Ekdanga Skill CenterLate Shri Harihar Prasad Memorial CSC
A community skill center where young people from Ekdanga and nearby villages learn sewing and basic computing — six months at a time, one batch at a time.
The center carries the name of the late Shri Harihar Prasad and operates as a Community Service Center under the Datamation Foundation Charitable Trust, offering short, practical courses to residents of Ekdanga and the surrounding gram panchayats.
In memory of Shri Harihar Prasad, whose name the center carries.
Most learners arrive by word of mouth or a pamphlet left at a shop counter. They stay for six months, come out with a certificate and a trade, and — the center hopes — a way to earn that didn't exist for them before.
Village Ekdanga, Gram Panchayat Siswa
Post & Block Bhatni, District Deoria, Uttar Pradesh – 274701
Opposite Ekdanga underpass
The center runs two tracks side by side: a computer lab for digital literacy, and a stitching room for tailoring and garment work. Batches are kept small and timed around the day — morning, afternoon, and evening slots — so learners can fit classes around farm work, school, or housework.
This center operates as a Community Service Center under the Trust, which implements skill-training and community programs across Uttar Pradesh.
Both run on the same six-month cycle, with several batch timings a day so classes can fit around learners' other commitments.
Covers everyday computer use, typing, and common office software, using the center's own laptops and a printer and scanner for hands-on practice.
Hands-on training on sewing machines with an attached stitching room, covering garment construction from measuring and cutting through finishing.
Snapshot as of September 2026 — every one of these learners is still enrolled and attending.
Modest, well-used, and kept running: two labs, backup power, and enough furniture that a full batch can sit and work at once.
Laptops, a shared printer and scanner, a whiteboard, and reference material including CCC and Rapidex course books.
Sewing machines with stands, an iron press, cutting tables, and the full kit of tailoring tools — scales, chalk, needles, and thread.
A solar inverter and stabilizer keep the labs running through outages, with a Jio Wi-Fi connection for the computer classes.
Plastic chairs, laptop and stitching tables, and a large iron cupboard for materials and records.
A first-aid box and a multipurpose fire extinguisher are kept on site.
Admission and visitor registers, attendance logs, and roughly 4,000 pamphlets used to reach new learners in nearby villages.
A few recent photos from the sewing and computer batches in session.
A multi-grade, peer-based learning model for children in Classes 6, 7, and 8, at a school we've identified in the Badarpur area — designed to bridge learning gaps through experiential, teacher-facilitated instruction.
Three batches of 20 children each, from Classes 6, 7, and 8
A multi-level, multi-grade, peer-based learning model
Facilitated by trained and qualified teachers
CBSE textbooks used as a reference point
Learning delivered experientially and through peer-based instruction
Storybooks and open-format supplementary content included
Six days a week, Monday through Saturday, three hours per session.
Student attendance is closely monitored, with our Community Animators working to maintain strong, consistent participation.
Target: 85% attendance
Enquiries about joining a batch, or about the center's work more generally, are best made in person at the center, or through the Datamation Foundation Charitable Trust, which implements the program.
New batches open through the year as seats free up in the current six-month cycle.