The Indira Gandhi Award Year: 19 November, 2022

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2021

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development: The International Jury of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, chaired by the former Chief Justice of India, Justice T. S. Thakur, announced the award of the Prize for 2021 to Pratham Education Foundation, as a pioneering civil society organisation dedicated to improving the quality of education for underprivileged children in India and across the world.

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Most Powerful Women In Business 2018

Every year, Business Today recognizes the Most Powerful Women in the fields of Business and Impact. In 2018, Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham, was featured among the awardees. Business Today noted, “She has taken a host of initiatives to make elementary education realistic for school children.” See the full list of winners here: https://www.businesstoday.in/specials/most-powerful-women-2018/photo/the-most-powerful-women-in-business-2018-5722-2018-09-10/43

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LUI Che Woo Prize

Lui Che Woo 2018 Prize in the Positive Energy Category for eliminating illiteracy, Hong Kong (2018)

“Our own values and vision of making the world a better, more positive place are very similar to that of the Prize, and this generous honor from an international award will greatly support the work of Pratham in continuing to promote quality education to the children who are most in need.” — Dr. Rukmini Banerji,…

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Medal for Distinguished Service to Madhav Chavan

Medal for Distinguished Service to Madhav Chavan, Teachers College, Columbia University (2017)

Since its founding in 1887 to help immigrant children and their families, the College has been a powerful force for social justice, championing education that opens doors, unlocks human potential and debates our society’s most inconvenient truths.  Each year, the College awards the Medal to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to education and human…

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HT for Mumbai ‘Changemaker’ title under the ‘Education’ category to Farida Lambay (2016)

Ms.Farida Lambay was awarded the HTForMumbai ‘Changemaker’ title under the ‘Education’ category by the jury and the ‘Popular’ category on 12th January,2016. “Pratham’s volunteers not only helped rescue child labourers, but also took efforts to reunite the children with their families.”  RAVINDER SINGAL, Inspector General of Police (Training) 

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