Contributing to the
Community by Partnering with Pratham
Pratham is a charitable organisation focused
on solving India’s literacy challenges
Founded in 1994
to address the problem of children not being
in school and not learning
Over 20,000 field volunteers,
across 34 centers across 12 states in India
Has reached out to over 1.5
million children
Mobilized community women
to take charge of the educational needs of
their community
Highly cost effective and
replicable model
Cost per child per year of
less than £7
Ranked among the world’s
top three “most innovative development
projects” by Global Development Network
His Excellency Mr. K.R. Narayan,
former President of India, is a Patron of
Pratham
IBF has partnered
with Pratham and has committed to donate 50% of
the net proceeds of the conference to support
Pratham's efforts to ensure that by 2010, every
child in India is in school… and learning
well
