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Pratham seeks to improve the quality of
education in India and to ensure that all
children in India are not only attending but
thriving in school. Using very low-cost and
scalable methods, Pratham has emerged as one
of the world's largest non-profit
organizations in the field of primary
education. Today, Pratham's direct urban
programs, including pre-schools, community
libraries and remedial learning programs
reach hundreds of thousands of children
every year. In 2007, with the support of
the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,
Pratham launched the Read India campaign, an
innovative, low-cost effort to reach the 100
million children in India who cannot read,
write or do basic math. Pratham Founder
Madhav Chavan and Pratham were named as a
2011 recipient of the Skoll Award for Social
Entrepreneurship for their innovative
approach to children's education.
With an annual budget of less than $15
million, Pratham works in collaboration
with the government, local communities,
parents, teachers and volunteers across
the country to achieve its mission. Pratham
USA ( www.prathamusa.org),
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with
a four-star rating (the highest
possible) from Charity Navigator,
accepts tax deductible contributions
from U.S. donors.
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