What does real learning look like in an Anganwadi?

Walk into any Anganwadi, and youโ€™ll often find children gathered around simple, colorful objectsโ€”sorting, stacking, matching, and laughing as they learn.

๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ (๐—ง๐—Ÿ๐— ๐˜€) are at the heart of this experience. They help young children make sense of the world by turning ideas into something they can see and touch. At that age, learning isnโ€™t

2026-04-23T01:33:48-07:00April 23rd, 2026|Events|

Government systems and NGOs join hands to drive change to the last mile

๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—š๐—ข๐˜€ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ

For a long time, ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ต๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ has remained on the margins. An isolated tribal pocket in Odisha where access to quality education has not always kept pace with ground realities.

Over the past few years, ILP, along with its NGO partner UAC,

2026-04-21T02:35:24-07:00April 21st, 2026|Events|

From Telangana to Haryana: Exchanging best practices in education

As part of the *๐—˜๐—ธ ๐—•๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ, Ms. Bindu Sharma from the ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ, along with her team, visited ZPHS Raidurg School in Telangana where ILP is implementing its ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ (๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฃ).

During their visit, the Haryana Education Board was introduced to how multiple ILP initiatives

2026-04-18T21:07:26-07:00April 18th, 2026|Events|

When a school becomes everyoneโ€™s responsibility

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

At a government lower primary school in Bagalkot district, Karnataka, responsibility doesnโ€™t rest with the school aloneโ€”it is shared by the entire community.

With 69 children enrolled, the school reflects what happens when parents and the School Development and Monitoring Committee (SDMC) stay consistently involved, not just in moments of need,

2026-04-15T08:14:52-07:00April 15th, 2026|Events|

When Vidya Saathis start with the child, not the syllabus

Across 40 village learning centres in Odisha, children begin their day with a small but important step, showing up to learn.

Most come from nearby hamlets, often with gaps in their foundational skills. Some struggle to read simple text in Odia, others find basic math difficult. Before they can keep up with their grade-level curriculum, they

2026-04-08T21:17:41-07:00April 8th, 2026|Events|

What happened when a village decided to invest โ‚น22 lakh in its children

In Bairawadgi village in Karnataka, an Anganwadi has quietly come a long way.

Not long ago, it ran out of a rented space, with just 7โ€“8 children attending. For many families, it didnโ€™t feel like something they needed to prioritise. Awareness was low, and the centre was simply thereโ€”but not fully valued.

The change didnโ€™t come overnight.

2026-04-06T21:42:54-07:00April 6th, 2026|Events|

Hereโ€™s how 39 students found the courage to try science experiments for the first timeโ€ฆ

At Ekalavya Model Residential School in Tamil Nadu, where many students come from tribal communities with limited academic exposure, a simple but important question emergedโ€”how do we create an opportunity where they can explore science and feel confident enough to present it on their own?

Three teachers: Rajalakshmi, Nandhini, and Sowndharya chose to move forward with

2026-04-03T04:07:51-07:00April 3rd, 2026|Events|

Multi-Dimensional Learning Spaces: Making Learning Visible, Accessible, and Experiential

With support from Epson, ILP has been shaping classrooms across Kolar and Tumakuru through Multi-Dimensional Learning Spaces (MDLS) in 100 schools as part of the 2025โ€“26 cycle of the programme where learning moves beyond the textbooks and is designed to help children explore, experiment, and learn more effectively.

This builds on a long-standing

2026-03-27T01:51:08-07:00March 27th, 2026|Events|

Kishori Melas – Creating safe spaces for girls to ask, learn and understand

Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana, an Odisha state government initiative, is designed to improve nutrition among women, children, and adolescent girls.

But real change doesnโ€™t come from policy alone; it takes a community to turn intent into action.

Thatโ€™s where the ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜-๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ comes in.

Here, adolescent girls step into a space that feels safe, open, and their

2026-03-25T02:11:01-07:00March 25th, 2026|Events|
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