10. Implementation of VSAT based education in the tribal and undeveloped district of Gadchiroli where most of the land is untouched, covered with forest and hills.
11. The district is well known for naxalite activities, so access to high quality education is a dream come true in these areas.
12. Many of the interior villages and schools where project is implemented had no mobile or internet connectivity.
16. Immense improvement in the quality of the students. They have become more confident and do not hesitate to ask questions to the teacher. They also actively participate in the open questions/ quiz conducted from the studio during the VSAT sessions. It has also created a good spirit of competition among the students of the 36 schools and 12 ITIs.
17. Health, adult literacy, child and woman development, agriculture, animal husbandry, safety awareness, gram panchayat and irrigation related programs are conducted by the respective department heads and experts. Programs are conducted at scheduled timings from the studio and village administrators mobilise the public to attend the sessions in the nearby VSAT classrooms.
18. We have conducted about five sessions on cleanliness and hygiene to educate the masses on the benefits of the same.
19. Four sessions on AIDS awareness was conducted through VSAT platform which is truly beneficial for creating awareness amongst the villagers.
20. Dignitaries and Ministers are interacting with the masses through the VSAT platform when they visit Gadchiroli.
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22. Availability of Skilled Manpower: Getting qualified computer teachers were a big challenge. The best available candidates were selected and underwent a special training program.
23. Internet connectivity: The computer labs we supplied with N-computing sharing terminals required online registration. Since mobile connectivity, internet connectivity was not available in many schools, we were forced to move the equipment to the location where connectivity was available to do the online registration.
24. Training rural teachers: The teachers from the rural schools were not exposed to computers and technology. They only followed the traditional medium ofchalk and blackboard. Training the teachers to take live classes from the studio in front of the camera without students was a big challenge. Several training programs were conducted in the various aspects of studio based teaching.
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26. The platform, technology, deliverable are proven and VSAT class rooms are deployed in more than 800 locations across the country by Everonn.
32. Facility to deliver multiple services through the single platform across the location.
33. Availability of broadband can ensure greater speed and improved quality in the content delivery.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />