Empowering girls through education
Since 2003, Prerna Girls School, a private school in the city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, India, has educated girls from impoverished families. Nonresident Fellow Urvashi Sahni, Prerna founder and teacher, has written “Reaching for the Sky: Empowering Girls through Education,” which recounts how the school changed the lives of more than 5,000 girls and their families. Told from the perspectives of several of the girls themselves, the book offers an inspiring narrative. The launch of “Reaching for the Sky” will feature a panel discussion with Dr. Sahni, Chetna Jaiswal, a Prerna teacher, and Aarti Singh, a Prerna alumna.
Books will be for sale at the event.
Agenda
Panel Discussion
Rebecca Winthrop
Director - Center for Universal Education
Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development
Urvashi Sahni
Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education
Founder and CEO - Study Hall Educational Foundation
Chetna Jaiswal
Teacher - Prerna Girls School, Study Hall Educational Foundation
Aarti Singh
Alumna - Prerna Girls School, Study Hall Educational Foundation
Closing Remarks
Sherrie Rollins Westin
Executive Vice President, Global Impact and Philanthropy - Sesame Workshop
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