Mitigating Covid -19 Educational Crisis
So far, data suggests that children under the age of 18 years represent about 8.5% of reported cases, with relatively few deaths compared to other age groups and usually mild disease. However, cases of critical illness have been reported. As with adults, pre-existing medical conditions have been suggested as a risk factor for severe disease and intensive care admission in children. Further studies are underway to assess the risk of infection in children and to better understand transmission in this age group.
Impact of COVID19 on Education in India
- 5 million schools closed since March 2020
- 290 million children affected
- 30% of learners unable to access any form of remote learning
- Percentage of students not enrolled in schools increase from 8% in 2018 to 5.3 percent in 2020.
- Dropout rates double as students from disadvantaged communities face danger of falling victim to child labour
- 27% increase in instances of child marriages in India as schools closed during the pandemic lockdown
Our Solution
- Launched hybrid models integrating remote learning through online platforms
- Mobilized local teachers to pool students and pool devices to provide continued access to learning.
- Post the COVID disruption Ignis has been supporting all subjects including STEM.
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- Ignis Careers has been promoting Life Skills and English education for students from deprived communities studying in low-income private schools or government schools.
- Since the pandemic and the subsequent school closures, Ignis has pivoted to becoming an education services provider focusing on ensuring continued access to learning for students from resource constrained communities.
- Ignis has been working with
- Low-cost private schools catering to nearly 130 million learners
Adopted a business-to-business low-cost model to provide capacity building programs to ensure skills based learning
- Government run schools
With government schools, we raised grants or collaborated with non-profits to provide learning support.
- Low-cost private schools catering to nearly 130 million learners
- With government schools, we raised grants or collaborated with non-profits to provide learning support.
Ignis Support to Mitigate the COVID19 Crisis
Volunteering
Ignis executives have worked pro bono as helpline volunteers helping the COVID19 afflicted source hospital beds, oxygen, medicine, plasma and other miscellaneous medical aid. Since April 2021, the team has supported over 500 patients at various stages of their treatment.
Food supply
Ignis has worked to donate and collect provisions to ensure the supply of essential rations to over 1600 families of daily wage earners who lost their sources of income as a result of the lockdowns.