WHO WE ARE
Pratham is the largest non governmental organization working to provide quality education to the underprivileged children of India. Pratham was established in 1994 to provide education to the children in the slums of Mumbai city. Since then, the organization has grown both in scope and geographical coverage.
Today we reach out to millions of children living both in rural and urban areas through a range of interventions. The Pratham team comprises of educationists, development professionals, media persons, corporates, workers, activists, PhDs, MBAs, CAs, civil servants, bankers, corporate professionals, consultants, who all bring their experiences and perspectives to the organization and are unified by the common vision of improving the future of our children.
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ASER 2009 Released
The Annual Status of Education Report,is the largest annual survey of rural children done by the citizen of India every year since 2005.
In 2009,ASER was conduced in 575 districts,over 16000 villages and 300,000 households. Almost 7000 children were surveyed. To review the findings download
National Findings,ASER Full Report
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Honorable Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal Realeases ASER 2009The ASER report for 2009 was released on Jan 15 in New Delhi. This year ASER completes five years. Speaking through video conference, Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal, commended Pratham for rendering yeoman service to the nation by bringing out the ASER report. Such work, he said, provided the government with crit.....
read more...Pratham wins the Henry R Kravis Prize in Leadership 2010 The Henry R Kravis Prize in Leadership by Claremont McKenna College, California has declared Pratham as its 2010 award recipient. The award will be formally given in a ceremony in March 2010. The Henry R Kravis prize recognizes and celebrates extraordinary accomplishment and bold visionary leadership in the non-profit sector. Usually the priz.....
read more...Pratham has been awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2009.Pratham receives this award for it's contribution in the field of literacy and education. The other nominees were Anna Hazare, Association For Democratic Reward, Dr Devi Shetty, Ecosphere Spiti and Naaz Foundation .The CNN-IBN award honours and recognizes Indians whose endeavour stands beyond the ordinary and in this process, built brand India.....
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