The sold-out event includes cocktails, dinner, a live auction, entertainment and the opportunity to help educate underprivileged kids in India.
Press Release – New York, NY, September 26, 2018 – The New York Tri-State chapter of Pratham USA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of education in India, is scheduled to hold its annual gala this coming Friday, September 28, 2018, at the luxurious Cipriani Wall Street.
The sold-out event will include a keynote speech from California Senator Kamala Harris, who will discuss her connection to India and the challenges currently faced by the US. Harris, the second African-American woman and first South Asian-American senator in history, has spent her life fighting injustice, first as the district attorney of San Francisco and then as attorney general of California.
“All children around the world deserve access to a great education. In fact, I would not be where I am today without the education I received. That’s why I’m proud to support the mission of an organization like Pratham, which has impacted the lives of tens of millions of children by increasing access to education and improving the quality of learning for children in India,” said Senator Harris.
The evening will include internationally renowned mentalist Oz Pearlman, a live auction featuring a Maharajas Express luxury travel experience and a round of golf at the acclaimed Royal Portrush course in Ireland, courtesy of MasterCard.
The gala is an excellent opportunity for the local community to learn more about Pratham’s efforts to address a learning crisis that leaves nearly half of India’s fifth graders unable to read or write. “We are humbled by the support and look forward to an amazing night celebrating Pratham’s work,” said New York Tri-State president Gagan Singh. Last year’s gala attracted more than 500 business leaders and philanthropists and raised a record $3.6 million to support Pratham education programs.
ABOUT PRATHAM
Established in the slums of Mumbai in 1995, Pratham is now one of India’s largest non-governmental education organizations, having affected the lives of more than 58 million underprivileged children in the past two decades. To achieve our mission of “every child in school and learning well,” we develop practical solutions to address gaps in the education system and work in collaboration with India’s governments, communities, educators, and industry to increase learning outcomes and influence education policy.
Pratham USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a consistent four-star rating from Charity Navigator that seeks to raise awareness and mobilize financial resources for our work in India. For more information or to make a tax-deductible contribution, visit prathamusa.org.
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