It was cofounded by madhav chavan and farida lambay. Website, pratham is one of the largest nongovernmental organisations in india. The indian ngo pratham education foundation was named among the recipients of the liu choo woo prize. And without gaining foundational skills, these students couldnt expect to advance, says rukmini banerji, pratham s ceo. Kamala devi harris delivers the keynote address at at the annual gala hosted by the new york tristate chapter of pratham usa at cipriani wall street in manhattan, sept. Glimpses of prathams 20year partnership with abhijit. Rukmini banerji, about pratham s response to the covid19 crisis in india. Rukmini banerji, ceo pratham education foundation, speaking at 2019 human development week, earlier this year in washington, organised by world. Rukmini the ceo of pratham has written many amazing stories for pratham books in the past. Rukmini banerji national bureau of economic research. Rukmini banerji is the chief executive officer of pratham education foundation. Rukmini banerji, pratham ceo talks about what pratham is doing in response to the covid19 crisis. Poverty action lab, both at the massachusetts institute of technology, cambridge, massachusetts.
Prathams new york gala celebrating 25th anniversary. For all the latest opinion news, download indian express app. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of. Having witnessed the impact pratham was making on the lives of the underprivileged, he committed financial support and also founded pratham usa to raise awareness and funds for. Exploring the applicability of a rapid health assessment in india. Banerji worked as a program officer at the spencer foundation in chicago for several years before returning to india in 1996 to join pratham as part of. Aser centre was established in 2008 as an autonomous assessment, survey, evaluation and research unit within the pratham network.
Since 2005, she has led the annual status of education report aser. She has been a member of the national leadership team of the organization since then. Educated in india as an economist, banerji was a rhodes scholar at oxford university and has previously served as a program officer at the. Abhijit banerjee, rukmini banerji, james berry, esther duflo, harini. The washington, dc chapter of pratham hosted its annual gala on september 30 at the renaissance arlington capital view hotel in arlington, va. Sumit shukla field development officer hcl foundation. Pratham is an innovative learning organization created to improve the quality of education in india. The annual status of education report aser sage journals.
Rukmini banerji is the ceo of pratham education foundation. These are pratham s visionaries who have been with the organization from the beginning and have dedicated themselves to improving the lives of indias children. We met in a room on the first floor overlooking the noisy bustling street below. Didi ka rang biranga khazana hindi pratham by rukmini banerji, kaveri gopalakrishnan. Rukmini banerji has been associated with pratham since 1996. In january 2020, rukmini banerji ceo, pratham education foundation visited zambia with the tarl teaching at the right level africa board of directors to see the catch up programme in action. Challenges of tackling the learning crisis in india the. Rukmini banerji, pratham s ceo, told indiawest that the program which has been in beta mode for the past two years provides games and. Pratham unveils new pradigi initiative at northern.
Until recently, she was responsible for pratham s programs and activities in several major states in north. Topics story weaver, pratham, childrens book, hindi collection arvindgupta. Meet rukmini banerji, the inspiring author of pratham books. Banerji earned her phd at the university of chicago. Dr rukmini banerji is the ceo of pratham and the director of aser centre, the autonomous research and assessment unit of pratham. Aser is designed and facilitated by the indian nongovernment organisation pratham, and has been conducted every year since 2005 by. Stephens college and attended the delhi school of economics. The case of pratham s read india program, coauthored with rukmini banerji in journal of educational change, volume 17, issue 4, 433475.
