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.