Adult Literacy

During visits to the Libraries, it was observed that the mothers of most of the children are illiterate or had dropped out of school for one or the other reason. This prompted us to conduct a survey in the nearby areas to understand whether these women would be interested in attending literacy classes. To our surprise, about 120 women expressed their interest in continuing education. This motivated BFA to initiate the program for women’s literacy, SANKALP in November 2021.

The literacy centre operates from BFA Library after school hours on alternate days and the classes are conducted by a qualified teacher. The programme caters to analphabetic women and currently 50 women have enrolled with us. In 2023, looking at the impact of literacy on the lives of analphabetic women, BFA started another centre in Sdarpur Village. Apart from Hindi and English literacy, BFA conducts sessions on financial literacy, health and hygiene and other topical subjects.