The program center is often set up in communities by teacher-volunteers in their own homes. Often, teachers are already familiar with the child’s parents and make an extra effort to include them in the program. Himanshi is happy to be a part of this Pratham and loves spending her days learning in a welcoming environment.

Himanshi likes playing games and solving puzzles. She has just learned how to color and is quite good at it. Her new experiences at Pratham’s after-school program have lead her to want to become a painter. Thank you for providing Himanshi with a healthy learning environment where she can pursue her dreams.

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Pratham aims to build both literacy skills and self-confidence through activities that government schools typically do not include in the curriculum. Students also learn the concept of time and how to tell time.

Vishal has come a long way. When he joined the Balwachan, he could not hold a pencil properly. Now, he can identify and write the alphabet and numbers. His teachers say that he is extremely sharp. He loves poems and stories and is very fond of drawing pictures of trees, birds and animals. When he grows up, Vishal aspires to be a painter.

Thanks to your donation, Vishal is now a writer, reader, and budding artist. Thank you for making this possible.

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Learning Camps are short duration, high intensity interventions where children are taught in an interactive manner using Pratham’s teaching and learning methodologies. Pratham Learning Camps yield powerful results. By the second learning camp,Vimada could read full paragraphs, solve addition and subtraction problems and count up to 10,000.

Thanks to your donation, Vimada is a happy, confident learner. Thank you for making this possible.

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She is relatively shy compared to other children in her class; especially her best friend, Piyush, who introduced her to us.

While Gauri is shy, she is also very sharp. She loves poems and participates in poetry reading activities and nursery rhyme recitals most willingly. She recites a beautiful poem called Chiriya which is about a bird who is caged and is craving for freedom to soar in the skies. Her expression and angelic voice brought out the true essence of the poem.

When Gauri grows up, she wants to be a doctor. “When people fall sick, I want to take care of them,” she says.

Thanks to your donation, Gauri is a happy, confident learner, and perhaps a budding poet too. Thank you for making this possible.

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Six months back, seven year old Sameeksha could barely join letters together to form words. After joining a Pratham Read India class and she quickly graduated from reading words to reading paragraphs, and is now at the level where she can read entire stories.

Your donations will ensure that Sameeksha and 34 other children like her are enrolled in Pratham’s Read India program where they are provided need-based instruction in reading, writing and basic arithmetic to bring them to the literacy levels expected of children their age.

Thank you, for doing your bit to ensure that ‘every child in India is in school and doing well‘.

Ten year old Akriti from Madhya Pradesh hesitated to read to her class. Her teacher says he was a very shy girl until Pratham’s library programme engaged her in different activities like skits, story-telling and book and puppet making. She looks forward to the library class and has started to read stories to her class as well. Thank you for supporting the Pratham Read India’s Library Program.

Your donations will ensure that Akriti and 29 other children like her are enrolled in Pratham’s Read India program where they are provided need-based instruction in reading, writing and basic arithmetic to bring them to the literacy levels expected of children their age.

Thank you, for doing your bit to ensure that ‘every child in India is in school and doing well‘.

Eleven year old Sana lives in a slum community in Mumbai and is a student of grade 5 in a local school. Despite the fact that she has been going to school for many years, she struggles even to identify the letters of the Marathi alphabet. She is currently enrolled in a Summer Camp organised as a part of Pratham’s Read India program, and in a few weeks, she is expected to graduate to reading entire stories. Sana’s a very bright girl, who dreams of becoming a doctor. With your support, she is sure to realize her dreams.

Your donations will ensure that Sana and 34 other children like her are enrolled in Pratham’s Read India program where they are provided need-based instruction in reading, writing and basic arithmetic to bring them to the literacy levels expected of children their age.

Thank you for doing your bit to ensure that ‘every child in India is in school and doing well‘.

Eleven year old Sadaf lives in a slum comminity in Mumbai and is a student of grade 5 in a local school. Despite the fact that she has been going to school for many years, she struggles even to identify the letters of the Marathi alphabet. She is currently enrolled in a Summer Camp organised as a part of Pratham’s Read India program, and in a few weeks, she is expected to graduate to reading entire stories. Sadaf has an older sister who is in grade 10- her parents relize the value of a good education and do their best to ensure the best for both their daughters. Sadaf wants to become an engineer when she grows up.

Your donations will ensure that Sadaf and 34 other children like her are enrolled in Pratham’s Read India program where they are provided need-based instruction in reading, writing and basic arithmetic to bring them to the literacy levels expected of children their age.

Thank you, for doing your bit to ensure that ‘every child in India is in school and doing well‘.

Twelve year old Asif lives in a slum comminity in Mumbai and is a student of grade 6 in a local school. Despite being in secondary school, Ashtuq would struggle to read words in Marathi. However, within a few days of Pratham starting a remedial summer camp in his community, he has started reading with relative ease. See the smile on his face after he realizes he can read an entire paragraph without fumbling over words!!!

Asif wants to become a police officer when he grows up. He loves watching and playing cricket in his spare time.

Your donations will ensure that Asif and 34 other children like him are enrolled in Pratham’s Read India program where they are provided need-based instruction in reading, writing and basic arithmetic to bring them to the literacy levels expected of children their age.

Thank you, for doing your bit to ensure that ‘every child in India is in school and doing well‘.

Seven year old Sanskruti lives in a slum comminity in Mumbai and is a student of grade 2 in a local school. Though she has been going to school for several years, Sanskruti is still not able to identify alphabets in Marathi. Pratham recently started a remedial summer camp in her community, and she is already showing great improvement. Sanskruti loves dancing, and is always willing to entertain her classmates by gyrating to the latest Bollywood numbers.

Your donations will ensure that Sanskruti and 34 other children like her are enrolled in Pratham’s Read India program where they are provided need-based instruction in reading, writing and basic arithmetic to bring them to the literacy levels expected of children their age.

Thank you, for doing your bit to ensure that ‘every child in India is in school and doing well‘.