Katamari is 70 km from Kolkata.
Rural India has a serious skill-deficit. A deeper problem is perhaps the lack of motivation for up-skilling in the rural population. This leadership project in collaboration with Cheenta Academy is attempting to address this problem for motivation.
Reports
Weekly reports on activities and reflections.
28th August 2025
In the first week of the project, four participating teachers visited the Kolkata center. They travelled for 5 hours to reach Kalighat from the remote Katamari village near Sundarbans.
LEARN MORE11th September 2025
In the second week the trainee teachers started computer literacy course. They learned how to create lesson plans. Finally they began ideating on small business concepts with our team.
LEARN MORE18th September 2025
It is third week of our activity. One of the trainee-teachers seems really interested. She has attended all three of the sessions.
LEARN MORE25th September 2025
On the 4th day of Sundarban Faculty Training, teachers explored tourism ideas, created GK content, learnt Google Sheets, and practised Bengali "যুক্তাক্ষর" with maths. The project links classroom learning with local skills and community growth.
LEARN MORE8th October 2025
In Week 5, Sundarban teachers learnt to check answer sheets and plan nursery lessons in English, Bengali, and Math. They practised alphabets, numbers 1–20, spellings, and simple sums for young learners.
LEARN MORE23rd October 2025
In the sixth week, the teachers learnt about ChatGPT and how to use it in daily life and classrooms. They discovered how it can help in making lesson plans, creating questions, and training students.
LEARN MORE