LiteracyIndia|Celebrating 25Years|Pahwa Group Testimonial|FM104.8|Transforming lives
Channel: Literacy India
Date: 2021-12-01

Literacy India started its programs in the Dharam colony and Carterpuri, Gurgaon with the support of the Pahwa Group in order to provide support to the migrant population. It was observed through various surveys conducted by Literacy India within the community that most of the parents and guardians of the children are migrants from Bihar, UP, Rajasthan, MP and West Bengal. The permanent residents of this colony are providing the houses on rent to these migrant forces. 
The basic objectives of the centre are as follows:
• To facilitate the children to access education with a purpose  
• To involve the beneficiaries especially women and young adults in the livelihood program through Karigari training which would ultimately help them to retain these children into the academic discourse. The Karigari training basically explores and assesses the existing skill of the beneficiaries and facilitates them to take training in areas of their own choices and skills.
• Keeping in line with these objectives, Literacy India’s learning centre for education and vocational training is for underprivileged children, both boys and girls, as well as for women at Dharam Colony.
• The main purpose of this learning centre is to mainstream the children into the school and support them with remedial classes so that they can sustain themselves in the school. Hence, it caters to both mainstreaming and retention. Apart from that, computer training, placement grooming is also provided at the centre. All these activities are focused on order to ensure the main theme of Literacy India i.e. education with a purpose. Its been many years due to the consistent support of the Pahwa Group thousands of lives have transformed . Children not only mainstreamed into school and are now young adults, but their mothers among many have become entrepreneurs and regular artisans of the Indha project (https://indha.in/)