More photos from Piya and Remy’s Visit!

Mr. Prabhaker addresses TMS students

The full TMS team: Vidya, Danny, Ioana, Remy and Piya

Railway HS Student D.T. Navya makes an emotional speech about TMS

Here are some more photos from Piya and Remy’s visit to Hyderabad! Although time was short and rickshaw rides long, Piya and Remy managed to make the most of their time and, apart from their trip to Railway High School, they were also able to visit and meet the staff of the Byrraju Foundation and, respectively, Technology for the People, two inspiring and ambitious local nonprofit organizations that are making a tremendous contribution to ICT education in Andhra Pradesh and beyond.

The TMS team at the HQ of the Byrraju Foundation in Hyderabad

At a meeting with Mr. TLS Bhaskar and Mr. VSN Raju from the Byrraju Foundation

TMS has partnered up with the Byrraju Foundation for a weeklong digital storytelling workshop in the rural areas of the Godavari District in coastal Andhra Pradesh, and we certainly hope to expand this collaboration in the future. The workshop was impressively successful – stay tuned for pictures, videos and more details in the next post – and we all feel extremely excited about the opportunity to introduce the TMS curriculum and mode of teaching in these rural schools, which are perhaps most in need of this educational encouragement, both in terms of soft and hard skills.

As you may remember, I have written about the activity of Technology for the People in a previous post on this blog, mentioning how impressed I was with the way they are using animation and computer skills to empower young Muslim women in the conservative Charminar area of Hyderabad. Since the TMS directors also shared my feelings of admiration and awe towards the work of TFTP, we are currently looking for ways to cement this collaboration in a manner that will maximize the benefits for both our TMS students and the TFTP girls.

The young women studying animation and computer skills at the TFTP Resource Center

The Modern Story also organized a fundraising and awareness event at Kalakriti Art Gallery, to coincide with Piya and Remy’s visit. The exhibition consisted of photography and video documentaries made by the students of TMS since the inception of the program, and was extremely well received by the public. Guests included representatives from the American India Foundation, the University of Hyderabad’s School of Media and Fine Arts, Google Hyderabad, Video Volunteers, Microsoft, Monster.com, the Rotary Foundation, and many more. Thank you all for your continued support!

Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

Comments
  1. Harriet Vidyasagar

    June 21, 2010 - 3:02 am

    Absoulutely fantastic the work you do! Hyderabad is close to my heart for many reasons and I wish you all the best.

    • rmansfield

      June 22, 2010 - 8:56 pm

      Thank you so much for your kind words, Harriet, and for your encouragement! Our next semester of programs begin in August with a new batch of talented students, a pair of dynamic teaching fellows, and a pilot program with TFTP to empower women in Hyderabad. Please do stay in touch; it means a lot to our organization to hear from you!

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