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April 15, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with the Rural Development Foundation that will help us expand our Vidya Kendra program to 25 additional villages in eastern Uttar Pradesh. This collaboration will allow us to reach an estimated 3,000 more children with quality educational support over the next academic year.

“This partnership represents a significant milestone in our mission to reach every underserved child in rural India,” says Anjali Sharma, our Executive Director. “By combining our educational expertise with RDF’s strong community presence, we can ensure these programs take root quickly and effectively.”

The expansion will begin next month with teacher identification and training, followed by the establishment of learning centers before the new school year begins in July.

Our 2024-25 Impact Report reveals significant improvements in learning outcomes across all our program areas. Key highlights include:

• 91% of students in our remedial programs achieving grade-level competency in reading by year-end
• Mathematics scores improving by an average of 32 percentage points
• Attendance rates at partner schools increasing from 67% to 89%
• Teacher retention improving by 45% in schools where our training programs operate

“These results validate our integrated approach to educational improvement,” notes Dr. Prakash Verma, our Program Director. “When we simultaneously address teacher capacity, student engagement, and community support, we see transformative changes in learning outcomes.”

The full report is available for download on our website.

We are honored to receive the National Education Innovation Award from the Ministry of Education for our Digital Pathshala program, which brings technology-enabled learning to remote rural schools.

The award committee specifically highlighted our innovative approach to creating offline digital resources that function in low-connectivity environments and our teacher training methodology that ensures technology truly enhances learning rather than becoming a distraction.

“This recognition belongs to our dedicated field teams and the teachers who have embraced new approaches to benefit their students,” said Vikram Mehta, Operations Director, upon accepting the award.