Namya Mahajan
Co-founderFounder of Rocket Learning
Namya Mahajan is the co-founder of Rocket Learning (2020)[1], an Indian non-profit working on education from New Delhi.
Rocket Learning
Rocket Learning tackles India's early childhood education gap by working through the government's existing Anganwadi (rural childcare centre) network rather than building new infrastructure. It sends WhatsApp-based activities, videos and nudges directly to parents and Anganwadi workers to strengthen learning at home for children aged 3 to 8, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional program. Founded in March 2020 by five former McKinsey, BCG, Pratham and SEWA professionals — Azeez Gupta, Namya Mahajan, Siddhant Sachdeva, Utsav Kheria and Vishal Sunil — the organisation partners directly with state governments to plug its content into existing anganwadi and school-readiness systems. Rocket Learning has stated a goal of reaching 50 million underserved children by 2030 in support of the government's 'Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi' early childhood initiative.
Rocket Learning reports the following, on its own site:
- In 2023-24, Rocket Learning reached 2.5 million children and parents across nine states, working closely with 158,000 Anganwadi Workers
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- New Delhi
- Founded
- 2020
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References
- [1] “LEADERSHIP | | Azeez Gupta | Co-Founder” — Rocket Learning. Source
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