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building workshops for headmasters and

teachers on various pedagogies, all help to

improve learning in the classroom.

A unique feature of 17000 ſt’s programmes

is that instead of donating or providing

resources, 17000 ſt mobilises community

members to participate in the programme,

and encourages common ownership of all

resources. Community members contribute

manpower and ensure basic safety features

are in place in the school before it is

considered for adoption. Over the years, a

few of the examples of leveraging community

support include: carrying building material

from the nearest roadhead to their school;

painting classrooms with material provided

by 17000 ſt; levelling ground for playground

setup; providing sand; installing grills in

windows; giving space for remedial classes

in the holidays (including heating) and other

such contributions.

‘Ladakh’s challenging terrain poses a

unique hurdle – the lack of mobile connectivity

in over 50 per cent of rural areas makes it

difficult to effectively deliver and monitor the

effectiveness of any programme. To overcome

this, 17000 ſt has developed a specially

designed offline mobile app for headmasters,

which syncs data to the cloud during their

monthly visits to zonal offices,’ says Sandeep

Sahu, Co-Founder & Director, 17000 ſt.

A playground in the Himalayas means more children in the school

HCLTech Grant Project Title:

NIPUN Ladakh

Beneficiaries:

5500 students from grade 1 to 3

Location:

650 villages from Leh and Kargil

districts of Ladakh