More on HiWEL-4: "Can Kids Teach Themselves? : Talks Dr Sugata Mitra:

Grateful thanks to Dr Sugata Mitra and www.ted.com.

More on HiWEL-3: "Global ICT Excellence Award for HiWEL"

Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd. (HiWEL), a joint venture between NIIT Ltd. and the International Finance Corporation, has been conferred the coveted 'Digital Opportunity Award' for its path breaking work in spreading computer literacy and improving the quality of education at the grass root levels, by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA).

For more details:
http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/News16.html

Grateful thanks to www.hole-in-the-wall.com.


For contacting HiWEL:

Ms. Rashi Gupta (mobile: +91 93137 72701)
OR
Mr. Suhotra Banerjee (mobile: +91 98114 12396)

Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd.
8 Balaji Estate, Minerva Bldg.
Guru Ravi Dass Marg, Kalkaji
New Delhi - 110019.
INDIA
Tel: +91 (11) 4056 3000
IVRS Helpline: +91 (11) 4167 5197
Fax: +91 (11) 4056 3042
E-mail: reachus@hiwel.in

More on HiWEL-2: Hole-in-the-Wall Education

I came across this article while browsing about HiWEL in Businessweek Online Briefing dated March 2, 2000 and found it very interesting. Hence I am sharing with you.

http://www.greenstar.org/butterflies/Hole-in-the-Wall.htm

Grateful thanks to Businessweek Online.

HiWEL-1: Hole-in-the-Wall Education: LIGHTING THE SPARK OF LEARNING

About HiWEL

LIGHTING THE SPARK OF LEARNING

Hole-in-the-Wall Education Ltd. (HiWEL) is a joint venture between NIIT Ltd. and the International Finance Corporation (a part of The World Bank Group). Established in 2001, HiWEL was set up to research and propagate the idea of Hole-in-the-Wall, a path-breaking learning methodology created by Dr. Sugata Mitra, Chief Scientist of NIIT.

Formally called Minimally Invasive Education, this innovative methodology was first tested in a slum in Kalkaji, New Delhi, in 1999. The experiment was replicated in two other rural sites in the same year. The first adopter of the idea was the Government of NCT of Delhi. In 2000, the Government of Delhi set up 30 Learning Stations in a resettlement colony. This project is ongoing and continues to create a tremendous impact among generations of young learners.

With the formation of HiWEL in 2001, a national research program was started, in which Learning Stations were set up in 23 locations across rural India. In 2004, the Hole-in-the-Wall reached Cambodia through the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

HiWEL is now poised to scale up the idea of Hole-in-the-Wall to make a significant contribution to improving elementary education and life skills of children across the world, especially those in disadvantaged communities in rural areas and urban slums.

From http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/abouthiwel.html

For more details: www.hole-in-the-wall.com

Grateful thanks to http://www.internetrevolution.com/ and http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/.