The Adult Literacy Programme was set up to help the Government of India improve adult literacy rates, using the Computer Based Functional Literacy (CBFL) solution. Using the CBFL model, non-literate adult learners can achieve functional literacy (reading, writing, arithmetic) within 50 hours, over a period of three months, which is about 1/6th the time demanded by conventional learning methods. The CBFL software is available in nine Indian and three foreign languages. TCS fosters strategic partnerships with local governments, jail authorities, NGOs and other companies to enhance the reach.
Target Beneficiaries
The programme has a unique focus on women and adults from marginalized communities and has been extensively used by prison authorities as a reformation process for the inmates.
Geographies
PAN India (17 States) & Burkina Faso, Western Africa
Outcomes
New skills leading to livelihood opportunities and growth in household income.
Knowledge of and access to banking and government policies.
1 million people have gained literacy skills through this programme.
Other Initiatives in Education and Holistic Development
A New Education
Worldview (ANEW)
Ignite My Future
in School (IMFIS)
Society for the
Physically Disabled (SPD)
Tata Consulting
Engineers Limited
School on Wheels
Project (SoW)
