Abstract
Despite the efforts made by India with its programmes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Education for all), education is still not accessible for many. COVID-19 has further worsened the situation, as nearly 375 million children in India are likely to face disruptions in education because of the school closures. The situation for girls seems even murkier. It is estimated that nearly 13 million girls will be pushed into child marriage, as they will drop out of the school. This paper makes an attempt to contextualize e-learning and digital storytelling to foster development supported via ICTs. The paper discusses a case of not-for-profit fund “Going to School” in India that employs ICT tools and design thinking to create visual stories to teach entrepreneurship to children. The paper argues that innovative pedagogy, multichannel ICTs and partnerships with different government and corporate organizations hold a strong potential to make education accessible to the wider audience.
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Ramdey, K., Bokhari, H. (2022). Digital Storytelling and ICTs for Education to Foster Sustainable Development. In: Tuba, M., Akashe, S., Joshi, A. (eds) ICT Systems and Sustainability. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 321. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5987-4_46
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