IIMPACT has released a special report titled “Educating the Girl Child – Transforming Lives“. With this report we wish to share with the readers, our ten years of experiences working with the most marginalized communities. These experiences have   been drawn from our direct work as well as the studies, observations and experiences of our partners, donors and [...]

‘Making a difference’ ……while ‘Transforming Lives’ IIMPACT celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Sunday 28 October, 2012 at The Westin Hotel, Gurgaon. Young girls and graduates from some of its very remote Learning Centers, their teachers, parents and community members from their villages, donors and friends, many of whom had flown in from various parts of [...]

Conservative society, shortage of schooling facilities hamper quality of education in this Haryana district. Read this very relevant story which recently featured in LiveMint.com Mewati women’s education an uphill struggle

The New York Times recently carried an article on adolescent girls struggling to stay in school in India. Now read the follow up article to this where IIMPACT is mentioned as one of the “large charities that focus on education and/or girls in India”: http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/how-to-help-durga-and-girls-like-her/#more-30812

“Many of the local people didn’t like the idea of giving girls opportunity. They felt threatened. They didn’t want girls going out of the house. They thought that we were there to corrupt them . . . We always think that these [obstacles] are exaggerated but they are not.” Read the full story

Reader’s Digest article says that IIMPACT “…..is changing the lives of thousands of little girls – and the very fabric of rural India.”November 2, 2011The Reader’s Digest November 2011 issue covers IIMPACT under its Heroes series. The 4-page article says that IIMPACT “…..is changing the lives of thousands of little girls – and the very [...]

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 [...]