Each One Teach One → Class 10 students teach their mothers literacy + digital skills, empowering rural Mising women and bridging the digital divide through community-based learning.
News: Assam geography teacher Rajesh Bordoloi received the National Teachers Award 2026 for his innovative “Each One Teach One” initiative.
About the Initiative
- Community-based education model launched at Adarsha Tribal Higher Secondary School, Kalbari, Jorhat, Assam.
- Reverse Learning Model: Class 10 students become teachers at home, teaching their mothers basic literacy and digital skills.
- Digital Literacy: Mothers learn to use smartphones, UPI payments, online banking and digital services.
- Technology-enabled learning: Smart boards are used during parent-teacher meetings to familiarise mothers with technology.
- Tribal focus: Nearly 99% of students belong to the Mising community, with many being first-generation learners.
- Scalable model: Expanded from Kalbari to neighbouring villages, showing potential for replication.
Significance
- Women’s Empowerment: Enhances literacy, financial independence and participation in household decisions.
- Bridging Digital Divide: Enables rural women to access banking, UPI, online services and digital markets.
- Intergenerational Learning: Converts students into agents of social change.
- Community Development: Connects school–students–parents–community, taking education beyond the classroom.
- Inclusive Education: Particularly benefits rural, tribal and first-generation learner families.