Communication and the Education of India’s Rural Kids
05 April 2016
Manila
PhilippinesWhile India has significantly increased the enrollment rates in primary schools, pre-school education is not widely available in rural areas leaving a huge learning deficit among rural kids. The Hippocampus Learning Center (HLC) used art performances, village festivals, and other communication approaches to gain the trust of rural communities, and win over parents to invest in early education. HLC also built the confidence of young women to be effective educators effectively providing them with more options, and promoting positive female role models among children.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr 2016 | Presentation |
Hippocampus Hippocampus Learning Centers (HLC) is a company that pioneered an affordable supplementary education offering kindergarten and after-school programs for... |
Aniruddha Vinaykumar Patil, Umesh Malhotra |
| 05 Apr 2016 | Highlights of the Event |
Training the Hippo: Communication and the Education of India’s Rural Kids In providing equity investments to social enterprises with sound business models such as Hippocampus Leaning Centers (HLC), ADB’s experience has shown... |
Asian Development Bank |