1. Literacy Street Feeding Minds & Bodies in Jaipur Ladan Arissian Nicole Berezin Caitlin Legere Claudia Lopez Keith Smith OLIT 537 Culture and Global eLearning September 2011

2. M-Learning Literacy Initiative for Incarcerated Street Children in Jaipur Overview  Problem:  Low literacy rate in much of India  Children malnourished, incarcerated, uneducated  Juvenile Justice Act not sufficient  Caste system presents barrier  Plan:  Partner with meal provider  Mobile technology to bridge gaps, increase literacy  Expand (Phase II) http://www.i-indiaonline.com/sc_crisis_stats.htm

3. Incarcerated Youth Hundreds of thousands of children are homeless for different reasons Search for food trumps education Many are incarcerated “Observation homes” are usually overcrowded, with short food supplies Perpetuates low literacy

4. Breaking the Pattern of Poverty Feed Their Bodies Phase I: Partner with existing programs in Jaipur, Rajasthan Akshaya Patra, hot lunch program Health and hygiene training Community mentoring teams

5. Bringing the World of Information to Disadvantaged Indian Youth Feed Their Minds eLearning/Mobile-Learning programs Practical, age-appropriate curricula Present on a mobile platform. Local literacy mentoring Apply diet, health and hygiene themes

6. Phase II: Gaining Influence and Cultural Capital with Bollywood Enlist media industry Motivation to learn Authentic message Utilize existing resources of Bollywood Jobs Training Paid internship

7. Literacy Street Feeding Minds & Bodies in Jaipur Questions? ?