Global Humanitarian Chelsea Clinton to Share her Vision at the Pratham NYC Gala
July 1, 2013
Chelsea Clinton
Pratham USA is proud to announce that Chelsea Clinton will speak at the Pratham Gala in New York City on Friday, Oct. 4, 2013, on the USS Intrepid. The theme of this year’s gala is “Journeying Toward a Fully-Educated India.” “We are thrilled to have Chelsea Clinton join us,” said Dinyar Devitre, Chairman-Elect of Pratham. “Recognized for her dedication to global humanitarianism as a committed philanthropist and Board Member of the Clinton Foundation, Ms. Clinton tirelessly advocates for a healthier, equitable and safe world.”
Since its start in Mumbai 20 years ago, Pratham has become one of the most influential forces in India’s educational system. It currently serves the education needs of underprivileged children in 16 of India’s 28 states and is one of the WORLD’s largest non-profit organizations in the field of primary education. Pratham’s innovations have been recognized with the Kravis Prize for Leadership, Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and most recently, the WISE Prize, which is equated with a Nobel in Education, for its CEO & Co-founder,
Dr. Madhav Chavan.
“I applaud Pratham for the strides it has made in helping expand quality education for every child in India,” said Chelsea Clinton. “Pratham’s strategy of engaging all the sectors that need to work together to ensure any child anywhere gets the education he or she deserves -- the government, businesses and
private citizens that work collectively toward a common goal -- is similar to the model the Clinton Foundation employs in our work across the world in
expanding access to quality health care and economic opportunity.”
About Pratham: Pratham’s strategy centers on recruiting youth from the communities it serves and training them as teachers. More than 62,000 volunteers
reach more than two million children in 20,000 villages. For information about Pratham’s programs or to get involved, please visit www.prathamusa.org. To watch a recent PBS NewsHour segment on Pratham’s ground-breaking work in India, please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour.
Since its start in Mumbai 20 years ago, Pratham has become one of the most influential forces in India’s educational system. It currently serves the education needs of underprivileged children in 16 of India’s 28 states and is one of the WORLD’s largest non-profit organizations in the field of primary education. Pratham’s innovations have been recognized with the Kravis Prize for Leadership, Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and most recently, the WISE Prize, which is equated with a Nobel in Education, for its CEO & Co-founder,
Dr. Madhav Chavan.
“I applaud Pratham for the strides it has made in helping expand quality education for every child in India,” said Chelsea Clinton. “Pratham’s strategy of engaging all the sectors that need to work together to ensure any child anywhere gets the education he or she deserves -- the government, businesses and
private citizens that work collectively toward a common goal -- is similar to the model the Clinton Foundation employs in our work across the world in
expanding access to quality health care and economic opportunity.”
About Pratham: Pratham’s strategy centers on recruiting youth from the communities it serves and training them as teachers. More than 62,000 volunteers
reach more than two million children in 20,000 villages. For information about Pratham’s programs or to get involved, please visit www.prathamusa.org. To watch a recent PBS NewsHour segment on Pratham’s ground-breaking work in India, please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/PBSNewsHour.