IMPACT BY DESIGN
Kshitiz AnandManaging Trustee Happy Horizons Trust
@kshitiz
39% of Indian children under the age of 5 show stunted growth
1.83 million children under 5 years of age, die each year in India.
India faces shortage of nearly 1.4 million trained teachers
50% Class 5 students can't read Class 2 books
Dropout rate at primary level is 4.3%At high school level is around 42%
Around 69% of marriages are
child marriage in Bihar!
Am I doing impactful work with my knowledge & skills?
Designlong lasting high impact value solutions
Education for development
You cannot build a skyscraper on aweak foundation
The biggest problem of our education system today is the quality of education
Circles of Holistic Learning for Children
CHILD
PEERS
PARENTS
TEACHERS
SOCIETY
Programs at HHT are structured to intervene within the existing education system, over the years of school education with the different stakeholders.
Creating a Systemic impactof design
Deconstructing the system
Strong Foundation
Skill Building
Leadershipand careers
Short term and long term engagement
Design Thinking
Skills & Critical reasoning
Engage with community
Technology as enabler
Creating local leadersTo help in building the social capital within the community
Storytelling to engage childrenNothing excites a child and societies, more than stories
The society cannot progress without this
Women empowerment
Encourage students to speak up and ask question
Develop critical reasoning
Design & CreativityFocusing on skills enhancements
Crafts to enhance motor skillsHave fun while you learn!
New mediums for learningWhen you see movies as a part of school education!
Technology when neededDigital Literacy, Career Guidance Services
System design thinkingInvolving stakeholders for a systemic change
IterateImproveImpact
Emphasis on easy to do, engaging activities every week
Design forBehavior change
Iterate and scale
OutreachCurrently to around 25000 students with various programs
Mission Outreach to 500,000 students.
Challenges in High Scale Impact
Creating a self sustainablemodel of functioning
How may we use Design, Business and Technology to create large scale impact?
Stories of Systemic Impact
Impact by designis all about making it happen
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@kshitiz
Thank You.