1. The document proposes creating community knowledge hubs that deliver innovative learning modules through information and communication technologies to address the educational needs of people of all ages in villages. 2. The hubs would make learning fun and interactive by streaming science experiments and customized learning modules based on personal interests. 3. The main target is school-going children, but the hubs would also benefit farmers through agricultural consultancy, youth through skills development, and more.

1. Be the change you want to see… Team Magnets

2. Our Idea Imagine a kid in the village teaching his mother about the importance of hygiene or his dad about the environmentally safe farming practices! Science experiments video streamed across the internet to the enthusiastic village kids! The dream is not faraway, with community knowledge hubs delivering innovative learning modules through Information Communication tools. The hubs address the knowledge needs of not the children alone, but all age groups in the village hence making learning fun and life meaningful. The main target population will be the school going children; but the benefits don’t stop there. Agricultural consultancy for the farmers, capacity building for the youth and much more. Learning will be more interactive and of higher quality; more meaningful and the modules will be customized towards identified personal interests. Isn’t learning fun!

3. 1. The Indian education system needs decentralization of the system, i.e. more authority and accessibility given to the local bodies in the form of funds, infrastructure building, recruitment of teachers etc. Setting up community centers at the district/mandal level, mobilizing people, fetching new talents, encouraging them by all means will help aid this. - Elango, Social Change Maker and Village Panchayat Leader, Kuthambakkam Village, Tamil Nadu, India. 2. We want to learn spoken English, public speaking, problem-solving skills, computers apart for academics. Afreen, Student, Class IX, Vivekanand Public School Perspectives that guide us

4. 3. Fun is something which is not compulsive. It may differ for different people. Once this fun is created for learning we would surely be hungry for more knowledge. - Sushma Pandey, Enforcement Manager, RamKrishna Mission, Skill development of the Under-privileged, was a major in Indian Army More thoughts from our interviewees

5. We would like to interview Mr. KapilSibal, Minister of Human Resource Development and Minister of Communications and Information Technology, India. His opinion would matter a lot to us as he handles two such ministries that complement each other to make our dream a success!