ABOUT THE PROJECT

I established Breaking Barriers - One Line of Code at a Time in 2017.

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The idea of launching this initiative came to me when, for my IB MYP "Creativity-Action-Service" project, I was assisting ILP (India Literacy Project) in the mobile library initiative at one of the government schools of Hyderabad. During my visits, I noticed that the computer lab at the school remained inaccessible to the children. From the school Principal, I learned that the lab was established by a corporate, but the school did not have qualified staff to teach the children. That day, I decided to take the lead to introduce the children to basic computer science skills. Subsequently, I approached the founder of Hyderabad's ILP Chapter and sought his approval for using the 'Code.org' resources to teach basic coding skills.

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With the assistance of the India Literacy Project, this project has been focusing on bringing code literacy to the  disadvantaged children through teaching sessions and teacher training workshops.