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Teach digital literacy to 10 char-school kids

at Brahmaputra Education Trust

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ID: AS/2021/0304512

Saturday, 25 April

Date

09:30 am

Start Time

Pan Bazaar, Guwahati

Location

2 hours

Duration

About the opportunity

Saturday workshop for 10–12 year olds at our Pan Bazaar learning centre. 5 laptops available. Help kids — most from chars displaced by the last Brahmaputra flood — build their first webpage in Assamese.

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Live Incident Data

Start

Zoo Road, Guwahati

Destination (Incident Site)

Pan Bazaar, Guwahati

Road Closures Detected
  • • NH-15 BypassFlooded
  • • Gogamukh BridgeRestricted
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What to know about the audience

  • Most kids come straight from char (river-island) primary schools — start by asking which song they sang at school assembly.
  • They speak Assamese at home and follow Hindi classroom instructions easily, but English vocabulary is limited.
  • Keep words simple — no jargon like 'semantic markup' or 'DOM'. Use Assamese for any abstract idea.

Suggested lesson plan

  • 10 min — Ice-breaker: each kid names their favourite Bihu song and why
  • 20 min — What is a webpage? Live-edit a <h1> and <p> with their name in Assamese
  • 30 min — Kids build a one-page site 'Mor xubhas' (My intro) with 5 elements
  • 20 min — Peer showcase + save to pen-drive + group photo at the centre's veranda

What to bring

  • Your laptop with VS Code pre-installed
  • A pen-drive (≥4 GB) with starter HTML files (Assamese + English)
  • A simple printed cheat-sheet of tags — we'll email a bilingual PDF by Friday

Cultural notes

  • Most kids are first-generation literate — offer Assamese explanations whenever you use an English term.
  • Use first names warmly. 'Baidew' or 'Anjali baidew' will feel natural to them.
  • Cameras on phones are OK but ask the centre coordinator before posting any photos online.

Safety & contact

  • The centre is a first-floor walk-up off Pan Bazaar; the gate shuts at 7 PM.
  • For any incident, call Brahmaputra Trust coordinator Manashi: +91 376-XXX-00912.
  • Session is supervised — a staff teacher will be in the room throughout.

Route

Mode
City bus + walk
Distance
4.6 km
ETA
24 min
  1. 01Zoo Road (your stop)
  2. 02ASTC bus to Paltan Bazaar
  3. 035-min walk via MG Road to Pan Bazaar centre