A new report by the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education calls for a global policy agenda that focuses on access to quality education and learning for all children and youth in the developing world, especially poor girls who are often left behind and remain at a disadvantage. The report, supported by the MacArthur Foundation,

We, as IIMPACT, are very proud that Harish Hande is one of the two Indians to win the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011. Harish’s organisation Selco Solar Light in Bangalore was responsible in helping IIMPACT find a unique solar solution to power laptops and computers donated to us by various organizations. As teaching aids,

Thousands of girls at IIMPACT have passed class I and joined class II this year. Many of those who completed class V have joined formal schools in class VI – this year they number- 762! CLASS V RESULTS 2011 762 Girls Appeared For the Exams this year. 100% passed. IIMPACT CLASS V RESULTS 2011 GIRLS

IIMPACT participated in the Global Giving Challenge which took place in the month of April. The good news is that IIMPACT successfully completed the GlobalGiving Challenge in 8th place, raising funds from 80 unique donations from its supporters.This helped ensure that IIMPACT earned a permanent spot with Global Giving, a U.S. based online giving platform,

The missing daughters of Jhajjar B Y R UHI T EWARI [email protected] ························· JHAJJAR, HARYANA Fifteen-year-old Aarti Ahelawat waits patiently for the midday meal at the govern- ment senior secondary school in Chhuchhakwas, a village in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. Her younger brother goes to the privately run Paramount Se- nior Secondary School a few metres