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23/11/22 06:51 AM IST

Pratham gets Indira Gandhi prize for works in education

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  • Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development of 2021 to Pratham, an NGO functioning in the field of education. 
About Award 
  • The award carries a monetary award of Rs 25 lakh along with a citation and is awarded annually by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust to individuals and organizations.
  • The annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is biennially published by the NGO Pratham, since 2005.
  • The award is in recognition of Pratham’s work in ensuring quality education for children of the country, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Pratham also used digital technology to deliver education so that the children could learn during the school closure amid the pandemic.
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
  • It has been named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
  • It is conferred every year since 1986 by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.
  • Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, also known as Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, is the prestigious award accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust to individuals or organisations in recognition of
  • creative efforts toward promoting international peace development and a new international economic order
  • ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom.
Pratham
  • Mission- "Every Child in School and Learning well". By increasing the literacy levels of India's poor which account for about one third of the world's poor, Pratham aims to improve India's economic and social equality.
  • Pratham is known for-
  • Annual Status of Education Report (or ASER), is a household-based survey that collects information on children's schooling status and basic learning outcomes in almost every rural district in the country.
  • Pratham started by holding balwadis (pre-education classes) for children in Mumbai's slums. Volunteers were recruited to teach in spaces within communities, including temples, offices, and even people's homes. The Pratham pre-school classes multiplied and were replicated in other locations.
Source- The Hindu 

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