Pratham Education Foundation was founded in 1995 to target issues with pre-primary and primary education in the slums of Mumbai. Since then, it has developed into one of the largest NGOs in India. In response to the critical shortage of affordable, accessible quality early childhood education (ECE), Pratham established numerous holistic ECE…

Children learn best when they are inherently motivated to pursue new knowledge and skills; ownership and opportunity for initiative provide that inherent motivation. Most of what has been created for the children's universe--whether in cinema, theater, books, cartoons, or school curriculum content--has been created and produced by adults. But By…

Early language experiences are vital to children's future success in school and quality language-rich interactions can be promoted at home and around the community in many creative ways. Project ELLO (Everyday Language and Learning Opportunities) is a research-based public engagement campaign that began as a novel and efficient way to address…

As we work to educate our children in effective ways, supporting their efforts to make a positive difference reaps benefits for both students and society.