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Jul 152 min read
Engaging younger learners
Without digital literacy, individuals are unable to participate in modern society, and as a result are at higher risk to experience...
Mar 123 min read
Safe Online
When we teach digital literacy skills, we do so with the desire to create opportunities for our learners...
Jul 8, 20232 min read
Going to college is still within reach for Amrita!
Hoisting her little girl, nearly one, onto her hip, Amrita* ( 23) described how she worked part-time to pay her way through a year and a...
Apr 27, 20232 min read
An Anniversary, and a New Bloom!
left to right: Magimai (Basis graduate), Tejaswini (Bluebells School), James Ambat (Family Development Services), Thomas Saverimuthu...
Dec 29, 20221 min read
Wings to Fly
This year we celebrated the graduation of 81 learners - primarily women and girls - from our Basis Learning Centres in Bangalore! ...
Oct 13, 20221 min read
Letter to My Son
Dear Simon, Tomorrow we celebrate the graduation of fifty learners from Bloom, the new Basis Learning Centre I told you about in April! I...
Aug 25, 20222 min read
The Future is Now
We're so excited about the 2022-23 year to come! Thanks to the faithful support of donors and partners , we are now standing on a strong...
Dec 29, 20212 min read
New Possibilities Can Mean New Life
On December 16 I came across a BBC article "What's behind suicides by thousands of Indian housewives?" Having just spent time at our...
Dec 14, 20213 min read
Sasquia's "Why"
But for youth to flourish, they need adults that nurture them with love, care, mentoring, and modelling of ethical principles...
May 6, 20212 min read
Prema's Story
Prema dreams of becoming digitally literate and learning Microsoft Office in order to improve her education and employment prospects...
Dec 25, 20202 min read
Looking Back and Looking Forward
Our first “nest” is being structured right now, even as this post is being written, at a new Children’s Creativity Centre...
Jun 12, 20194 min read
"What If"
What if we can help prevent trafficking? What if we can help protect children from child labour? What if we can help develop the skills...
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