LESSONS FROM ASER AND PRATHAM INDIA ON THE ROLE OF CITIZENS AND COMMUNITIES IN IMPROVING CHILDREN’S LEARNING BY DR RUKMINI BANERJI

In the book “Powering a Learning Society During an Age of Disruption”, Dr. Rukmini Banerji’s chapter highlights how community-based learning assessments can help to raise awareness at the local level, and influence policies at the macro level. Drawing from 20 year’s of Pratham’s experience in India and the recent pandemic crisis, she discusses the possible…

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PRATHAM’S TARL APPROACH FEATURES IN THE ECONOMIST

Pratham’s Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach was recently featured in The Economist. The article titled ‘Covid-19 creates a window for school reform in Africa‘ covers the TaRL programs being run in African nations to strengthen children’s learning levels. Citing Botswana’s example, the article says, “They borrow from a technique pioneered over two decades…

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PRATHAM & LIVER FOUNDATION JOIN HANDS TO STRENGTHEN PRIMARY EDUCATION IN 22 VILLAGES

Pratham Education Foundation and Liver Foundation have collaborated for an initiative called Pora Lekha (পড়া–লেখা) to strengthen the primary education system in 22 villages of Nagari Gram Panchayat (GP), targeting about 800 children aged 5 to 10 years. The plan entails employing the mothers in Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and equipping them to support children’s learning.…

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What’s New

Pratham’s vocational training program, Pratham Institute, has won the Indian Chamber of Commerce Social Impact Award 2021 in the ‘Employment-enhancing Vocational Skills’ category. The award was given to Pratham Institute for its new ‘Hybrid Skilling’ model which employs a mix of digital and in-person vocational training. Pratham Institute has implemented this model across youth communities…

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HOW CAN FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOSTER LEARNING AS SCHOOLS REOPEN?

This blog was originally posted on the UNICEF blog website and can be found here: https://blogs.unicef.org/evidence-for-action/how-can-assessment-foster-learning-as-schools-reopen/ During COVID-19 related school closures, at least 463 million children had no access to remote learning (digital or TV/Radio). This crisis not only affects overall learning levels, but increases gaps, with the learning of children from disadvantaged households more…

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testimonial

During my six months interning with the Program Management Group, I had the opportunity to work with just a few of the smart, passionate and inspiring people who make Pratham the organization it is. While I got to explore many aspects of what PMG does, I mainly worked on research and evaluation components of Pratham’s…

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