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Pratham Initiative

The Goal: Every child in school… and learning well

Established in 1994 with the initial support of UNICEF. The Pratham Movement is an inspiring coalition of corporate leaders, academic professionals, the Indian Government and the International Community. Along with the support of local residents across India they provide primary education to millions of underprivileged children. In 2000 Pratham was named one of the top 3 development projects by the World Bank.

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About Read India

First developed by Pratham in 2002, the accelerated reading techniques (for learning to read and do basic arithmetic), are now running to scale in over a 100 districts of the country making a difference in the lives of over a million children in the age group of 6 - 14. Pratham model focuses on reading as a key activity within the existing school system and providing age appropriate and relevant teaching and learning material for this.

Over the last two years, state governments in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu have taken up learning to read campaigns on a large scale, in different forms, with the help of Pratham network. These campaigns have led to significant improvement in the reading levels of children and have also generated visible impact on motivation of teachers and educational administrators from the HM to the District Education Officer(DEO). Pratham has ongoing partnerships with state governments in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Nagaland and Orissa.

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