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Hello Readers!

We are thrilled to share the highlights of our team's eventful month of May. From our knowledge sharing with key stakeholders to achieving significant milestones, this newsletter covers it all.

Key Highlights in May

1. RTE campaign in Andhra Pradesh
2. Govt.[TNeGA] training in Tamil Nadu
3. Govt.[MMAPUY] training in Haryana
4. RTE in Assam
5. Ready, Steady film screenings
6. Samaaj 3.5% cohort induction
7. Our presence in workshops & events
8. Our press mentions
9. New team members
10. Our Delhi HO is even prettier

RTE campaign in Andhra Pradesh

Our state team worked hard across the two rounds to secure ~32,000 applications and ~19,000 admissions for disadvantaged students via RTE 12(1)(c).

More details here. 

TNeGA training in Tamil Nadu

Our state team achieved a significant milestone in the "e - Sevai for all" project. We successfully completed the training of 60+ E-district managers (EDMs) from 38 districts of Tamil Nadu.

The EDMs, in turn, will be leading the capacity building of 13,000 individuals who are going to set up e-Sevai centres across the state. More details here. 

MMAPUY training in Haryana

We conducted a Theory of Change (ToC) workshop in Chandigarh, Haryana with the MMAPUY Program Team.

The objective of the Mukhya Mantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana (MMAPUY) is to uplift the economic status of those families in the State whose annual income is less than 1.8 lakh. More details here. 

RTE 12(1)(c) in Assam

The Gauhati High Court asked the Educational Department of Assam to ensure implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act and disregard excuses given by private schools in Guwahati for not implementing the Act.

Know more here. 

Ready, Steady film screenings

Our film 'Ready, Steady...' that shows the challenges and needs of RTE 12(1)(c) from the perspective of disadvantaged students has been experiencing packed screenings in Mumbai, Gurgaon [video], Delhi and a location near you soon!

Follow us on social media to stay updated. 

Samaaj 3.5% cohort induction

The new cohort of our community programme, Samaaj 3.5% is ready to kick off an exciting few months ahead, supporting vulnerable citizens to access their welfare rights directly.

Anjali in Delhi, Aditya in Raipur & Shreyas in Chennai will lead our efforts with 17 community champions. 

Our presence in workshops & events

Tarun recently represented us at DRK Foundation's Global Conference in Nairobi & delivered an insightful session on System Thinking for The Nudge-Indian Administrative Fellowship in Punjab.

 Madhuri from our team joined the prestigious 2023 cohort of Agamishaala in Ranikhet.

Our press mentions during the RTE campaign in Andhra Pradesh

The full list of mentions can be accessed here.

New team members

Chitra Rawat has joined us to support our mission as a Senior Manager.

Deepak Tiwari has joined us as a Programme Coordinator.

Know someone who would be the perfect fit for us? We request you to forward this newsletter to them. View openings here. 

Our Delhi HO is even prettier now!

A month of discussions, brainstorming sessions and sketching went into creating all the pieces for different rooms of the entire space.

Every room has its own importance; hence, those identities reflect in the murals. More pictures here.

What we're reading and watching

1. Do Indian private school quotas meet their redistributive potential? [VoxDev]
2. From Odisha to Kerala, a bus of climate migrants [Scroll]
3. Do we know how many people in India live in poverty? [IDR]
4. An algorithm intended to reduce poverty might disqualify people in need [MIT Technology Review]
5. India gets BCG, McKinsey to fix its digital infra. The price is more than their fee [The Ken]
6. Apple and Foxconn lobbied India to relax its labour laws. Unions are fighting back [Rest of World]
7. We shouldn’t let Indian poverty turn into a great eternal mystery [LiveMint]
8. The Non-profit Contribution to India’s Development [BIC, YouTube]
9. Delivery drivers in India are struggling through a hot, unpredictable summer [Rest of World]
10. Being a good listener isn’t just about shutting up and not interrupting [The Guardian]

As we wrap up this newsletter, we'd like to express our gratitude to our partners who have supported us in our mission. We would be grateful if you could share this newsletter with anyone you feel would find it valuable.

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