After-school learning centres
Two hours a day, six days a week, in groups of twelve sorted by reading level.
₹12,000 per child, per year
After-school learning for children in Mumbai's eastern suburbs
Every child in our centres finished the school year
Prerna runs after-school learning centres for children whose parents work long hours and whose schools are overcrowded. Small groups, trained teachers from the same neighbourhoods, and a meal before class.
412Children enrolled
6Learning centres
24Teachers
₹12,000Cost per child, per year
What we do
Meals before class
A hot meal at every centre before teaching starts.
₹3,600 per child, per year
Teacher training
Forty hours a year for teachers hired from the same neighbourhoods.
₹18,000 per teacher
Learning materials
Workbooks, reading cards and a library box for each centre.
₹1,400 per child
Parent programme
A monthly evening meeting, and help with school admissions and documents.
₹500 per family
A new centre
Rent, furniture, two teachers and materials for one year.
₹9,00,000
Why people choose us
- Teachers hired from the same communities as the children
- Attendance and learning levels published every quarter
- A hot meal before every class, because nobody learns hungry
- Parents' meeting once a month, in the evening, when parents can actually come
- Accounts audited annually and published in full
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