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 Shabnam was not at her grade level in language and math. This led her grandfather to enroll her in a Pratham Learning Center which was located near their home. Over the course of the year, Shabnam has learned to read and write with the help of Pratham’s special teaching techniques, as well as the care and attention from her Pratham-trained teacher, at the Center.

Shabnam is also enrolled in a computer training course in the Pratham Center, because these additional skills will help her build a secure future for herself. Shabnam loves attending the Center as well as her school, as learning is now fun and interesting and she feels confident when she goes to school.

Her grandfather is very happy with the progress that Shabnam has made at the Center. He feels that the Center has not only helped in dramatically improving her language and math levels, but has also piqued her curiosity in other subjects.

A big thank you to all our generous supporters!!

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 Madina was not at her grade level in language. This led her father to enroll her in a Pratham Learning Center in their neighborhood. Over the course of the year, Madina 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 teachers.

Madina is kind and gentle, with a flair for poems and short stories. With time, care and attention, her teachers believe that Madina will flourish in her studies.

Her father is very happy with her progress and wants Madina to continue at the Center, for as long as possible. Madina loves to study and her teachers are fully supportive of her and want her to have a bright and fulfilling future.

Thank you to all for supporting Madina!!

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.

When Pratham conducted a learning camp in her neighborhood and tested all the students in that area for proficiency in various subjects, the tests revealed that Sima was not at her grade level in language and math. Her family enrolled her in a Pratham Learning Camp during the summer vacation.

Over the course of the camp, Sima has learned to read and do simple two digit addition sums with the help of Pratham’s special teaching techniques. When Sima started the camp, she couldn’t recognize letters, but now she knows the entire alphabet.

Sima’s parents are very happy with her progress and want Sima to continue attending Pratham’s learning camps. They feel that attending these camps has not only helped in improving her language and math levels but has also piqued her curiosity and interest in other subjects.

Sima loves attending the Learning Camps as she feels that learning is now fun and interesting. She also feels confident when she goes to school. Sima wants to be a teacher when she grows up.

Thank you to all of you for supporting Sima and helping her learn and grow!!

When Pratham conducted a learning camp in her neighborhood and tested all the students in that area for proficiency in various subjects, the tests revealed that Komal was not at her grade level in language and math. In language, she could only read words while in math she could only identify numbers. With the help of Pratham’s unique pedagogy and special learning techniques, Komal can now read full paragraphs. The interactive nature of the learning camps has also helped Komal in unleashing her creativity. Today she can come up with own stories and narrate them beautifully.

And, her math skills have skyrocketed. She can do two digit addition, subtraction and multiplication problems with ease. Komal loves attending the Learning Camps as she feels that learning is now fun and interesting. She also feels confident when she goes to school. Komal wants to be a doctor when she grows up. With her enthusiasm and willingness to learn, we are sure that Komal will be a success story.

Thank you to all for supporting Komal in pursuing her goals.

Her father continually encourages to excel in school. The fact that her parents actively help her to study is evident from her confidence, her willingness to participate in every single activity in the learning camp and her promptness when it comes to giving answers.

When Pratham conducted a learning camp in her neighborhood and tested all the students in that area for proficiency in various subjects, the tests revealed that in language, Priyanka could only read words and could do only simple two digit addition problems in math.

With the help of Pratham§s unique pedagogy and special learning techniques, Priyanka can now read full paragraphs and stories smoothly and fluently and can do subtraction problems as well.

With her enthusiasm and willingness to learn, we are sure that Priyanka will be a success story.

Thank you to all of you for supporting Priyanka!!

When Pratham conducted a learning camp in his neighborhood and tested all the students in that area for proficiency in various subjects, the tests revealed that Dilshad was not at his grade level in language and math. In language, he could only identify letters while in math he could only do addition problems.

This led his father to enroll him in a Pratham Learning Camp during Dilshad’s summer vacation. With the help of Pratham’s unique pedagogy and special learning techniques, Dilshad can now read words and also do subtraction problems with ease. In his spare time, Dilshad loves to play cricket and is also very fond of Bollywood films.

Dilshad wants to be a tailor and set up his own embroidery business when he grows up. Thank you for your generosity! Your contribution made it possible for Dilshad to secure better education.

As soon as she arrives at the library, Vandana and her supervisor collect the other seven girls who attend the library with her. Their community is very tight-knit where not only do the girls attend the library together but they also dance together and in a couple days will be going on a field trip to the Indian Cultural Center with the supervisor from the library.

Vandana is also extremely supportive of her classmates at the library. When they all sit down, she will pick out seven books, one for each of her friends; when anyone is struggling to keep up, Vandana will be right by their side because, as her teacher says, Vandana has read every book they have in the library. Vandana’s favorite class in school is English, and through her time at the library, she has excelled in both reading and writing in English.

When she is older, she wants to move to America and work as a doctor and artist. Her favorite pastime is drawing; often as the other girls in the library are reading, Vandana will pick up one of the books that she has already read, pick a picture from the pages, and create her own version of the illustration. Her masterpieces are hung up around the Hub Center, and her mother and library supervisor have encouraged her to enter a local painting contest for children. Bright Vandana has many ambitions and the community at Pratham has helped her thrive to make those dreams come true.

Thank you all for supporting Vandana in pursuing her dreams

Thirteen year old Satyam now attends 7th grade at the government school nearby. He takes advantage of the English, Math and Science programs at the Pratham Urban Learning Center. At home, he lives with his parents; his father is a day laborer and his mother stays at home to take care of him and his older sister who helps him practice his English.

His goal after school is to become a scientist, and the programs that he takes through Pratham help him work towards achieving that dream.

Before he began the English program, Satyam could only read and write in Hindi, and only knew how to introduce himself in English. Now Satyam confidently writes all of his class notes in English and can carry out a conversation in English as well.

Satyam loves attending the Urban Learning Center as he feels that learning is now fun and interesting; He also feels confident when he goes to school.

In Satyam’s free time, he enjoys playing cricket in the park on Sundays and now, reading in English.

Seven year old Divanshu joined Balwachan; soon after he moved to Trilokpuri from a village outside of New Delhi. The Balwachan class, full of energetic, cooperative and compassionate friends welcomed Divanshu with open arms and helped him get accustomed to Trilokpuri. The class was extremely encouraging and applauded Divanshu on his ability to be able to write the alphabets on the board.

Divanshu is a part of Pratham’s Early Literacy and Numeracy program (Balwachan) for Grade I and Grade II students. The program ensures that children develop and improve upon their reading and writing skills, recognize numbers up to 50, solve simple addition and subtraction problems and develop creative thinking skills. Since July 2013, Divanshu has been a part of the Trilokpuri Center. The Center uses creative teaching activities such as Picture Reading where a child builds a story through pictures, and Story Time where a child develops and shares his/her own tale with the class.

He always helps the teacher by either picking up trash or lending a pencil to one of his classmates. Divanshu loves coming to the Balwachan. He is working hard to improve his reading skills so that he can read storybooks with his grandmother.