SOS Children’s Village Rishikesh inaugurates Digital Learning Centre to promote computer skills for underprivileged children
SOS Children’s Village Rishikesh launched a new digital learning centre aimed at promoting digital education and strengthening computer literacy among vulnerable and underprivileged children in the region.
SOS Children’s Villages India
Established in 1964, SOS Children’s Villages India provides children without parental care or at the risk of losing it a value chain of quality care services that goes beyond childcare alone, ensuring comprehensive child development. Our customised care interventions, such as Family Like Care, Family Strengthening, Kinship Care, Short Stay Homes, Foster Care, Youth Skilling, Emergency Childcare, and Special Needs Childcare are aimed at transforming lives and enabling children under our care into self-reliant and contributing members of society. The organisation empowers vulnerable families in communities to become financially independent, enabling them to create safe and nurturing spaces for children under their care. Today, over 6,500 children live in more than 440 family homes inside 32 SOS Children’s Villages India, in 22 States/UTs, from Srinagar to Cochin and Bhuj to Shillong. They are lovingly cared for and nurtured by SOS Mothers and Aunts. As India’s most extensive self-implementing childcare NGO, SOS Children’s Villages India has empowered over 65,000 children annually, positively impacting over 83000 lives.
Sumanta Kar, CEO, SOS Children’s Villages India said, The launch of the Digital Learning Centre is a transformational step towards digital inclusion and educational equality. When we equip children from underprivileged families with the necessary computer skills, we not only empower their learning process but also give them the confidence to dream big and achieve them. This initiative reflects our commitment to prepare competent, self-reliant and future-ready young citizens. This is a proud moment for us as we are playing a meaningful role in building a digitally empowered and literate India.”
Present at the inauguration ceremony of the Digital Learning Centre were Mrs. Anjana Gupta, Deputy Chief Probation Officer, Women Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand, Mrs. Preeti Upadhyaya, Programme Officer, Women Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand and Madhavi Sharma, Administrator Child Helpline, Government of Uttarakhand.
The centre, which is part of SOS Children’s Villages India’s flagship Family Strengthening Programme, will teach children basic digital skills such as computer operation, typing, file and folder management. It aims to bridge the digital divide in society, which has today become a major barrier to equal education and employment opportunities. The unit in Rishikesh is working in line with the Government of India’s Digital India initiative, which aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge-based economy where digital infrastructure is available to every citizen as a basic service.
The Digital Learning Centre will improve children’s learning outcomes and open new avenues for their future educational and career opportunities, especially for those who previously had little or no access to digital tools.
