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The Global Teacher Prize Winner of 2020, Ranjitsinh Disale, is one of a kind. His methods got global recognition after he embarked on a journey to change the lives of girl children in India. From QR coded textbooks to a peace led initiative, Ranjit has truly touched the hearts of many. The first school he ever taught in was a dilapidated building and the community never gave any importance to education for girls. The curriculum too was not in Kannada, their primary language so Ranjit learnt the language and recreated the course material. This is just the beginning of his journey, he kept up his promise of sharing 50% of the prize money if he were to win and today, Ranjitsinh Disale Foundation brings 9 other finalists as his partners in achieving the goal of education for all.
How We Design Our Programs
Every programme RDF builds follows 3 I strategy. Identify, Innovate and Implement.
That means we begin in classrooms. We identify the problem with the teachers who live it every day. We innovate solutions with the communities who understand it best. And we implement in ways that public school systems can sustain long after we leave.
No programme is designed in isolation. Everyone is co-created, field-tested, and independently validated before it scales.
SAKSHAM
Reshaping Girls Futures
SAKSHAM is designed to keep girls in school, ensuring they have the support, resources, and safe environments necessary to achieve grade-appropriate learning outcomes. Personalized learning support to every girl ensured improvement in their achievement.
- 1890 Girls have achieved FLN goals
- 96% retention rate of girls
- 3X classroom engagement
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TALI
Teaching At Learner's Interest
TALI is AI powered learning companion build for native language speaker to analyze their handwritten responses in the assignment, identify weak areas and generate personalized learning improvement plan for every student. By integrating technology and AI-powered learning methods, we ensure education is engaging, effective, and tailored to each learner's needs.
- AI-powered pedagogy integration
- Teacher capacity building
- Interactive digital classrooms
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AI Academy for Teachers
Empowering Educators
Maharashtra’s first AI literacy programme built for public school teachers — in Marathi, across 15 districts, reaching 16,000 educators. Because a teacher who understands AI is a teacher who can protect her students from it.
- Marathi-first AI curriculum
- District-wide scaling
- Focus on safe AI practices
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Global Teacher Prize Fund
Math Moms
Community-Based Numeracy
A community-based numeracy intervention that trains local mothers as foundational math mentors. Because the most trusted teacher a child has is already at home.
- Empowering local mothers
- Foundational math skills
- Home-based learning support
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Future D-Coded
21st-Century Digital Skills
Equipping students with essential 21st-century digital skills and computational thinking to confidently navigate a technology-driven world.
- Computational thinking
- Digital literacy
- Future-ready curriculum
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Knowledge is powerful when it is accessible. We often forget the latter & RDF wishes to be a changemaker in the education space. With the use of technology & tools, we want to create a student community that has unlimited seats.
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