COMPUTER EDUCATION CAMP - MALLARPUR

This is the 1st " COMPUTER EDUCATION CAMP " was organised by the YOUTH WING as a part of our new computer literacy campaign - " SAKSHARTA ESSENTIALS ".  17 Youth volunteers from Kolkata accompanied by 2 senior Purvanchal Kalyan Ashram karyakartas participated in it.

Summary - 

- Dates - 24th & 25th July 2010.
- organised at Mallarpur Chatravaas, near Santiniketan, Birbhum distt., W.B.

- volunteers reached on Saturday night - 24th July

- Tarapeeth darshan on Sunday early morning - 25th July

- 2 computers installed at the hostel

- discussions with the local PKA Women Self Help group for development of handicraft

- volunteers have agreed to form a schedule to come here more frequently & teach computers

- return to Kolkata on Sunday night.  

                                                               Fields surrounding the hostel

                                                   Hostel with some resident vanvasi children

                                                       Volunteers installing computers

                                                       Volunteers explaining basic working

                     Vanvasis watching a video presentation - 1st rendezvous with digital media for many

                                               Resident vanvasi children trying their hand

                                                       The entire group of volunteers