Donateabook is a crowd funding initiative by pratham books which enables to set up campaigns to raise funds for books for libraries, reading programs or storytelling sessions after which one gets to select a collection of books across 6 languages from pratham books for the same amount. Pratham a book in every childs hand indian printer. Ngo has launched this as a flagship program to set up libraries in government run schools. Pratham books storyweaver is a nonprofit trust that publishes high quality books for children at affordable prices and in multiple indian languages. Pratham books is our own little rabbithole of adventures filled with linguistically stimulating stories that we get to write and translate. With 20k books on its shelves, this delhibased ngo is. Bookspring recommends that kids and families interested in reading diverse and multicultural stories try the awardwinning, international site storyweaver while bookspring recommends starting with print books for all infants and toddlers, digital and downloadable books can also help emerging and independent readers if they are shared with an adult caregiver. Bitauna was famous all over rajasthan for its singers. The books for all initiative by guzarish, a delhibased ngo, is a crowdsourcing platform that allows one to donate and buy books. They have books for children from the age of 2 years to years.
This platform will allow you to donate specific books to a specific personorganization, in a specific area of the country, to help them teach and practice learning with. Pratham, indias largest educational ngo, was started by unicef in 1995 with a mission to erase illiteracy amongst indias 100 million underprivileged. Online services is available all cities across in india. Since its inception in 2012, hundreds of children have participated in the readathon each year, and their families and friends have supported them by donating.
A book in every childs hand from 20172018, pratham books shared nearly 1. Being a notforprofit organisation, we naturally had to refuse. We are happy to make titles available in any languages of your preference for a minimum order of 4 titles with 500 copies per title. Krishis read2lead program gift a book read2lead program. For international book giving day, pratham books has compiled a list of ten organizations in india in need of books. Your taxdeductible contribution can make a genuine impact on a chil. That same year, the nonprofit publishers donateabook campaign was able to provide 45,000 children with access to a library. Pratham books bookshops online contact number, timings.
We welcome personal gifts, pooled donations, foundation grants and company sponsorships. Heres how you can donateabook to help 1200 children in rural. At the same time, there were people who wrote in wanting to donate small sums of money to pratham books. Nearly two years ago, i blogged about pratham books, a nonprofit childrens book publisher in india.
Jun 26, 2015 the current donateabook platform launched by pratham books invites people from around the country to participate in the ngos cause of helping children in india read more. Donate online a book for every child pratham books. Pratham books is a notforprofit childrens book publisher that was set up in 2004 to publish good quality, affordable books in many indian languages. All you can books gives you unlimited access to over 40,000 audiobooks, ebooks, and foreign language courses. It focuses on donating books in english and local languages and funding clean. Pratham usas annual readathon encourages kids in the us to read books while raising awareness and funds for pratham. In conversation with himanshu giri, ceo, pratham books medium. Pratham books is a nonprofit childrens book publishing house in india that uses cc licenses to further distribution, translation and reuse of its works. This program will evolve over the years as a resource center for the village based on the support from stake holders and teachers. Donateabook, is a unique crowdfunding platform for childrens books. Pratham books storyweaver is an online platform that connects readers, authors, illustrators, and translators to create free stories for children around the world. Pratham books is nonprofit publisher creating engaging storybooks in multiple languages and formats to help children discover the joy of reading in languages they can understand, set in locations they can recognize, featuring characters with whom they can identify, and telling stories that capture their attention and fuel their imagination.
T o t a l l y this book is shared online by free kids books at. The key objective was to publish good quality, affordable story books in multiple indian languages to support reading acquisition among children. So for the price everyone else charges for just 1 book, we offer you unlimited audio books, ebooks and language courses to download and. Its mostly aimed at children in government schools. Aug 06, 2019 a book in every childs hand from 20172018, pratham books shared nearly 1. Suzanne singh is the chairperson of pratham books, a notforprofit childrens book publisher. Literacy is the need of the hour in india, and pratham books is doing a wonderful job of planting the seed of curiosity and interest in children from various. Pratham books is a notforprofit trust that seeks to publish highquality books for children at a affordable cost in multiple indian languages. Books that contain images will have the download option of daisy text with images.
Pratham books pratham books is a notforprofit publisher that produces highquality and affordable childrens books in indian languages. Jan 17, 2018 in 2015, we launched another platform called donate a book. Pratham books uses cc to make childrens books accessible. The generous crow pratham books audiobook and ebook all. Your financial donation is the easiest way to work on behalf of indias youth. Its mission is simple, a book in every childs hand, and it has two parts. The backstoryrewind to 2004, pratham, an ngo, was setting up libraries for children across the country and they needed books in local. We closely work across remotest rural and tribal villages. Our journey since, is best described as one of constantly seeking newer, better ways to make that idea a reality. Through storyweavers open source technology, openly licensed stories can be translated, remixed, or newly authored to expand the diversity of storybooks available to children. To learn more about using bookshare with your device, visit the help center here is an overview of the specialized formats that bookshare offers its members with links that go to the help center for more information. As authors and translators, working with the pratham books team has always been a crunchyas a pakoda, delightfully fun, and khushi experience for us. The pratham books champions model is a way for us to take stories to as many places as we can and introduce the joy of reading to several children. Red raincoat spanish, translated by ximena delgado ximena delgado, 2015, based on original story the red raincoat english, written by kiran kasturia, illustrated by zainab tambawalla, published by pratham books pratham books, 2015 under a cc by 4.
