MY EXPERIENCES WITH PRATHAM .....

In 2007-08 Pratham an NGO with the help of Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) & Directorate of Elementary Education Himachal Pradesh (DEEHP) run a learning excellence program in all 10613 Govt. Primary Schools of Himachal. Nearly 2500 Govt teachers in Shimla DIstt alone had trained under AADHAR

The task was to build a strong base among school going children in learning language (reading, writing, comprehension ) and in arithmetic (number recognition, Addition, Subtraction, multiplication & division) aligned with the learning of other subject matters.

Problem Definition in Himachal
According to annual status of Education Report 2006 (ASER)
We had about 35% children in5th class who couldn’t read std 2 text
About 48% in class 5th were unable to do simple divide sums.

In order to improve the quality of learning reflected in the performance of children PRATHAM an NGO as part of its national lavel read India campaign, offers its support to collectively create with Himachal Pradesh Government, the framework to achieve the following objectives by implementing the AADHAR Program

• To help Himachal Pradesh to achieve higher quality in elementary education.
• To help build quality improvement processes in elementary education.
  
  POLE stands for Pocket of Learning Excellence
  The Pole % should not be less than 80%
  No nothing level student would be accepted
  
  
  These days we are verifying the schools which are according to Post test came in POLE category. POLE stands for Pocket of Learning Excellence. Pole Schools are those Govt. schools which have fulfilled the Goals of AADHAR. The work is very hectic and we are facing many problems. like the lack of time also the geographical conditions are not much suitable. We go on foot to most of the schools
  In my catchments area in three Education Blocks the no of Pole schools are:
  In Education Block ANNI we have 62 POLE schools,
  in NIRMOND block we have 38 POLE schools
  followed by Education block Sarahan with 25 Pole schools

kneeraj ... says:
All agree that the single most important key to development and poverty alleviation is education. This must start with universal primary education for girls and boys equally with street children.People in communities should be mobilized & prepared to not only take this as a 'right' but an initiative. PRATHAM an NGO working for Universalisation of Primary Education. Pratham has launched the Read India campaign. India is still struggling to solve problems of yesterday, such as basic literacy, while simultaneously facing new challenges of tomorrow.DONT BLAME ON OTHERS LIKE GOVERMENT policy...THINK WHAT U CAN DO ON UR PART to surve ur country. take an initiative and play the part of a change agent. -choose ur local area.-find children who are not enrolled in school -teach them. change their lives. Pratham has invited the people of india to be closely involved in this nationwide campaigncontact:kneeraj07@yahoo.co.in