Preeti Pandey – The Digital Woman from Dewariya
Female education is a catch-all term for a complex set of issues and debates surrounding education (primary education, secondary education, tertiary education, and health education in particular) for girls and women. In India Female education is being stressed on for a past few years with higher intensity than before. Now in…
Creative Sessions on Learning and Innovation Skills
Yes! I Am Happy is taking its Phase 1 (Learning and Innovation Skills) to the next level with sessions conducted previously in Nawalgarh (Rajasthan), Hyderabad, Bhopal, Gurgaon and New Delhi (Check Gallery), we are now coming up with creative sessions in 7 different cities across India in the month of March.…
The way this School in Surat Celebrates Valentine’s Day will Amaze you
Madam Bikaji Kama Prathmik Shala, a Government Primary School (School No. 116) located in the Paras Society Area in Surat for last few years celebrates Valentine's Day as the day for Matru Pitru Poojan Diwas. On this day, children from all religions hug and worship their parents. It is seen…
Equal and Quality Education for All: How Long Before it finally becomes a Reality?
A nation can progress in the true sense of the term when each and every child belonging to it has equal access to quality education that prepares the child for a bright future ahead. The Indian education system, catering to a population of 1.3 billion, has a long way to…
Tweaking the Indian Education System
India’s education system consists of over 14 lakh schools and more than 23 crore enrollments. These schools come under various boards of education in different geographical locales. India is unique in its diversity with 29 states and 2000 languages. The Indian Education system is however not flexible enough to account for…
Government schools fail to compete with privately owned schools. Why?
There has been a constant debate on which school provides better education- Government schools or private schools. There is definitely a difference in the quality of education between the two schools which is measured by the difference in the learning level outcomes of the students. In a study conducted by…
Facebook Live with Julianna Wessels
Julianna is a junior at Salem State University studying English literature and education. She will be talking about her research experience on education in Dharavi, Maharashtra, India. This live video is an opportunity for Interns (See our Internship) at Yes! I Am Happy to learn from this and make their internship experience…
The 11th Annual Status of Education Report (ASER 2016) Released
ASER Centre was established in 2008 as an autonomous assessment, survey, evaluation and research unit within the Pratham network. The Annual Status of Education Report, ASER 2016 was released in New Delhi today after a break of one year in 2015. This is the eleventh annual report. The report was released…
Daan Utsav – Celebrate the Joy of Giving!
#DaanUtsav (earlier called the Joy of Giving Week) is India’s ‘festival of giving’. Launched in 2009, the festival is celebrated every year – commencing on Gandhi Jayanti – from October 2 to 8. From auto rickshaw drivers to CEOs, school children to celebrities, homemakers to opinion leaders and media personnel,…
Featured by UNESCO – GEM Report 2016
We extend our greetings for your support! It is our pleasure to share that we are now contributor at the Global Education Monitoring Report -2016, by UNESCO. We are proud that it is the only Indian Photograph in the Report! Yes! I Am Happy - Founder's Note: It feels extremely…