eVidyaloka

eVidyaloka
HQ Location in Bangalore Urban
Motto To create a knowledgeable & empowered rural India through quality education
Formation January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)
Founders
  • Satish Viswanathan
  • Venkataraman Sriraman
[1]
Founded at Bangalore
Type NGO
AAATE4036C (PAN)
Registration no. DIT(E)BLR/12A/E-153/AAATE4036C/ITO(E)-1/Vol 2012-13[2]
Legal status Trust
Headquarters Bangalore
Coordinates 12°54′54.446″N 77°37′34.9″E / 12.91512389°N 77.626361°E / 12.91512389; 77.626361Coordinates: 12°54′54.446″N 77°37′34.9″E / 12.91512389°N 77.626361°E / 12.91512389; 77.626361
Region
India
Methods Computer Based Training
Key people
  • Vishy Thiagarjan (Trustee)
  • Ravichandran V (Trustee)
  • V Ramkumar (Trustee)
  • Rizwan Tayabali (Advisor)
  • Vyjayanthi Sankar (Advisor)
Revenue (2017)
₹15,363,840 (US$210,000)[3]
Expenses (2017) ₹10,238,475 (US$140,000) [3]
Staff (2017)
16
Volunteers (2017)
3600
Website www.evidyaloka.org

eVidyaloka is a Bangalore-based NGO that focuses on imparting education to the rural students in India by crowdsourcing volunteer teachers and providing IT infrastructure to link the students in remote classrooms.[4][5]

About

eVidyaloka as of Jan 2018 is focused on teaching English, maths and science subjects up to high school grade in Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal. [3][6]. Skype, Webex and Google Hangouts are preferred means of communication between teachers and students while Workplace by Facebook is used for internal communication.[7][8].

EVidyaloka recruits volunteer teachers ranging from retired teachers and housewives to graduate students, PhD scholars and working professionals, who need to be present online during school hours .[9][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vakkalanka, Harshini (5 Dec 2017). "Bridging the gap". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "E-Vidyaloka Trust Income Tax Registration and Exemption" (PDF). Income Tax Department, India. 30 Oct 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). www.evidyaloka.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Shilpa Gerald, Olympia (9 Jul 2012). "Village children take the Skype route to education". The Hindu.
  5. ↑ CHAKRAVORTY, JOYEETA (16 Oct 2017). "Classy education, why can't rural kids have it?". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. ↑ Padmanaban, Deepa (26 Feb 2015). "In rural India, an industrious struggle is improving the poor learning levels in schools". www.scroll.in.
  7. ↑ "Facebook all set to launch 'Facebook at Work' in India". India.com. 19 Jun 2016.
  8. 1 2 Chatterjee, Soumya (13 Aug 2017). "With digital classrooms, this Bengaluru NGO is battling India's severe tech crunch". The News Minute.
  9. ↑ Khan, Ashwin (22 May 2016). "A Class Apart". Indiatimes.
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