Gyan Shala enables children from poor urban and rural families to attain learning levels of school education similar to that of the children in elite schools. 
Started in 2000 and promoted by a group of faculty members from IIM Ahmedabad & IRMA, Gyan Shala imparted high quality education to around 45,000 children in 9 cities across 4 states in 2015-2016. Gyan Shala is one of the largest NGO programs in India addressing schooling quality gaps and enabling poor slum children from minority, marginalized, and migrant communities join the professional class of tomorrow. With the focus on outcomes, Gyan Shala has performed independent quality assessments of children's learning levels from reputed external agencies.  Gyan Shala program has been endorsed by various national and international agencies:
- JPAL, MIT-USA: Gyan Shala children scored 100 - 150% more marks compared to government schools in 2004. Educational Initiative (EI) noted similar results, 2008 -2011
- ASSET, EI, India: Gyan Shala children on par with India’s best CBSE and elite schools, 2011-2015 
- CfBT–UK (2010 & 2013): Gyan Shala program rating on par with 35% UK public schools, and 50% Dubai International Schools
- McKinsey-ACASUS: Gyan Shala one of the illustrative models to meet UN development goals for 2020
- Monitor Consultancy: Gyan Shala among India’s leading innovators to serve poor at the bottom of pyramid
- DFID-UK : Gyan Shala optimal Public Private Partnership template for India
- Only NGO program mentioned in India’s New Education Policy, 2016 as an exemplary program. 
- Research papers in professional journals/forums/ books on Gyan Shala merits
     California Management Review
     World Development
     Journal of International Educational Development
     DFID-UK portals have 2 research studies on Gyan Shala
Gyan Shala would welcome opportunities for CSR partnerships, Volunteer support, and Community engagement.

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Education Support Organization (Gyan Shala)

Chirantan Shah

Hubert Humphrey

Divyarajsinh Parmar

Shweta Shrivastava

Sejal Parikh

Pragna Chavda

Meghna Bhatt

Maitree Joshi

Anuj Kumar

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