Children’s learning improves by 12–14% in just 4.5 months when parents are actively engaged.
Source: Research by OP Jindal University & IIM Nagpur (2022)
Our Programs
We support children's learning by engaging three key stakeholders: parents, educators and the government education system through our two flagship programs, PRAKASHAK and EmpowerEducators.
PRAKASHAK
Parent’s Remote Assistance and Knowledge Support for Holistic Advancement of Kids
Integrates parental and community engagement elements into the public primary grade and early childhood education (Anganwadi) system in collaboration with the government. The program engages all key stakeholders—government leaders, teachers, Anganwadi workers, parents, and communities—to develop children’s foundational skills.
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Contextualised Content
Providing bite-sized content in regional Odia language via WhatsApp, calls, and SMS.
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Targeted Remediation & Progress Feedback
Tech platform provides feedback on student performance and actionable data.
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Drive Behaviour Change
Shared digital nudges like reminders and social rewards with both parents and teachers.
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Engaging Communities and Institutions
Providing collaborative platforms across online and offline channels to engage educational functionaries at cluster, block, and district levels.
Empower Educators
Support educators in enhancing their proficiency in pedagogy and 21st-century skills.
The program supports teachers from public schools, Anganwadi (government-run child care centers) workers, as well as house fathers and mothers from Child Care Institutions, in strengthening their pedagogy and 21st-century skills, while also enabling them to conduct effective classroom observations.
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Capacity Building
Educators receive regular online and offline support across various themes.
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Promoting Activity-Based Content
Regular workshops and resource sharing with teachers to encourage activity-based learning in classrooms.
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Driving Behaviour Change
Nudges are used to engage educators and promote positive shifts in teaching-learning practices.
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Enabling Ecosystem
A tech platform is used across institutions at block, district, and state levels to track progress and provide timely support.
The content I receive via WhatsApp truly empowers me as a mother to support my child’s learning.
Rita, a mother from Puri, Odisha, India
Impact
Program's impact has been verified by the Impact Genome Registry
Independent RCT evaluation published in Elsevier’s Economics of Education Review (2023)
Our program boosts the chance of improvement for struggling learners by a remarkable 33.5% in just four months
In just four months, our program delivered significant learning gains, improving language scores by 5.5 and Maths scores by 4.7 percentage points.