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Pratham began in 1994 with the mission of Every child in school
and learning well. Today, there exist four main verticals.
Read India
Programme for
teaching-learning
aimed at children in
rural & urban areas
Rural: Block Excellence
Programme in ruraldistricts - active in 249
districts across 19
states in India reaching
2.2 million children in
2011-12
Urban: Urban
programmes in 33cities across India
tailored to the needs of
the community,
reaching 120,000
children.
Pratham Council for
Vulnerable Children
Targets vulnerable &
out of school children
including child
labourers, streetchildren, child beggars
& rag pickers.
Mainstreams
vulnerable children
back into formal
education.
Works across 7 states
with a focus on
advocacy and
awareness raising.
Undertakes one of the
largest survey on
educational attainment
in India, ASER Survey
Each year, more than
25,000 volunteersfrom over 500
organizations and
institutions
participate in ASER.
Over 700,000
children in the 3-16
age group aresurveyed
Also undertakes
research related to
primary & secondary
education
Training & capacity
building initiatives for
youth, both inside &
outside of Pratham.
Diploma courses &
leadership programmesfor Pratham staff.
Industry specific
vocational skilling
courses,
entrepreneurial
development &
employment readinesscourses for youth from
mostly rural areas.
PCVC ASER Center Pratham Institute
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Pratham works in 19 States across the country
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What is the problem?
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Similarly, close to 3 in every 4 children in India will complete
primary school without acquiring basic math skills
38.036.2
27.6
0
10
20
30
40
50
2009 2010 2011
UP : Arithmetic% Children in Std 5 who can
do a division problem
All India
FOR EXAMPLE
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How is Pratham trying to solve this
problem?
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Solutions : Prathams Read India program has 3 pronged goals to
create effective demonstration models
Improvechildrens
learning
Strengthen communityengagement in
childrens learning
Influence teachingpractices in schools
Createdemonstration
models forreplication on
larger scale
1
2
3
Read India Goals:
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In rural India, Pratham follows a dual delivery mechanism for the
same overall strategy
Read India Strategy in rural areas
100 village block is
chosen in each
district
300-400 Villageyouth (volunteers)
mobilized to teach
children
Continuous
activities withchildren
communities &
teachers
Daily classes in village by village
volunteers: 2 hours a day. 1
volunteer with 20-25 children.
Training, monitoring, materials given
by Pratham full time team .
Pre test and post test of children
conducted to gauge learning level
improvement.
Ongoing daily activities / classes
Short duration learning campsDelivery mechanisms:10-day intensive learning camps held
throughout the year in different
villages
Repeat camps are held in the samevillage within a certain interval of time
Children grouped by ability rather than
by grade. 4-6 people - Pratham &
volunteers conduct camp.
Villagers involved and engaged.
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What is innovative about this
approach?
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We deliver learning outcomes at a very low cost
We do We dont
We spend about INR 300 per child per year
Focus on Teaching Learning Material
Recruit and train volunteers
Train government teachers whereverinterest is expressed
Conduct community mobilization
activities such as Re. 1 Testing to
involve and orient parents to childs
learning achievements
Monitor learning outcomes of children
closely
Focus on building classrooms for
teaching
Focus on provision of blackboards
Focus on other infrastructural facilities
that are not necessarily linked to a
childs learning
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Linking two problems can provide self-sustaining solutions
Low learning
achievement among
children
Low skill
development/
capacity building inyouth
+ Education for Education
Children
Youth
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through EFE we provide free basic computer course to all our
volunteers (youth)
ChildrenYouth
(volunteers)
Read India classes & camps
Education for
Education
72 hour basic computer course
provided for free
Examination followed by Intel-NSDC-
Pratham certification
Delivery through local entrepreneurs
who own the laptops after 2 years and
free to earn income from other youth
Delivery through 2 types of models
dispersed and block
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Case study: EFE center in Jamui district of Bihar, provides all kinds
of digital services
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Has Pratham tried out the EFE method
somewhere else?
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Pratham has tried to link the secondary school drop-out problem
with the problem of low learning achievement among children
Low learning
achievement among
children
High secondary
school drop-out
+ Pratham Open School
Children
Drop-outs
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ChildrenDrop-out
girls
Pratham Open
School
200 secondary school drop-out girls/
women selected from 100 villages
3 month Foundation course is provided
to them, followed by a selection test
100 girls continue to be provided
teaching-learning assistance in
preparation for the years std. 10 exam
In return for this free teaching learning
assistance, girls teach primary school
grade level children
Read India classes & camps
but this time we start from the other side of the spectrum
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Boban Varghese Paul
#09818617787
www.pratham.org
Thank You
mailto:[email protected]://www.pratham.org/http://www.pratham.org/mailto:[email protected]
