Identifying sensitive centres lacking

appropriate amount of books and help

them overcome the situation.

Strategy




with children.



programs



them overcome the situation.

Starting an open-to-all (free access)

community centre well equipped with books and reading

materials.

Strategy


choose, keep, and treasure


with children



programs



them overcome the situation

Starting an open-to-all (free access)

community centre well equipped with books and reading

materials

Setting up cyber stations that would

every one with provide free access to internet

Need

28.9 % of rural schools in India do not have a library

Need


The Student-per-classroom ratio in India is as high as 91

Need



The average Pupil-Teacher Ratio in India is 42.8 in 2012

Need




Lack of learning environment. Success begins with reading

Need




Lack of learning environment. Success begins with reading

READING MATTERS

Analytics

Analytics

40 (Total no. of private schools

in the city)

Analytics


in the city)

x

Analytics


in the city)

x 3000

(No. of senior students in each school)

Analytics


in the city)

x 3000


x

Analytics


in the city)

x 3000


x 01

(No. of book we ask every kid to contribute)

Analytics


in the city)

x 3000


x 01


x

Analytics


in the city)

x 3000


x 01


x 100

(average worth of each book)

Analytics


in the city)

x 3000


x 01


x 100


=

Analytics


in the city)

x 3000


x 01


x 100


= ₹12000000

₹12000000

₹12000000

BIG NUMBER!

₹12000000

BIG NUMBER!

Can you imagine this is the worth of books that can be contributed by senior school kids of just 1 city?

₹12000000

BIG NUMBER!

Can you imagine this is the worth of books that can be contributed by senior school kids of just 1 city?

Now IMAGINE! How many libraries would currently be having this huge collection?

ABC’s of Go Ahead

ABC’s of Go Ahead

Assembling the Basics

Beginning with a Bang

Creating some Excitement

Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

Who? Organization, schools and Public

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive


What? Books or money to purchase books

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive



Where? Books are being collected in high-traffic area(schools) and stored

in a secure location.

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive





Why? To ensure children from low income families learn, grow and go

ahead

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive





Why? To ensure children from low income families learn, grow and go

ahead

How? Through themes, incentives, publicity, school contact programs

and team spirit

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

Kicking off the book drive at a meeting that

promoted children’s literacy and the book

drive.

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

We are designing a drive that inspires participation.

We are making sure to publicize the drive and

provide regular updates about the drive to the

people .

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

We are determined to open the all-access community

centre in quick time. Once we prove this model in two-three

communities, we can approach government and

other international organizations.

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

ABC’s of Go Ahead




Determining a Goal

Enjoying the Drive

We are making sure that we enjoy every bit of this and

learn the required soft skills of life. Because, it’s the

JOURNEY that matters more than the GOAL

BIG QUESTION: How do we Go Ahead from here?


ONLINE

OFFLINE


ONLINEOn-line marketplace where people promise to donate online

OFFLINE


ONLINEOn-line marketplace where people promise to donate online

Digital libraries of e-books to ensure that a kid in Africa is not deprived of learning

OFFLINE


ONLINE

OFFLINE

Setting up cyber stations (there’s a lot to learn on the web)


ONLINE

OFFLINE

Setting up cyber stations (there’s a lot to learn on the web)

Expanding /Scaling the concept vertically and horizontally

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