About Pratham Mumbai

Pratham started its mission to educate on a large scale with the view that education facilities must reach as many children as possible and as quickly as possible. Thus Pratham was established as a Public Charitable Trust by the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, UNICEF and several prominent citizens of the country in 1994 to provide education to children in the slums of Mumbai.
Pratham means 'first' in Sanskrit. True to its name, it is the first major organization to achieve lasting, wide-scale success in India's educational landscape. This has been made possible due to various policies and strategies adopted by the organization:

About Pratham Mumbai

Pratham started its mission to educate on a large scale with the view that education facilities must reach as many children as possible and as quickly as possible. Thus Pratham was established as a Public Charitable Trust by the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, UNICEF and several prominent citizens of the country in 1994 to provide education to children in the slums of Mumbai.

Pratham means 'first' in Sanskrit. True to its name, it is the first major organization to achieve lasting, wide-scale success in India's educational landscape. This has been made possible due to various policies and strategies adopted by the organization:

Collaboration

Every Pratham program has three basic elements: it is linked to the municipal school system, it can be reproduced on a massive scale and it draws new people into its existing network. Our question to anyone who approaches us is “What can we do together? How can we collaborate?”

Tri-partite Relationship

Pratham creates a city-wide platform by incorporating the triangular partnership of citizens, corporate sector and the government in all its programs. This gives Pratham the character of an open platform for universal education.

Community Involvement

Most of the programs are conducted in open community spaces like temples, playgrounds etc. to build a stronger relationship with the community and its stakeholders. Most of the volunteers are also sourced from the communities so that the volunteers feel a sense of ownership & responsibility towards their work.

Low-cost & Replicable models

Pratham has worked to develop low-cost, replicable models that can easily spread and be adopted by other organizations. Thousands of volunteers work with Pratham to implement learning 'interventions' at the grassroots level. These volunteers are mobilized, trained, and monitored by the Pratham team.

Transparency

Pratham programs have two very important characteristics:
● cost-effectiveness : Pratham’s low overhead costs ensures low administrative expenses
● transparency: Our donors are encouraged and visitors are welcomed to visit our field programmes anytime.