Why do parents choose private or government schools in Karnataka?

ILP conducted a survey toย ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ across the state of Karnataka, gathering insights from a comprehensive study ofย ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ,๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿต ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ (Aprilโ€“May 2025).

The survey examined why families choose government or private schools. Using socio-demographic data, parental perceptions, school attributes, concerns, and expectationsโ€”and supported by a binomial logistic regression modelโ€”the analysis

2026-03-07T10:47:54-08:00March 7th, 2026|Impact, Initiatives, Sucess Stories|

Happy Women’s Day – The journey of empowering women begins early

The journey of empowering women begins long before the workplace; it begins in childhood.

It begins with a girl in an ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ, discovering learning for the first time.
It grows in ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น, where confidence and curiosity are nurtured.
It strengthens in ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น, where imagining a future beyond limits is encouraged.

It deepens ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, whose guidance shapes

2026-03-07T10:25:10-08:00March 7th, 2026|Impact, Initiatives, Sucess Stories|

Celebrating National Science Day – February 28

We often talk about science.

But how often do we pause and ask โ€œwhatโ€™s the science behind learning science?โ€

Itโ€™s not just formulas on a board.

It starts with simple questions why and how does this happen?

It continues when an experiment doesnโ€™t work and students have to try again.

It lives in those small classroom moments of adjusting a

2026-02-27T18:50:36-08:00February 27th, 2026|Impact, Initiatives, Sucess Stories|

What if NGOs didn’t exist?

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—š๐—ข๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜?

If NGOs didnโ€™t exist, the problems would still be there; visible and measurable, but we would lack the coordinated effort required to systematically address and solve them at scale.

๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ would continue to function, but across classrooms and communities, many first-generation learners would struggle quietly without the structured support that helps them

2026-02-26T09:28:17-08:00February 26th, 2026|Impact, Initiatives, Sucess Stories|

Career readiness doesn’t happen by chance

In January, we hosted our first ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, a full-day program at Davangere University for M.Sc and MCA students and it began with a simple question: ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ?

Over the years, weโ€™ve worked closely with young professionals stepping into their first jobs. What weโ€™ve

2026-02-19T08:51:11-08:00February 19th, 2026|Impact, Initiatives, Sucess Stories|

Career choices aren’t obvious, that’s why Career Guidance matters

When you were choosing your career, didnโ€™t it start with a flood of questions? What should I study next? Which stream suits me? What marks will I need? How do cut-offs work? Which entrance exams should I prepare for? Are there scholarships? What if I make the wrong choice?
Phewโ€ฆ itโ€™s a lot to think through.

For

2026-02-02T08:38:50-08:00February 2nd, 2026|Impact, Initiatives, Sucess Stories|

Scaling hands-on science education across 299 government schools, impacting 50,000+ students

Across Karnatakaโ€™s Shivamogga and Davanagere districts, 299 Government High Schools are now part of a focused effort to strengthen science learning. With 292+ teachers trained and 598 science kits already in classrooms, science is moving beyond textbook concepts to hands-on understanding.

In 2025โ€“26, this initiative will reach 50,178 students across the two districtsโ€”helping ensure that access

2026-01-23T21:46:54-08:00January 23rd, 2026|Impact, Initiatives, Sucess Stories|

Strengthening Learning, Empowering Communities: The Impact of Our Village Learning Centers


Strengthening Learning, Empowering Communities: The Impact of Our Village Learning Centers

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when school closures threatened to create lasting learning gaps, India Literacy Project (ILP) launched the Village Learning Centers (VLC) and Vidya Saathi (VS) programs with a single,

2026-01-25T23:31:26-08:00January 22nd, 2026|Impact, Initiatives, Sucess Stories|

Empowering 7500+ students with Cyber Safety know-how in Gubbi village

๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ+ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„-๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ

A comprehensive cyber safety awareness initiative unfolded ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿด, ๐Ÿต, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ, ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜.

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ย from theย ISBR Business Schoolย these sessions were conducted in collaboration with

2024-02-04T21:30:10-08:00February 4th, 2024|Initiatives|

ILP Launches Pioneering Early Childhood Education Program in Dindigul District with Support from Leading Foundations

India Literacy Projectย ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€

On January 24th,ย India Literacy Projectย inaugurated an Early Childhood Education program in Dindigul District, supported by the ๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (https://ramanujams.org/), and ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ย (

2024-01-24T23:40:59-08:00January 24th, 2024|Initiatives|
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