As part of the World Bank’s India Africa Knowledge Exchange Series on 18th December 2020, Ms Anita Karwal, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development was invited to make a presentation on DIKSHA. 

Words form the basic building blocks of communication in any language. And so, vocabulary building plays a vital role in learning a new language. The higher number of words that a learner “knows”, the easier it is for her to read and understand a text in that language.

Mantra4Change, conducted an experiment to study the effectiveness of technology in improving learning outcomes. The objectives were to improve learning outcomes, use after-school hours profitably and increase parents’ investment in their children’s education. 

The ‘Parents As Teachers’ program aims to bring about a change in the mindset of low income parents and rural parents about their role in the child’s development and education. The program was a collaboration between Gyan Prakash Foundation and EkStep Foundation.