Pratham USA is a community based grass root organization that promotes education of slum dwelling children in India. Pratham (a Sanskrit word) means “first”, “primary” or “beginning”. Initiated by UNICEF in 1994 with 2,000 children in Mumbai, Pratham now serves over 220,000 children in 20 cities and 10 rural areas across India. Our mission is to have every child in school and learning. Pratham USA has established the following goals: increase awareness for illiteracy and its evil consequences; raise funds for Pratham’s literacy effort in India; arrange internship programs for US Students to volunteer in India; and to wipe illiteracy from India by 2010.
Website: prathamusa.org
Email: Houston@prathamusa.org
Address: 5890 Point West Drive
Houston, TX 77036