AlJazeera
Why are so many Indian children losing out on schooling?
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a massive digital divide within India’s education system……
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Forbes
India
From SMS to virtual reality: Education for all kinds of students
Entrepreneurs, innovators and non-profits are coming up with newer methods of teaching so that students across….
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IYF
How One Organization in India Supports Parents to Become Teachers During COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has presented the world with unprecedented challenges, but also opportunities to empower parents as home educators...
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Global
Voices
Calls, SMS, and radio: How pre-internet tech helps low-income children's schooling
As classes shifted to virtual environments in India following the COVID-19 lockdown, simple technologies kept schooling alive...
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Graymatters
Capital
Broadcast the New EdTech? Part 1: Non-Internet based Technologies
COVID-19 and the resultant school closures due to lockdowns motivated the search for offline technology continuity...
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Kalinga
TV
Mo College Abhijan & ThinkZone Sign MoU to Up Skill 3,000 Students
Collaboration to implement a comprehensive upskilling and career development program for students across college campuses in Odisha.
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Hindustan
Times
Meet organisations bridging Odisha’s great digital divide to teach students
A few individuals as well as NGOs are innovating to bridge the great digital divide and keep children connected to education.
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Edex
Live
Zoning in: High-quality, early childhood education support in rural areas
Changing the definition of pre-schools and empowering community leaders to drive early education support in rural Odisha...
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Qrius
Calls, SMS, and radio: How pre-internet tech helps low-income children’s schooling
As classes shifted to virtual environments, pre-internet tech provided accessible channels for remote learning.
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The
Better India
Meet organisations bridging Odisha’s great digital divide to teach students
Exploring how local social organizations are innovating to bridge the learning gap for students in Odisha.
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The
Hindu
Why e-learning is not a sustainable solution to the COVID-19 education crisis
An examination of the stark digital divide and challenges that rural students faced during lockdown educational shifts.
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Orissa
Post
Skilling needy through ThinkZone
How ThinkZone is empowering and upskilling under-resourced youth to improve educational ecosystems in Odisha.
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EdTech
Review
UnLtd
India
Lessons from Rural Odisha: Reimagining Education during COVID-19
A research study analyzing the effectiveness of alternative delivery systems in bridging educational continuity gaps in rural setups.
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Logical
Indian
Transforming Local Women Into Education Entrepreneurs
How ThinkZone is empowering rural women, creating local jobs, and providing high-quality, affordable early education.
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New
Indian Express
Times
of India
How mobiles & radios came to the rescue of children in lockdown
An inside look at how alternative technology models supported continuous home schooling for thousands in low-income families.
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Odisha
Bytes
Empowerment Through Education: Students & Educators
Preparing children and educators to step into the future through localized modules, structural support, and digital enhancements.
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Dharitri
ThinkZone's Offline Home Learning Models Highlighted
Coverage in leading Odia daily Dharitri detailing how ThinkZone's support modules reached families without internet access.
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Samaja
ThinkZone Launches Community Learning Program
Prominent Odia daily Samaja reports on ThinkZone's community and parental outreach initiatives during lockdown.
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The
Pioneer
Empowering Rural Children & Mothers: ThinkZone Featured
Review of ThinkZone's activity-based curriculum, teacher-empowerment models, and community achievements.
Learning Engineering Tools Competition
Awarded for ThinkZone’s innovative home-based learning solution, enhancing foundational skills.
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Global Youth Resilience Fund
Selected among 28 social impact education-focused nonprofits across the world to receive this fund.
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World Bank Youth Summit Winner
Winner at the World Bank Youth Summit, unlocking the power of human capital through education.
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D-Prize Grant Winner
Awarded for significantly increasing access to proven poverty interventions in local communities.
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"The Vision of Antyodaya”
Recognized as one of the 20 Best practices in "The Vision of Antyodaya” by the Government of India.
Tata Education-Focused Nonprofit Challenge
Ranked among the top education-focused nonprofits at the Tata Challenge.
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NASSCOM TechForGood Award
Winner of the Nasscom Foundation TechForGood award for outstanding innovation in education.
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Atal Innovation Mission Award
Recognized by the Atal Innovation Mission for driving entrepreneurial and educational excellence.
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Mass Challenge Global Winner
Named one of the Global Winners in the prestigious 2018 Mass Challenge cohort.
View DetailsCEMEX-Tec Award Winner
Winner of the global CEMEX-Tec Award (Mexico) for transforming communities through education.
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HDFC Smartup Grants
Selected among the top 20 education-focused nonprofits awarded Smartup Grants by HDFC.
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Laureate Global Fellows
Recognized among the 20 prestigious Laureate Global Fellows for driving social change.
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Blog
June 9, 2022
The Importance of Internet Literacy
Rajesh, an undergraduate student from Cuttack, saw an advertisement for an expensive smartphone on an App for a discounted price of ₹2000 and purchased the phone...
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Blog
June 30, 2022
Developing technology at ThinkZone
One decade before, by education, we meant its students, school, classroom, books, or teachers. But as time changes, the very element of education has changed...
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Blog
November 10, 2022
A Sustainable Option: Digital Literacy
Digital literacy is the foremost necessity of the 21st-century world. Common people, nation builders and the next generation of modern techno age are in the dire need of proper digital literacy...
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Blog
February 21, 2024
Private sector & civil society collaborate to transform education
On International Day of Education, leaders across the private sector and civil society have come together to launch LiftEd (Learning and Innovation in FLN to Transform Education)...
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Blog
May 8, 2025
Integrating parental engagement into the public school system
We are excited to share that ThinkZone has begun rolling out a statewide parental engagement program in collaboration with the Odisha State Education Program Authority...
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Blog
July 28, 2025
Edtech Is Not the Solution. It's a Starting Point.
When we started ThinkZone a decade ago, Edtech wasn't a buzzword. It was a belief that technology, when used the right way, could help children learn better...
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Blog
May 28, 2024
Magic Happens
"I believe education has the power to not only change the future but the perception, idea, and an entire generation," says Priyanka, a determined community educator...
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