Author: Pratham Education Foundation

A major finding from ASER 2021 has to do with a shift in school enrolment patterns. Whether by age or grade or state, across the board, there is a clear and substantial increase in enrolment in government schools.

We are honoured to share that 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, has awarded the Prize for 2021 to Pratham.

2005 से ‘असर’ यानी एनुअल स्टेटस ऑफ एजुकेशन रिपोर्ट लगातार पूरे देश की शिक्षा की स्थिति की झलक हमें दिखा रही है। क्या बच्चे स्कूल जाते हैं? क्या वे आसान कहानी पढ़ पाते हैं? क्या वे साधारण गणित के सवाल हल कर लेते हैं?

ASER 2021 focused on four main areas: school enrollment patterns, incidence of tuition patterns, availability and access to smartphones, and learning materials and support for learning at home.

Like an arrow, the highway from Raipur runs straight south. Malls and shops, gated communities, fancy buildings and marriage gardens are soon left behind. All around us are fields of golden green ripening rice waiting to be harvested. Darker green trees, big and small, border the fields.

We are thrilled to announce that Pratham Education Foundation has been selected as one of the 34 initiatives worldwide, which will receive funding support from the Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls.

एक अंकीय कोई भी सवाल किसी बच्चे को दे दें, वह झट से आपको हल करके बता देगा। थोड़ी देर बाद हम सभी बाहर गए। खेल के मैदान में, भाग-दौड़ के साथ शोर मचने लगा। ऐसी खुशी की, खेलने की आवाज़ जो हिंदुस्तान की लाखों पाठशालाओं में महीनों से सुनी नहीं गई है|

Pratham has improved learning outcomes for more than 75 million children in 22 of India’s 29 states and in recent years its model has been replicated in ten African countries.

कोविड की पीड़ा के बाद यह सोचना ज़रूरी हो गया है कि कक्षा नौ और दस के साथ क्या करना चाहिए? जो पहले से होता आया है वही होना चाहिए या कोई दूसरा रास्ता ढूंढा जा सकता है?

With most schools being shut for 500 days, travelling to different states for field visits remained a distant reality for me.