India
The World Links India Program was initiated in January 2002, with the training of thirty master trainers from Delhi and Karnataka. As part of Stage I of the World Links India Program, World Links targeted 32 rural and underserved government schools in Delhi and Karnataka, partnering with the Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Vidyalaya school systems in Delhi and the Government of Karnataka schools in Karnataka.
In its first year of program implementation, World Links trained 200 teachers in Phase I of the World Links teacher professional development program (Introduction to the Internet for Teaching and Learning). In 2003, World Links expanded its India program to reach a total of 80 rural and underserved government schools in Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
In addition to expanding into new schools, World Links will be deepening its presence in existing program schools through the introduction of Phase III of its teacher professional development program (Curriculum and Technology Integration). World Links is also introducing its school-based telecenter concept in five schools in Mumbai. In Delhi, World Links works with 23 Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools (KVS) and 4 Navodaya Vidyalaya Schools (NVS).
In Karnataka, World Links is operating in 21 government and government-aided schools: 6 in Bangalore Urban, 8 in Gulbarga, and 7 in Bangalore Rural. In Andhra Pradesh, the program is spread over Hyderabad rural, Rangareddy and Kuppam districts. The World Links AP Program is partnering with the International Literacy Institute and is jointly known as the Bridges to the Future Initiative (BFI). In AP, the World Links Program is operating in 18 schools. In Mumbai, World Links will be launching five school-based tele-centers, with the intent of increasing community access to technology while promoting sustainability of the computer labs. The five school-based tele-centers will be operated by school staff, with oversight and business planning guidance by World Links and Accenture.
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