Pratyek

In response to the Christian Brothers’ Congregation (Munnar) Chapter (2008) 'to open our hearts to the cry of the poor and the earth and to be moved t Read moreo prophetic action through advocacy and works for justice' the Christian Brothers in India have registered a society called PRATYEK ... ‘Presence and Ruthfulness (compassion) for Advocacy and Training of the Young in Earth-rights and Kids-rights’. PRATYEK in Hindi means ‘every being’ and it captures the essence of providing the Edmund Rice Quality of Education and opportunities to every child in India. The vision of PRATYEK is summarized by its motto ‘For Everyone’. PRATYEK attempts to educate the children and their care providers in the art of advocacy and justice with a focus on child rights and earth rights. PRATYEK seeks to include tools and resources for advocacy and social justice skilling in school curricula to raise awareness amongst children about advocacy and social justice with the vision of grooming compassionate, conscientious and proactive ‘kidizens’. PRATYEK recognizes children as primary stakeholders of the society and therefore seeks to provide them with local, national and international forums and platforms towards effectively changing the policies and systems by providing them opportunities to influence policy-making and ensure their effective implementation.

PRATYeK's vision is 'Every Child, For Every Right, For Everyone'. Their mission is to educate and empower children and stakeholders to build a rights-based, just, inclusive, participatory, equitable, sustainable, fulfilling, interconnected and mystical earth community.

PRATYeK has received several awards including the NGO Excellence Award by The Harvard US-India Initiative in 2013, UN WOMEN Special Recognition in 2015, and the Inter-Cultural Achievement Award for Sustainability by the Austrian Government in Vienna 2016.