Pratham Education Foundation works with the aim of eliminating illiteracy and alleviating poverty by improving learning outcomes in education, ensurin Read moreg retention of children in schools, teacher training, developing innovative educational methodologies, and training & mobilization of volunteers. To achieve its objectives, it operates multiple programmes in the field of education, advocacy, research, skill training, vocational education and rehabilitation divided into urban programs and rural programs. Urban programs focus on reducing the rate of school dropouts and increasing learning levels in individuals from urban slums. Rural programs focus on the development of reading, writing and arithmetic skills in children aged 6 to 14 years in rural areas. In the education sector, it operates Early Years and Elementary Years learning programs through direct implementation schemes and Government partnerships. Its Second Chance Program works with a special focus on women and aims to provide opportunities for learning and completing secondary education to individuals who have not been able to complete their education. Its Read India initiative aims to improve reading, writing and basic arithmetic skills in children between the age of 6 and 14 through intensive learning camps which use combined activities for maximised learning (CAMaL) technique for ensuring optimum learning outputs. Pratham Books is its sister organization which works for developing reading habits in children by creating, illustrating and publishing low-cost books which cater to different likes and interests of children with stories covering multiple genres. Pratham Infotech is another venture by Pratham which works with the aim of delivering technology-assisted education to children as well as adults, providing digital literacy training to disadvantaged youth, integrating information technology in education and providing job-oriented skill training to unemployed youth. To expand the outreach of its tablet-based learning initiative, it has also received funding of USD 6.7 million, (including 3.1 million for its education initiative and 3.6 million for its Storyweaver project) from Google.org as part of its funding project for promoting content creation and teacher training. For its impact in the field of education, it has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in 2013, AIMA Public Service Excellence Award in 2013, the Qimpro Award for Excellence in 2012, the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2011, the Henry R. Kravis Prize in Leadership in 2010 and the EMPI-Indian Express Indian Innovation Award for Read India in 2009.