Cityzens Giving For Recovery - Mumbai

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on children's education worldwide, leading to a learning loss for over 1.5 billion students. One of the main impacts has been the shift to remote learning, but many children from low-income families and marginalized communities have limited access to technology and the internet, making it difficult for them to participate in online classes. To bridge this gap, the OSCAR Foundation distributed 80 tablets to children, promoting digital literacy and helping children become future-ready. Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL) software was used to monitor usage and improve learning levels.

Mohan (12) is an OSCAR beneficiary from Umlanayak Tanda in Karnataka’s Yadgir district. He joined OSCAR’s football and life skills programme in 2020 and has participated regularly since. He recently joined our e-learning tablet project which aimed to bridge the learning gap caused due to the pandemic. Mohan studies in the 5th grade, his mother is a farmer and his father works as a daily wager.

Mohan has a keen interest in English/Math and is physically active. He believes in finding a good balance between his studies and sport. Mohan’s coaches mentioned that he is a quick learner and developed his passing, dribbling and tackling skills with time. Mohan also attended life skills sessions on communication and interpersonal skills because of which he developed confidence and socialised with his peers.

Belonging to a small village, the pandemic had a profound impact on his education. Due to issues with access to the internet and smartphones, Mohan missed out on his education during a crucial stage in his academic journey. When we enrolled Mohan for the e-learning tablet project, his parents were very happy as they wanted their son to learn and catch up on his education. Mohan is very dedicated and uses the application for 4 hours in a week as per his learning schedule. He studies English and Mathematics which are key subjects in his school. Through his time using our tablet, he has made mistakes and learnt, developed a strong foundation of the subjects and has also increased his learning level much to the delight of our coaches and his parents. Mohan hopes to continue developing his learning levels and looks forward to playing football with OSCAR.