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Children love to learn. If they are denied access to knowledge, we also deny them the opportunity to change their lives for the better.

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EAC is a partner with Gyan Shala, an Indian development organization, to provide high quality education at a low cost to 68,200 out of school children in India’s urban slums.

Gyan Shala provides high quality education at a low cost in urban slums. It operates mostly elementary schools (grades 1 to 3), but also has middle schools (grades 4 to 7) and a few high schools (grades 8 to 10). On completing the Gyan Shala module, more than 95% of children are mainstreamed in grade four in government-run or private schools. Starting with 10 classes in 2000, Gyan Shala has grown its elementary school program to over 1,100 classes, educating 12,000 children in Gujarat, 17,000 children in Bihar, 1,600 in West Bengal, and 1,600 in Uttar Pradesh.

The mission of Gyan Shala is to ensure the quality of basic education to the children from poor rural and urban families on par with what is available to high income or elite social groups.

Each Gyan Shala school is a single classroom with minimal infrastructure, run in small rented spaces for an average of 25 children per shift in two shifts. Gyan Shala’s elementary model has proven its effectiveness and is ready for rapid expansion wherever there is strong government support and substantial need for increasing capacity and quality of education.

EAC supports Gyan Shala’s plan to set up program in Gujarat and Bihar states. The project aims to provide 2,300 classes, with the aim of enrolling 68,200 over the course of four years.

For more information on this EAC implementing partner, please visit the Gyan Shala website.

Impact

"Humanity will not overcome the immense challenges we face unless we ensure that children get the quality education that equips them to play their part in the modern world." -- HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser

Surpassing

19 million

beneficiaries across all programmes of Education Above All Foundation

10,687

Scholarships

90%

retention rate

2.6 million+

Skills training provided to teachers, school staff, and community members

1 million+

Youth Empowered