- Monday, April 29, 2024
LiftEd brings together education experts to better foundational literacy and numeracy in India, raising up to $20 million from a consortium of 26 partners.
By: Shubham Ghosh
THE British Asian Trust, a charity founded by King Charles III, has taken an educational initiative to improve the lives of up to four million children in India over a period of five years.
The initiative — LiftEd — Learning and Innovation in Foundational Literacy and Numeracy to Transform Education — eyes strengthening India’s education ecosystem and was launched on International Day of Education in the last week of January.
LiftEd brings together education experts from a diverse background to better foundational literacy and numeracy in India, raising up to $20 million (£15.6 million) from a consortium of 26 partners.
In a news release, the trust said, “The Government of India has identified foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) as an ‘urgent and necessary prerequisite to learning’ and in 2021, launched the landmark NIPUN Bharat Mission to equip every child aged 4-10 with FLN skills by 2026-27.
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“Recognising that collaborative action from the private sector and civil society can act as an ‘impact multiplier’ to bolster the government’s commitment to furthering India’s education goals, LiftEd brings a vibrant and diverse mix of education experts together to improve FLN in India, raising up to USD 20 million (INR 166 crore).”
It added, “LiftEd is anchored by founding partners such as Atlassian Foundation, Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, British Asian Trust, the Maitri Trust, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Reliance Foundation, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS Optimus Foundation, and USAID. The British Asian Trust is the programme leader and Central Square Foundation and Dalberg Advisors are design and technical partners.”
The British Asian Trust, which is a diaspora-led international development body, was founded by Charles in 2007 when he was the Prince of Wales and a group of British-Asian business leaders to address widespread poverty, inequality and injustice in south Asia.
(With agency inputs)
