A father’s care

Ten year old Priyanka studies in Grade five in a Government School in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. She lives with her parents in Ibrahimabad, which is situated in Ballia, a low income district in Uttar Pradesh. Her father is a farmer by profession while her mother is a housewife.

When Pratham conducted a learning camp in her neighborhood a year ago and tested all the students in that area for proficiency in various subjects, the tests revealed that Priyanka had trouble in identifying alphabets. Seeing the need for additional tutoring, her father enrolled her in Pratham Summer Camp during her summer vacation.

Today, Priyanka reads with hesitation but can now read and comprehend an entire story. Over the course of the year, Priyanka has learned to read and write with the help of Pratham’s special teaching techniques, as well as the care and attention of her Pratham-trained teacher. In Math, Priyanka has improved dramatically. Where she could do additions and subtractions only, now she is doing simple 2 digit multiplications and divisions also.

Priyanka loves to attend school and the learning camp because her classes are fun and interesting. Her teachers say that she is an extremely bright child who is focused and dedicated. Priyanka also loves to play games. In her spare time, she likes to play hockey and kabaddi and even plays cricket with her sister.

She is lucky to have a supportive family. Her father is literate and looks into her studies every evening when he comes home from work.

When she grows up, Priyanka wants to be a teacher.