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In the quiet village of Gharani, where fields stretch wide and the pace of life is slow, Kalpna grew up far removed from the digital world. Her days followed the…

While we celebrate India’s rapid socio-economic growth, it is pertinent that stories of millions of women are given their due credit for the country’s overall upliftment. Women across India are…

While India has taken remarkable strides in the past decade to improve digital access across remote regions, there continues to be a stark digital divide that has limited harnessing of…

By transforming a vehicle into a fully equipped mobile learning lab, the Foundation partners with women empowerment NGOs and rural education NGOs to deliver courses in basic computing, Microsoft Office…

Mahatma Gandhi famously said, “the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. As our lives today have become focused on ourselves, his statement…

Last winter, a handful of NIIT Foundation students in a village outside Jaipur discovered that their community clinic closed at dusk because it lacked reliable light. Six weeks later they…

The necessities for human prosperity in the 21st Century are continuously evolving. It has however, become apparent to educators that the world is moving towards digital, and education must evolve…

What if children could learn without being taught? That question led Dr. Sugata Mitra to undertake a bold experiment that challenged conventional education systems. His concept, Minimally Invasive Education (MIE),…

NIIT Foundation’s NReach Program and Minimal Invasive Learning Education is and has always been the cornerstone of progress for any society, but traditional teaching methods are evolving as the demands…

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a key part of business ethics, encouraging companies to give back to society. However, many corporations focus on one-time donations aimed at alleviating poverty—providing…