In the implementation of the Anand Paul Education Support Program for children we were approached by the mothers of the children, requesting a literacy programmes for themselves.

We were delighted to see that our program had led to this demand. We introduced the Adult Literacy and Skill Training for Livelihood Generation initiative and opened two centres for imparting literacy and life skills training to the mothers.

We believe that this multi-generational approach to education is exceptional and embeds education as a value for the entire family and community. The likelihood of a child´s attention being diverted by her or his immediate family environment and pressure to other tasks reduces sharply.

As the initiative is socially inclusive and empowers women, it is triggering real change in the community's approach. We have been able to make 50 women the harbinger of this through our Adult Literacy Program, which delights as well as makes us more confident of our work.