What is Vismaya Kalike?
Vismaya Kalike aims to create joyful learning spaces where learners can craft their own learning journeys. We believe that when responsibility and agency lies with the learner the results can be transformative.
How does it work practically?
Each learning centre is situated within the community and is stocked with plenty of games, books and learning material. The children come to the centre in the evening and choose what they want to work on. The centres are supported by facilitators and children reach out to them when they need support.
What is the progress so far?
We started our journey with one space in 2017 and today we are currently running six spaces and cater to almost 200 children. We are also currently running facilitator workshops for other organisations and have so far worked with at least 50 facilitators across South India.
Where are the learning centers?
How can I help?
At Vismaya Kalike we're always looking for collaborations and we believe that everyone has something to offer our initiative. Our spaces are open and inclusive. Anyone is welcome to volunteer at our spaces and spend time with the children playing and learning along with them. We're also constantly looking for ways to improve and are particularly looking for assistance in documenting our work better and scaling our initiative without taking agency away from children.