On march 28, the indu bhatt annual memorial lecture welcomed rukmini banerji, an economist and ceo of pratham, a research group aimed at addressing gaps in indias education system with a focus on measuring and improving learning outcomes. Learning to read coauthored with rukmini banerji and usha rane in seminar, april 2004. Rukmini banerji, ceo of pratham education foundation, speaks at what works in addressing global poverty a philanthropy and global development workshop, on may 16, hosted by. Pratham is one of the largest nongovernmental organisations in india. Programs fye 122017program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charitys most recently filed form 990. Story weaver, pratham, childrens book, hindi addeddate. With programs ranging from early childhood to vocational training, pratham offers innovative solutions to address indias learning crisis. Google ceo sundar pichai was the chief guest at pratham s annual san francisco bay area gala, held sept. Our office in nana chowk near grant road in mumbai was small and cramped. Rukmini also led the aser annual status of education report effort for 10 years from 2005 to 2014. We often celebrate scholastic excellence while ignoring the majority of students who arent there yet, pratham.
During a business trip to india in 1998, entrepreneur and philanthropist vijay goradia was persuaded to go to the mumbai slums to see pratham s balwadi preschool program. She was a rhodes scholar at oxford university and earned her phd at the university of chicago. Evaluation of prathams read india program in bihar. Rukmini banerji is director, aser centre, new delhi. Established in mumbai in 1994 to provide preschool education to children in slums, pratham today has interventions spread across 23 states and union territories of india and has. Rukmini banerji r with anjali and anchal purabiya, pratham s second chance program graduates, at the new york gala. Rukmini banerji is ceo of pratham, where she has been part of the leadership team since 1996. Stephens college and attended the delhi school of economics dse. Rukmini has been in the core team of the annual status of education report aser since it was launched in 2005 and currently heads the aser center, pratham s research unit. See who you know at pratham usa, leverage your professional network, and get hired.
Rukmini banerji has been an active member of the core team of aser, the prathamfacilitated annual status of education report, since. Catching up in kazungula teaching at the right level. Indian ngo pratham education foundation among liu choo woo. We offer our sincere gratitude and hope you will continue with us on this journey to transform a nation. Rukmini banerji, pratham ceo trained as an economist in india, dr. We have so much more in common than what separates us, harris told a crowd of more than 600 business and community leaders at the event. It works towards the provision of quality education to the underprivileged children in india. Pratham is a non governmental organization working to provide quality education and skilling to the children and youth of india. Improving literacy and math instruction at scale in indias primary schools. Rukmini banerji she joined pratham in 1996 and has extensive field experience in program implementation in rural and urban areas as well as in research. We do so by evaluating a series of strategies that aim to integrate the nongovernment organization pratham s teaching at the right level methodology into elementary sc. In this post, pratham s ceo rukmini banerji, provides a professional and personal glimpse into that journey. She was a rhodes scholar at oxford university and earned her phd at the university of chicago dr. From 2728 january 2020, rukmini banerji ceo, pratham visited zambia with the tarl africa board of directors to see the catch up programme in action.
Until recently, she was responsible for prathams programs and activities in several major states like uttar pradesh and bihar, and was also the director of aser centre the. In 2008 rukmini was the inaugural recipient of the maulana abul kalam shiksha puraskar award. Here is a special update from pratham education foundation ceo, dr. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation. Theres no such thing as a poor student only poor teaching and curriculum. Read paper published in world academy of science, engineering and technology, international journal of medical and health. Weve heard from one of the most remarkable women in america. Her work at pratham, since 1996, has focussed on designing and implementing largescale programmes to help primary school children learn well. She is responsible for pratham s program activities in several major states in north and east india. We hope all of you and your loved ones are safe and well. Rukmini banerji, ceo at pratham in conversation with pranav kothari, vice president of large scale education programs at educational initiatives.
She shares snapshots from the visit and reflections on the catch up programme. She is a leading education researcher and directed pratham s annual status of. Google ceo sundar pichai chief guest at prathams bay area. She has designed and illustrated a wide variety of books, and is best known for her drawings for children. Pratham ceo rukmini banerji said as she came onstage. Stephens college and the delhi school of economics, dr. Rukmini banerji pratham education foundation ceo board of directors, usa deepak raj, chairman avinash ahuja sudesh arora. Rukmini banerji is ceo of pratham education foundation and director of the aser. She is responsible for prathams program activities in several major states in north and east india.
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