Additionally and this is something not a lot of childrens book publishers can boast of pratham books are extremely affordable, making them a favourite with. Through the assistance of its partners, pratham books also established 300 libraries in government schools. The generous crow pratham books audiobook and ebook. Goodnight tinku hindi by prathambooks free listening. The proceeds will be used to buy storybooks from pratham books and distributed to those children who do not have access to quality childrens books. In particular, pratham books identifies two specific outcomes.
Pratham books created a crowdfunding platform donate a book, in 2015 we connect donors with organizationsschools that need books for children. She talks about pratham books and their initiative, storyweaver, a platform that hosts stories in languages from all across india and beyond. Donate a book an initiative to reach kids who need books the most 201508donateabook. In a unique initiative to get indias children to read, pratham books recently launched its donateabook platform. Pratham books came into being 15 years ago around a single idea. Im pleased to introduce gautam john, one of our exceptional cc superheroes, who will tell you in his own words why he supports creative commons and why you should too. Jul 24, 2019 pratham books is nonprofit publisher creating engaging storybooks in multiple languages and formats to help children discover the joy of reading in languages they can understand, set in locations they can recognize, featuring characters with whom they can identify, and telling stories that capture their attention and fuel their imagination. She has been associated with pratham books since its inception in 2004. It was created in order to provide children with access to low cost, high quality books, publish books in multiple indian languages, provide publishers with a platform to create affordable reading material for children, bring authors.
Daisy digital accessible information system a digital book file format. The pratham books champions program encourages a community of volunteers to conduct readingstorytelling sessions in their own citiestownsvillages. Donate books, receive books campaign pratham books. Jul 06, 2009 supporting pratham books properties like donateabook. It is a unique platform where anyone who needs books can raise a campaign asking for books and the organization connects and guides them towards people who can donate books. Railways over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth over rs 16 crore on the special trains so far, the indian railways said on tuesday, hours before the first such train is scheduled to depart from the new delhi station for bilaspur in madhya pradesh. Published by pratham books story under a ccby license this story was recorded by mirch cares a radio mirchi initiative and this audio is licensed under ccbyncsa 4. She can neither sing as sweetly as the cuckoo nor dance as gracefully as a peacock. Supporting pratham books properties like donateabook. Pratham books is a nonprofit trust that came up six years ago. Using analytics and other measurement tools to provide reports on metrics, and continually find ways to improve on those metrics through testing and new initiatives. Donate a book an initiative to reach kids who need books the most.
So for the price everyone else charges for just 1 book, we offer you unlimited audio books, ebooks and language courses to download and enjoy as you please. The current donateabook platform launched by pratham books invites people from around the country to participate in the ngos cause of helping children in india read more. Prathams flagship program, read india, helps to improve the reading, writing. It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced childrens books in a variety of indian languages. Pratham books also has a book donation platform called donate a book dab. A sample of creative commons ccby childrens books from pratham books in india. While the whole world is advancing and transitioning to digital, most of the rural india is still struggling to have schools and libraries. Pratham books our mission is to get a book in every childs hand. The low cost model proves that childrens literature can be attractive and affordable and therefore more accessible. May 01, 2016 donate a book is a crowd funding initiative by pratham books which enables to set up campaigns to raise funds for books for libraries, reading programs or storytelling sessions after which one gets to select a collection of books across 6 languages from pratham books for the same amount. We kept receiving requests from different quarters where people wanted us to donate books. Pratham books foundation and cisco to donate stemthemed. Pratham books is a nonprofit organization that publishes books in multiple indian languages to promote reading. This platform will allow you to donate specific books to a specific personorganization, in a specific area of the country, to help them teach and practice learning with the children of that area.
Support pratham books in our mission to put a book in every childs hand. The creative commons licensing model is one that has helped pratham books achieve many of its aims of flexibility, scalability, and its mission of placing a book in every childs hands. Letter from featured superhero gautam john of pratham books. Supporting pratham books properties like donate a book. This book was created as part of the 6 frame story challenge, and is another great creative commons book from story weaver and pratham. These ten organizations range from a traveling library to a home for abandoned girls to an underresourced public school. Donate a book an initiative to reach kids who need books. As authors and translators, working with the pratham books team has always been a crunchyasapakoda, delightfully fun, and khushi experience for us. Pratham books is trying to create a shift in the paradigm for publishing childrens books in india. Gautam john is manager of new projects at pratham books, a childrens book publisher in india that truly embodies a spirit of openness and innovation read more letter from featured superhero gautam john of pratham books. The platform helps to bridge the gap between individuals who want to help children read. Within 48 hours, the pratham books team does a basic background check and sets up the campaign on the website. Simply great free books preschool, early grades, picture books, learning to read, early chapter books, middle grade, young adult, pratham, book dash, mustardseed, open equal free, and many more.
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