India, Sept. 21 -- At just 24, Deve Kichche has transformed education in the Manikonta and Misma villages, located in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. As a volunteer with Shiksharth NGO during the pandemic, she ensured children continued learning by distributing learning materials offline. She deepened her commitment at a single teacher school in Misma, where she now teaches 31 students, in their regional language fostering a strong learning culture. The impact is undeniable-student at tendance and learning out comes have seen a remark able 90% improvement.

Deve's role in transforming this community's education system exemplifies the part a local leader, a community member, can play in facilitating learning. What if we could enable millions of s...