DEVI Sansthan has announced the third edition of its flagship event, Leadership Circle 3, a national-level forum convening leading voices and changemakers in India’s literacy movement. The event will be held on 6th and 7th May at the WUCC Auditorium, Montessori School, LDA Branch Lucknow.
The event will be inaugurated by Chief Guest Mr. R Balasubramaniam, Member – HR and Capacity building commission. Other eminent guests present will be by Mr. Puneet Bali, Director, Smile Foundation, Mr. Arun Arora, Executive Director, Chetak Foundation, Ms. Gauri Bhure-Roy CSR Head, DXC Technology Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Head, HCL Foundation, and more.
Building on the momentum of previous successful editions, Leadership Circle 3 has grown from a state-level platform into a nationwide convergence of education reformers, bringing together mid-level government leaders from 10 states and Union Territories who are championing foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) through rapid results initiatives aligned with the NIPUN Bharat Mission.
The 2 day event Panel Discussion on topics like FLN – The World’s Best Investment, Policies to accelerate learning, Quality Education & Grassroot NGOs, Overcoming Challenges to FLN for All and more will take place. The Leadership Circle 3 will see more participation and involvement of State Governments with officials from Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Manipur, Jharkhand, Sikkim, and Andhra Pradesh joining the summit thus demonstrating a strong nationwide commitment to literacy reform.
The Accelerating Learning for All (ALfA) is an interactive pedagogy developed to work with children from across the country. This fast-track, holistic methodology has been developed through extensive research and years of practical experience. The program has been implemented in Uttar Pradesh, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand. States like Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab, have also started ALfA programs in select areas and MoU’s with more states are in the pipeline. Since its introduction in 2022-23, the ALFA Programme has scaled from 20 schools to over 17,000 government schools across India and has been adapted into 33 national and international languages, setting the stage for global expansion.
