Presented at:
The Tenth IDCA International Conference
Poverty Eradication and Climate Change Mitigation in India
October 6-7, 2012
Illinois Institute of Technology, Rice Campus, Wheaton, Illinois
Presented by:
Dr. Molly Easo Smith
Executive Director of Pratham USA
Pratham and Pratham USA:
A Catalyst for Eradicating Poverty
Of India’s 210 million children,
nearly half are unable to read.
The Problem
An estimated
11 million children work as child laborers.
The Problem
A cycle of illiteracy undermines
the viability of India’s potential. 1 Exploitation
& Child Labor
3 Overpopulation
4 Unemployment
5 Violence
& Poverty
6 Illiterate
Parents
2 Child
Marriage
How We Help
Pratham works with communities,
parents and governments to:
• Provide educational programs
• Create educational standards
• Advocate for educational reform
• Test innovative programs
• Read India
• Direct Urban Programs
• Vocational Skills Programs
Our Programs
2 million children across
rural India are tutored in after-school programs.
Read India
Children 6 and above strengthen their reading and
math skills, so they can keep up
and stay in school.
Direct Urban Programs
Over 54,000 youth now have skills to enter the workforce.
Vocational Skills Program
Creating Large-scale Change
Pratham’s programs
create change in 19 states
across the country.
Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)
633,000 children are surveyed in rural India to
measure learning levels,
contributing to education reform
in India and other countries.
Annual Status of Education Report (ASER)
Bangladesh
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Mali
Pakistan
Senegal
Tanzania
Uganda
Global Reach
Pratham’s Chapters in the U.S.
Pratham is in 15 cities with over 1,000 dedicated volunteers
promoting Pratham’s cause within their communities.
SEATTLE
DENVER
SF BAY AREA
LOS ANGELES
PHOENIX
TUCSON DALLAS-FORT WORTH
HOUSTON
AUSTIN
CHICAGO
BOSTON
NEW YORK TRI-STATE
DC
RALEIGH-RTP
CHARLOTTE
Innovation: Pratham Open Schools (POS)
Pratham’s innovative Open
School program offers
completion of secondary
education and vocational
skills to unemployed women
Our Supporters
Recognition
2010 Henry R. Kravis Leadership Prize
recognizing leadership in the nonprofit sector
2011 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship
2009 CNN Indian of the Year Award
in the Public Service Category
THANK YOU! We can’t do it without you.