Encouraging Aalya to learn

Aalya Sultana is nine years old and lives in West Bengal. Her father is a laborer and her mother is a house wife. They are both illiterate and so they are unable to help Aalya with her studies.

When a Pratham representative visited Aalya’s village to organize a learning camp, he tested Aalya and she was at a low learning level. Initially Aalya was not interested in joining the learning camp, so he consulted her parents about Aalya and requested that they send her to the learning camp regularly in order to improve her learning levels. They understood his point and decided to send her to the camp.

Aalya not only enjoyed the camp classes and attended regularly, but she also showed progress in her learning levels. By the last learning camp she was able to read paragraphs! Her parents and the teachers at the camp were very happy with her performance and have decided to encourage her to continue studying.

Thank you for your generosity and for giving girls like Aalya the opportunity to learn!