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"All agree that the single most important key to development and poverty alleviation is education. This must start with universal primary education for girls and boys equally".
- James D. Wolfenhousen, former president of the World Bank |
Pratham Canada, the Canadian branch of
Pratham India
Education Initiative (PIEI), is a Canadian
registered charity that supports the activities of Pratham
India by:
- raising awareness about Pratham's mission, goals and objectives,
- disseminating information about its societal impact and accomplishments,
- raising funds for its various activities,
- facilitating the involvement of volunteers in various aspects of Pratham's operations, and
- exploring collaborative opportunities with Canadian institutions and agencies (public and private) with similar interests.
Pratham Canada was formed in Ottawa in October 2004 as a non-profit corporation and received its designation as a federally registered charity in 2006.
Pratham Canada is supported entirely by donations and is a non-partisan and non-denominational organization without any political, religious or ideological affiliations.
Pratham Canada is in the process of forming branches in major Canadian cities and welcomes the participation of and leadership initiatives in chapter formation from interested individuals. Please contact us at the following addresses and numbers:
Online:
Email: mail@prathamcanada.org
Web: www.prathamcanada.org |
Telephone:
Ottawa: Sid or Jay Thakar (613) 523-7602
Toronto: Jatin Gujarati: (416) 412-1870 |
Mailing Address: 54 Bennett Street, Ottawa Ontario K1V 9L4 Canada |
Other Pratham branches
in Canada:
Pratham BC Foundation, Vancouver, British Columbia:
http://members.shaw.ca/prathambc
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News and Events
Canada
If you enjoyed
the colourful dance performances at Pratham Canada's 2007
fund-raiser on Mothers' Day, we have another treat in store
for you this Spring!
Announcing
Pratham Canada's 2008 Spring Festival of Dance, at the
Kailash Mital Theatre (formerly Southam Hall) at Carleton
University on June 8!!
Please mark
your calendars so you won't miss this spectacular showcase of
local talent, all for a worthy cause: supporting primary
education for millions of slum children in India. Last year
you helped raise enough money (approx. $ 6000.00) to send 400
kids to school for a year. With your continuing support we
can do even better this year!
Magic Show in Toronto :
Kruti Parekh, a highly popular magician from India, presented a
Magic Show in Septemebr 2007 that raised nearly $ 6,000 for Pratham!
India
Pratham's Read India program receives a major boost! Recently the Hewlett and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations donated $ 9 million to Pratham's 'Read India' initiative.
National Geographic magazine, in its May 2007 issue
recognizes Pratham's work
(Read
Full Article)
Read what 'The Economist',
one of the world’s most respected news and public affairs magazine,
has to say about Pratham.
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