Educate Girls

Returning to education is a big step. Staying on track is even harder.

Through the Pragati Program, girls are supported at every stage of their journey through on-ground learning spaces, guidance from Preraks, and digital tools that keep learning within reach.

The Pragati Didi WhatsApp Chatbot is one such support system. It brings lessons, practice, and answers straight to their phones, so even if life gets in the way, their learning doesn’t have to stop.
Because completing Grade 10 isn’t just about education.

It’s about giving her the confidence and continuity to keep going.

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Sonia’s journey is a reminder that when a girl is supported, her story can change. From putting her education on hold to stepping back into learning with confidence, she’s not just returning to complete her Grade 10—she’s reclaiming her ability to make her own choices.

There are many girls like Sonia, full of potential, waiting for the chance to continue their education and take charge of their futures. Together, we can help them return to learning, rebuild their confidence, and move forward on their own terms.

Be a part of her journey back to education.
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What changes when a girl completes her education?

It’s not just one moment.
It’s a series of choices she can finally make for herself.
The choice to manage her own finances.
The choice to access opportunities independently.
The choice to shape not just her future, but her family’s too.

Through the Pragati Program, adolescent girls and young women are returning to education and stepping into a life where their voice, their decisions, and their aspirations truly matter.
Because when she learns, she leads. Be a part of that change.

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Behind every nonprofit making an impact, there are difficult conversations, big decisions, moments of doubt and people working together to stay true to the mission.

What role does a board play in all of this? What does it really take to build relationships rooted in trust, honesty and shared purpose?

Join our Founder Safeena Husain and Ujwal Thakar, Chairperson, Board of Directors, for a conversation hosted by India Leaders for Social Sector on building and strengthening the board at Educate Girls, reflecting on the challenges, learnings and experiences that shaped the journey over the years.

If you are interested in board governance and how organisations stay accountable, mission-driven and impactful while continuing to grow, we hope you will join us for this conversation.

Date: 21 May 2026
Time: 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM IST
Venue: Zoom (Registration link in bio)

Many girls across rural India are still waiting for someone to ask them one simple question: “Do you want to go back to school?”

For Seema, the answer was always yes.

After losing her father at just 10 years old, Seema had to drop out of school as her family struggled to make ends meet. But even after spending years away, she never stopped wanting to return. When the Educate Girls team supported her return to school, Seema grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Today, she is back in Grade 9 after passing her Grade 8 exams with an A grade.

There are many girls like Seema across rural India. Girls whose education is interrupted by circumstances beyond their control, but who are ready to continue learning when given the chance.

*Name changed to protect minor.

For a long time, Jyoti kept thinking, “Kaash main apni padhai poori kar paati.”

Jyoti had to drop out of education after Grade 9, but she never stopped thinking about completing it. Even as life moved ahead and her responsibilities grew, that wish stayed with her.

Years later, when Jyoti joined Educate Girls’ Pragati program, she decided to continue her education and prepare for her Grade 10 exams. During this time, Jyoti was also pregnant.

Still, she continued studying and appeared for her Grade 10 exams during her pregnancy because completing her education mattered deeply to her.

Today, Jyoti encourages other women and adolescent girls around her to complete their education too. Her journey is a reminder that even after a pause, education can still continue.

How do we build for impact in ways that encourage more collaboration, learning and shared progress?

This was a thread we kept returning to during Measuring What Matters: Impact, Evidence and Resilience in Uncertain Times at the Skoll World Forum, where our Founder, Safeena Husain, joined Tom Adams of 60 Decibels and of in conversation on rethinking how we fund, measure and sustain social change.

We spoke about what becomes possible when funding supports collaboration alongside scale, and when evidence helps organisations learn and adapt, not just report.



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Our CEO, Gayatri Nair Lobo, joined Bridgespan Group and peers at Saïd Business School as part of the Skoll World Forum to talk about what it really takes to sustain impact after a big bet.

What came through was how different this next phase actually is. It’s less about chasing the next big milestone, and more about having the kind of capital that gives organisations time to steady and adapt, building a more diversified base of support, and working closely with governments so what works is absorbed into systems and sustained at scale.

It also left us thinking about how intentionally we design for what comes after—and whether we’re truly aligning ambition with the scale of the problem.

Because the work doesn’t end with the bet. If anything, that’s where it begins.