{"id":14565,"date":"2016-07-07T14:20:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T18:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.webmaker.org\/?p=14565"},"modified":"2019-02-26T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T19:23:20","slug":"july-community-spotlight-arkodyuti-saha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/july-community-spotlight-arkodyuti-saha\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Spotlight: Arkodyuti Saha"},"content":{"rendered":"

In India, Arkodyuti Saha is making waves with Hello Web<\/a>, a campaign to spread web literacy across the country. Using Mozilla\u2019s free and open online learning tools, curricular resources, and the Mozilla Clubs program as its backbone, the Hello Web campaign has had a large impact on many communities and learners. As a completely self-started advocate and campaigner for the open web, we\u2019re honored to feature Arkodyuti in our community spotlight this month.
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Arkodyuti Saha working with learners during the Hello Web campaign 2016. Photo provided by Arkodyuti Saha.<\/p><\/div>
\nWe asked Arkodyuti to tell us more about his work and inspiration for Hello Web. Here is what he had to say:
\nWhat\u2019s your background with the open web? With Mozilla?<\/b>
\nI\u2019ve been associated with Mozilla for over one and a half years. I\u2019m glad to be supported by my mentor, Shreyas Narayan Kutty, for backing me throughout all of my initiatives.
\nWhat is Hello Web?<\/b>
\nHello Web<\/a> is an initiative to take Mozilla\u2019s aim of making the world web literate a step closer to reality. By this, Mozillians go across India spreading the message of the necessity of being better web citizens and providing internet connectivity to institutions. Web literacy sessions to teach people about the internet and fundamentals of computers will be held in various orphanages and educational institutions across India.
\nKolkata Bloggers<\/a> is the official event partner. Mio Amore<\/a> is the food sponsor, providing free cake slices to the kids attending the event. Sourcekart<\/a> is merchandise partner.<\/p>\n

How did Hello Web get started? Where did the idea originate?<\/b>
\nHello Web was first held in December 2015 in cities of India: Kolkata<\/a> , Surat , Navi Mumbai, Jaipur<\/a> and Rewa<\/a>. We were able to reach out to more than 2000 students in December.
\nMany initiatives have been taken in the past to spread web literacy. So, we decided to do it differently this time around. We decided not only to conduct sessions, but also to do something that helps students on a long term basis. Hence, we are creating Mozilla Clubs and mentoring them so that a proper channel is created for students to learn and experience new things long-term.
\nThis time we not only focus on school children but also children from orphanages and those who are not aware of how the internet can change lives. We intend to make these children aware of how the internet can change their lives by acquainting them with the fundamentals of the web and also provide institutions with internet connectivity. \u00a0We tried to enlightened the students with these questions: \u201cWhy web literacy? Why is it important? How it can change lives?\u201d
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\nHow have you seen this campaign impact the local community?<\/b>
\nA lot of young bloggers from the Kolkata Bloggers network, from different schools and colleges in the city who volunteered for the initiative, came up with blog posts on the events, on the importance of web literacy in general and on the impact the campaign has made on them. They have set an example that other youngsters are now keen to follow, leading to a better ecosystem which encourages a conducive environment for web learning.
\nHere\u2019s a list of blog posts by various school and college bloggers who actively participated during the campaign:<\/p>\n