Bringing 2M+ Girls Back to School: Gayatri Lobo on Learning Outcomes and Scale | Ei Dialogues

Описание: Gayatri Nair Lobo, CEO of Educate Girls, discusses how they mobilise rural and remote communities to advance girls' education across India. With nearly 25 years of experience in India's development sector, Gayatri shares insights on scaling impact while maintaining quality.

In this conversation, Gayatri explains the real barriers keeping girls out of school, practical strategies for government partnerships, and how Educate Girls is executing a bold decade-long mission to help 10 million learners unlock their right to education, agency, and opportunity.

What You'll Learn:
The main barriers to girls' education in rural India
Why girls aged 11-14 are hardest to bring back to school
How to build trust with government officials and leverage existing systems
Proven methods for scaling without losing quality
The truth about inputs, outputs, and outcomes in education funding
Using open school systems for girls beyond the RTE age
How technology can reach marginalised communities
Why parents keep girls at home and how to change their minds

About Pranav:
As CEO of Educational Initiatives, Pranav has spent the last decade building tools that shift Indian education away from rote learning toward real understanding. Ei created Mindspark, an AI-powered personalised adaptive learning program that meets students at their level, and assessment tools that measure whether students actually grasp concepts or just repeat answers.

About Ei:
Educational Initiatives works to improve learning outcomes through diagnostic assessments, teacher capacity building, and adaptive learning technology. Founded in 2001, Ei partners with government schools to ensure children learn with understanding.

About Gayatri Nair Lobo:
Gayatri Nair Lobo is CEO of Educate Girls, leading the organization's strategy to help 10 million learners over the next decade. She brings nearly 25 years of experience across strategy, operations, and grassroots impact. Previously, she served as CEO of A.T.E. Chandra Foundation (sustainable development), CEO of India School Leadership Institute (strengthening school leadership in low-income communities), and COO at Teach For India (scaling operations). She has also held leadership roles at Dalberg Advisors.

About Educate Girls:
Educate Girls mobilises rural and remote communities in India to advance girls' education. The organisation has already helped 1.6 million girls access education and is now executing a decade-long mission to reach 10 million learners. Recent RCT results showed 4x learning gains compared to control groups.

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