Pratham

  • A Advocate
  • I Implementer
  • R Researcher

Description

Pratham is an innovative learning organization created to improve the quality of education in India. As one of the largest non-governmental organizations in the country, Pratham focuses on high-quality, low-cost, and replicable interventions to address gaps in the education system. Established in 1995 to provide education to children in the slums of Mumbai, Pratham has grown both in scope and geographical coverage.

Pratham means 'first' in Sanskrit. True to its name, it is the first major organization to achieve lasting, wide-scale success in India's educational landscape. This has been made possible due to various policies and strategies adopted by the organization.

Primary Functions

  • Awareness Raising/Advocacy
  • Capacity building/Technical assistance
  • Program/Project Implementation

Secondary Functions

  • Awareness Raising/Advocacy
  • N/A

Geographic Scope

  • National

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Education topics addressed

Attainment

  • Post-secondary
  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Social and emotional learning
  • Vocational training

Quality

  • School quality

Skills

  • Other academic performance-related

Cross-cutting topics addressed

  • COVID-19 Response
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Masculinities/boys
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

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Current girls' education partners

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Website

Pratham

Headquarters location(s)

  • New Delhi, Delhi, India

Office location(s)

  • India

Contacts

Pratham

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • India

Projects Back to Top