IncludeOrph
IncludeOrph is an ongoing program conducted in Sri Lanka to enhance IT education in children in Orphanages.
We provide resources and mentorship through a series of sessions conducted in a period of six months. This project was initially recognized and funded by Anita Borg Institue through Pass-it-on award.
The aim of this project is to guide orphan girls in the path towards equalizing women and men in technical industry and to inspire, motivate and move more of them living in diversified environments to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
We completed our first project at Thummodara Methodist Girls’ Home from June 2017 - November 2017.
Our First Project
Thummodara Methodist Girls’ Home, a girls’ orphanage situated in a rural area is one such ‘home’, managed by the Methodist Church in Sri Lanka. It has been a home for orphan girls for over 85 years! This girls’ orphanage provide rural orphan girls with the basic needs and the protection until they reach the age of 18.
They are being sent to school for education but it is clear that like any other fund driven non-profit organization, additional tuition costs for additional learning cannot be provided since that money could contribute to basic needs of another orphan girl child. Therefore these girls in the orphanage,
tend to lack basic computation knowledge due to lack of resources and mentorship.
Resources We Use
The materials we use for teaching these kids, are publicly avalaible in the internet. We used a lot of youtube videos to explain about computers, uses of a computer and history of the computer. Most of the videos had to be re explained in Sinhalese, as majority of the kids were not fluent enough in English to follow the content.
We started the program before we received funding to buy computers. So, as planned we followed the CS Unplugged program. The material and exercises in CS Unplugged program is useful for children who are new to computers and especially theories such as algorithms.
Helping aids to those who need it!
Guidance towards a better path.
Secure future to abandoned young girls!
They will not be left alone. We will help them get on their feets.
Improve skills and knowledge!
Empower the young girls with technology and day to day knowledge.
Expandable ideas!
Giving them knowledge to stand with the innovative community!
