Pratham is a grass roots literacy movement that helps under privileged children, in India, with pre-school and early education. Initiated by UNICEF in 1994, Pratham has reached over 3 million children in 35 cities and 19 rural areas, in 2004.

Our Highlights :
- Money is not spent on immovable assets, construction or infrastructure.
- The 'Pratham' model is unique, replicable and scalable.
- Extremely cost effective with minimum overhead cost.
- Internationally recognized as one of the three most innovative development projects in the world by the Global Development Network, a joint effort of the World Bank and the Government of Japan.

Our mission is to " Every Child in School...and Learning Well ".

Universalization of pre-school education is an important strategy for achieving universalization of primary education. If every child can avail of some kind of early childhood education, the chances are high that the child will go on to regular school. Moreover, the pre-school exposure will enhance and strengthen the child's subsequent school performance, in terms of achievement and attendance.

- Targets pre-school children in the 3-5 years age group

- Aims at exposing unreached children from low-income families to early childhood education

- Located either at a municipal school, community space, place of worship or a teacher's home

- Each class has around 18 children with an instructor from the local community and runs for 2-3 hours a day.