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Mobile, projectors to educate kids on
health, hygiene in Gujarat
Tuesday May 15, 2012 05:21:46 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Armed with mobile phones and projectors,
teachers in 150 anganwadis in Gujarat are all set to impart health
and hygiene education to hundreds of kids while improving their
teaching skills, activists said Tuesday.
NGO Sesame Workshop India and Metlife Foundation have come
together for the initiative, and for the first time, would be
using technology in the pilot project with an eye on spreading it
across the country.
"The programme will enable 150 government-run pre-school centres
or anganwadis in Surendranagar, Gujarat to improve teacher quality
and enhance the classroom experience," Sashwati Banerjee of Sesame
told IANS.
"Supervisors will be enabled with mobile phones and projectors,
which will be utilized to project multimedia content to children
in the classroom… each of them will go through a refresher course
every three months," she added.
While all the 150 teachers would be getting a phone, the
projectors have been limited to one per five anganwadis and would
come loaded with interactive audio and video content.
A "Galli Galli Sim Sim Kit" named after a popular kids show,
focusing on health, hygiene and nutrition will also be
distributed.
"During early childhood, children form habits and tastes that last
a lifetime providing a window of opportunity to promote positive
behaviours that could last well into adulthood, such as eating
healthy foods,washing hands with soap, and choosing healthy
snacks," said Banerjee.
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