Project Nirmaan is an education equity initiative focused on understanding and improving foundational learning outcomes for children of seasonal migrant workers in India. While worksite schools ensure attendance and prevent educational discontinuity during migration periods, field research from Aide Et Action's Project UDAAN showed that many children still struggle with basic literacy and numeracy despite being present in classrooms every day. This revealed a critical gap: continuity does not automatically translate into learning.
Project Nirmaan seeks to address this and build on Project UDAAN by first building a clear and evidence-based understanding of where children currently stand. The project conducted detailed assessments and interviews with 52 children across worksite schools to evaluate competencies and classroom experiences. These insights are now being used to design contextual, low-cost remedial learning strategies grounded in the Teaching-at-the-Right-Level (TaRL) approach.
By grounding the initiative in listening, understanding, and evidence before intervention, Project Nirmaan aims to ensure that future learning support is aligned with children’s real needs. The long-term goal is to develop scalable models that can influence school practices, NGO programming, and policy decisions so that migrant children do not just attend school—they learn, grow, and thrive.