Context
Recently,Pratham NGO has been awarded with the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 for its work on expanding the scope for education in India.
Key-highlights
The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament & Development for 2021 was awarded to Pratham NGO for-
- Its pioneering work for more than a quarter century in ensuring that every child has access to quality education.
- Its innovative use of digital technology to deliver education.
- Its regular evaluation of the quality of education.
- Its timely response in making children learn amid Covid-19 restrictions.
About Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace
- The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development was instituted in the memory of the former prime minister by a trust (Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust) in her name in 1986.
- It consists of a monetary award of Rs 25 lakh along with a citation.
- The award is given to individuals or organisations who work towards ensuring international peace and development, ensuring that scientific discoveries are used to further the scope of freedom and better humanity, and creating a new international economic order.
Pratham NGO
- Pratham NGO is an innovative learning organization, which was created to improve education quality in India.
- The NGO was co-founded by Farida Lambay and Madhav Chavan.
- It was established in 1994 in Mumbai to give pre-school education for children in slums.
- It is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in India.
- It focuses on high-quality, low-cost, and replicable interventions for addressing the gaps in the education system.
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