Since 1994, The Sahaara Charitable Society has been working to empower the vulnerable and marginalised people in Mumbai. 

They have a number of initiatives to help equip their beneficiaries with the skills they need for a better life. These initiatives include homes for vulnerable boys and girls, a variety of resources for sex workers and education programs for vulnerable children.

Project Pragati, for instance, provides supplementary education and basic computer skills to the children living in their Observation Homes or Children’s Homes. These are places where children that are either deemed to have committed an offence or are orphaned live. In order to train the teachers providing supplementary education, Sahaara Charitable Society has introduced EnglishBolo™ into their training. 

Project Pragati and EnglishBolo™

These remedial schools are Marathi medium schools. However, since many children in these homes come from other parts of the country, project Pragati is trying to create a base of communication between students and teachers in English! English is seen as a skill that opens up a variety of opportunities for these children. EnglishBolo™ provides an easy-to-follow and effective method of improving someone’s spoken English. These teachers are going through this course to be better prepared to speak the language with their students. 

Our partnership with Sahaara Charitable Society began in January 2020. The teachers are using the program according to our ideal standards! The engagement in the program has been excellent across the board. 

How It Works

The EnglishBolo™ 100-day program provides a learning model that provides structured and consistent learning and practise with the convenience of flexibility for accessing lessons and teachers for each user. 

The program structure: 

1. An assessment test that will place the user into a program most suited to their level. 

2. 100 short ‘learn yourself’ lessons. One lesson every day is the intended way to use the program. Each lesson ends with a short quiz for some additional practice. 

3. After 8 lessons, a user can sign up for an online teacher class. Teacher classes are an important supplement for spoken English practice. These classes help users develop confidence.

4. Each user gets to choose the day and time of the class. A user needs a good internet connection and a pair of headphones to successfully take the class. Each user gets 10 online classes for the duration of the program. 

5. At the end of the program, each user takes a test and receives a certificate.

Learn English with EnglishBolo™ 

EnglishBolo™ is a joint initiative of EnglishHelper and Schoolnet. 

It is an AI-powered English learning app designed to help learners improve their spoken English. The 100-day program blends 100 self-learning lessons and 10 live online teacher classes. The program is currently being used by vocation trainees, college students, young job seekers, working professionals and others.

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