Our Programs

Mission and Operating Model

Mission:

Pragati’s mission is to enable underprivileged children make informed life choices by providing access to quality education, holistic development, and life skills.

Operating Model: A Continuum of Care from Early Education to Adolescence

Pragati’s two-tiered operating model addresses both access to education and continuity through adolescence—two major gaps in the lives of children from low-income families.

Tier 1: Transforming Government Primary Schools ( Nursery– Grade 5) into Centres of Learning Excellence.

Pragati supports four government primary schools in Gurgaon under a formal MoU with the Government of Haryana. These schools serve over 430 students. Pragati revitalizes school infrastructure, strengthens academic delivery, and integrates co-curricular and mental well-being components to create engaging, child-friendly learning environments. With a student: teacher ratio at 24:1, Pragati ensures meaningful student engagement and improved learning outcomes for the child.

Key interventions include:

• School Infrastructure Upgradation: Ensuring learning spaces are safe, hygienic and child-friendly.
• Curriculum Enhancement: Experiential- learning using storytelling, role play, STEM modules, and spoken English to foster creativity and engagement.
• Computer Learning: Integrating technology and basic computer skills to prepare students for the digital world.
• Mental Health and Well-being: Access to professional counseling and emotional resilience sessions for students and teachers.
• Nutrition and Health: Daily milk and biscuits, government midday meals enhanced with fruits and eggs, and annual health check-ups.
• Professional Development for educators: Ongoing teacher training and capacity building for quality classroom delivery.

Tier 2: Secondary School Scholarships (SSE program ) (Grades 6–12)

With this Outreach program, Pragati ensures that education doesn’t end after Grade 5. Through a structured scholarship program, it supports alumni who successfully clear entrance exams for CBSE-affiliated schools in Gurgaon.

Key Interventions:

• Financial Support: Tuition fee assistance disbursed in transparent, monitored phases.
• Family Engagement: Parent counselling to ensure continued commitment to education.
• Mentorship and Assisted Learning: Academic check-ins and emotional guidance to help students transition to more competitive environments.
• Long-term Investment: The program supports students from Grade 6 up to Grade 12, with the goal of enabling college or vocational entry.

This 2-tiered model ensures educational continuity, minimizes dropouts, and gives promising students the stability and structure to pursue higher goals.

Demographics of Children Served

Pragati serves some of the most vulnerable children in urban Gurgaon, including:

• Children of daily wage laborers and migrants with irregular or no formal schooling history. Many students come from families with unstable income sources, leading to interrupted or limited access to education.

• Overage children who have missed early years of education due to economic or social factors
• Children from homes affected by neglect, violence, or instability, who benefit from structured learning and emotional support.

Impact

Pragati’s comprehensive model has produced measurable and meaningful outcomes:

• Academic Progress:
  Students show marked improvement in literacy, numeracy, and confidence, often bridging learning gaps quickly.
• Holistic Growth:
  Exposure to STEM, technology, and life skills builds well-rounded, resilient learners.
• Educational Continuity:
  Alumni continue into secondary education with dignity and purpose, supported every step of the way.
• Community Upliftment:
  Parents report greater confidence in education, higher aspirations for their children, and stronger involvement in their learning journeys.

How you can help

Donation

Your donation of $150 a year provides a child the stable school environment, quality education, dietary supplements, medical checkups and social & life skill programs.

Sponsorship

Your sponsorship of $365 a year ($1 a day) enables a scholarship and ensures that a child gets the financial support to continue their secondary school education after graduating from Grade 5.