Pratham, a civil society organisation dedicated to improving the quality of education for underprivileged children, has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021.
- Pratham was awarded for its pioneering work over more than a quarter century in seeking to ensure that every child has access to quality education, for its innovative use of digital technology.
About PRATHAM
- PRATHAM was set up in 1995 by Mrs Farida Lambay and Dr Madhav Chavan in Mumbai.
- It began its work in slum areas by setting up community-based pre-schools and by offering remedial education to students who lagged behind in their classes.
- Pratham’s Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) serves as a model to assess education outcomes and learning deficiencies across 14 countries in three continents.
About Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
- The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development was instituted in the memory of the former prime minister by a trust in her name in 1986.
- It consists of a monetary award of ₹25 lakh along with a citation. The jury is chaired by former Chief Justice of India, Justice T.S. Thakur.
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