1. Adult Literacy

2. Why Adult Literacy?
According to UNESCO: 37% of world’s adult non-literates.
Census 2011: literacy rate is 74.04% (male: 82.14% and female: 65.46%)
No Government Program for Adult Non-Literates in urban areas
Relating to the 3rd bullet point- inform participants that the Govts, Sakshar Bharat Scheme is for adult non-literates in select rural areas where female adult literacy is below 50%

3. What is the Adult Literacy program?
Impart functional literacy to non-literate adults (15+ age) in urban and rural areas.
Impart skill development training to literate adults.

4. RID 3020, Adult Literacy Centre in Kakinada

5. who is a Literate adult? A literate adult is one who can:
Read aloud at a speed of 30 words per minute
Read and understand road signs, posters and news papers
Understand and copy 7 words per minute
Take dictation at the speed of 7 words per minute
Read and write numbers from 1 to 100
Perform simple arithmetic calculations
Source: National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA), Government of India

6. What are the TWO approaches?
DIKSHA
involving Student-volunteers as teachers
SWABHIMAAN – Dignity Through Education
involving group classes in Adult Literacy Centres either by Clubs or by NGOs identified by Clubs and/or RILMO)

7. How can a club implement diksha?
Appoint a Program-Coordinator (P.C.)
Identify a School
Obtain consent for participation by signing of School Commitment form (Form No. DK 1.1)
School Coordinator appointed, who submits names of interested student volunteers to Program Coordinator

8. CONTINUED..
Program Coordinator orients School Coordinator and Student Volunteer
Student teaches adult learner days, minimum 45 minutes per day with RILM primer- DISHA.
Student Volunteer identifies adult learner and registers online through the Volunteer Registration form (as in format Form No. DK 3.1) 

9. CONTINUED..
Program Coordinator and School Coordinator coordinate NIOS Examination for learners in March or August.
Program Coordinator ensures certification of learners, Student Volunteer, School Coordinator and school principal.
Program Coordinator submits Program Coordinator Project Completion Report (DK 6.1) online. 

10. A Student Volunteer with her Adult Learner

11. How TO MONITOR DIKSHA?
Program Coordinator coordinates monthly with School Coordinator to ensure the project is on track
At the end of 3 months, Program Coordinator to conduct a Focussed Group Discussion with Student Volunteers to get feedback about the project
In the FGD, the P.C. will ensure that all the S.V. should upload their scrapbooks on the RILM website.

12. HOW CAN A CLUB IMPLEMENT SWABHIMAAN WITHOUT RILM GRANT?
Identify non-literate adults in an area having low literacy, (survey format SC 1.1.)
Prepare a budget for the project
Appoint a teacher and set up an Adult Literacy Centre
Upload data of identified learners online (format SC 2.1)

13. CONTINUED.. Ensure learners appear in NIOS Examination in March/August
5. Classes for hours/day per batch for 4 months
Ensure learners appear in NIOS Examination in March/August
Ensure Certification of successful learners, other beneficiaries and teacher.
Upload project details (Project Reports) along with good quality pictures on RILM website

14. RID 3050, Adult Literacy Centre at Kalol

15. How can A CLUB monitor a SWABHIMAAN PROJECT?
Use Centre Monitoring Form SC 3.1 ( available at Report and Evaluations tab) during regular monitoring visits.
Conduct a FGD with teacher and learners to get feedback about the project and assess the progress of the learner.
These visits will help to ensure proper implementation of the project, regularity of classes and address issues, if any.

16. How can a club do a grant-linked project?
RILM Grant is available to Clubs only when funds are available for E-learning from Corporates
“Project Offer” notification flashes on TEACH App and website
Confirm commitment to Project Offer online
Fill grant application online ( website Member Zone Grant tab) by identifying non-literate adults and obtaining other relevant information

17. CONTINUED..
Receive in-principle approval to grant application from RILMO to start implementing
District and/ or Club signs MoU with RILM
Donate the contribution to RILM, if any, after the Grant is approved.
Follow through action points 3 to 9 mentioned in section “How Can a Club implement Swabhimaan without RILM Grant?”

18. HOW ARE EXAMS CONDUCTED?
60 days before NIOS Exam, Club registers adult learners on RILM website
RILM sends collated national data of registered learners to NIOS
NIOS sends question papers &answer booklets
4. Club supervises exam and evaluates answer sheets

19. CONTINUED..
Club uploads evaluation data on website sends hard copy answer booklets to RILMO
RILM collates national data received from Clubs and submits to RILM
NIOS reviews examination data and sends certificates of successful learners to RILM
RILM sends the certificates to the respective Clubs

20. Adult Learners writing Exams

21. HOW is SWABHIMAAN IMPLEMENTED BY NGOs?
Proposals invited NGOs
Desk Appraisal of Proposals to shortlist NGOs
A field appraisal of first list of NGOs
NCM approval of NGO required before signing of MoU
5. NGO starts Swabhimaan Centres as per MoU

22. What are the Recognitions: Club & district?
Level
Criteria
Star Club
50 adults
Star District
1000 adults
Super Star Club
100 adults
Super Star District
2000 adults
Mega Star Club
150 adults
Mega Star District
5000 adults
Supreme Star Club
300 adults
Supreme Star District
10,000 adults

23. What RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE?
Primer developed by RILM in all regional languages- by ordering toolkits online from RILM
Primer developed by the State Resource Centre in all regional languages- by approaching SRC directly with letter of understanding between NLMA and RILM
Freeware developed by TCS called Computer Based Functional Literacy (CBFL) in all regional languages- by acquiring directly or routing request through RILM
Forms on website for helping in implementation