‘Schools Must Reopen For Children’s Mental Wellbeing, To Narrow Digital Learning Gap’
How do we address the problem of children being out of school for more than 18-months? Dr Rukmini Banerji, CEO - Pratham, and Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director - Population Foundation of India (PFI) share well-crafted and thoughtful approaches to school reopening in India.read more
To reopen schools, India must go local
"India cannot afford to ignore the costs of prolonged school closure. Local innovation with parents as partners in the path forward." - says, Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham and Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive of Centre for Policy Research (CPR).read more
कोई शहर, कोई गांव, मोहल्ला नहीं बचा होगा, जहां कोरोना महामारी ने अपने पैर न पसारे हों। हर परिवार ने घर या पड़ोस में, कोरोना के कहर को झेला है या देखा है।read more
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 levelread more
Catch-up is a long-pending, low-hanging fruit: Dr. Rukmini Banerji
Pratham Education Foundation's CEO Dr Rukmini Banerji was quoted in the Financial Times recently.read more
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There’s a lot of potential to use various mediums to help underprivileged kids: Dr. Rukmini Banerji
Dr. Rukmini Banerji was quoted in this Forbes India article that talks about the flip side of digital learning regarding children who have been unable to access the most basic forms of online education in this pandemic. Read the full article hereread more
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…read more
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स्कूल खुलते ही हमारा पहला उद्देश्य होना चाहिए पुरानी कमजोरियों को दूर करना। नई शिक्षा नीति 2020 का भी कहना है कि बुनियादी कौशल अनिवार्य है। - डॉ रुक्मिणी बनर्जीread more
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.read more
Pratham wins the Indian Chamber of Commerce Social Impact Award 2021
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.read more
