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Partnerships in education

Memoranda of Understanding

Explore our agreements with state and district governments, NGOs and international organisations. DEVI acts as a knowledge partner to help others implement literacy programmes at scale.

Government MOUs

Administration of Ladakh

Signed on: 10 August 2026

Duration : 3 Years

Improving literacy, numeracy, and strengthening teacher and leader capacity

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Himachal Pradesh Samagra Shiksha

Signed on: 25 July 2026

Duration : 3 Years

All government primary schools across whole state

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Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh

Signed on: 1 Jul 2025

Duration : 1 Year

Initially 8 school research implementation, then scaling to whole district.

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Chatra, Jharkhand

Signed on: 7 Feb 2022

Duration : 1 Year

50 ALfA & 25 Non-ALfA schools.

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Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh

Signed on: 15 Jul 2025

Duration : 1 Year

Initially 8 school research implementation, then scaling to whole district.

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Delhi ALfA Letter

Signed on: 25 May 2026

Duration : 1 Year

10 schools

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East Kameng AP

Signed on: 9 June 2026

Duration : 3 Year

District-wide ALfA FLN implementation in East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh.

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Himachal Pradesh Department of School Education

Signed on: 21 Oct 2023

Duration : 3 Years

Whole state, with Phase 1 focusing on Solan & Shimla districts.

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Jammu & Kashmir Education Department

Signed on: 18 Dec 2025

Duration : 3 Years

Phased implementation, ultimately embedding in all schools of Jammu & Kashmir.

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Jammu Education Department

Signed on: 7 Mar 2025

Duration : 3 years

Phased implementation, ultimately embedding in all schools of Jammu.

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Karimnagar, Telangana

Signed on: 15 Nov 2025

Duration : 3 Years

Implementing ALfA in 4 blocks of the district, covering 130 schools and 6,350 students.

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Mizoram Department of School Education

Signed on: 7 Dec 2021

Duration : 1 Year

5,000 Adult Learners in 3 Districts

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Nandurbar District, Maharashtra

Signed on: 20 July 2026

Duration : 3 Year

Initially in one block (63 schools) followed by district-wide rollout

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NTR District, Andhra Pradesh

Signed on: 1 July 2026

Duration : 45 working days

5 treatment + 5 control schools in Vijayawada

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Rajasthan ALfA Letter

Signed on: 18 June 2026

Duration : 1 Year

20 schools

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Ranchi, Jharkhand

Signed on: 24 Nov 2025

Duration : 3 Years

All schools of Ranchi district

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Sambalpur, Odissa

Signed on: 24 Jun 2022

Duration : 1 Year

10 schools implementing ALfA, 10 schools as reference.

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Shamli, Uttar Pradesh (Apr 2022)

Signed on: 13 Apr 2022

Duration : 1 Year

10 schools intervention + 10 schools reference

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Shamli, Uttar Pradesh (Oct 2022)

Signed on: 22 Oct 2022

Duration : 1 Year

All 504 schools of Shamli district.

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Siddhartnagar, Uttar Pradesh

Signed on: 16 Jul 2025

Duration : 1 Year

8 schools in research design, then expanding to whole district.

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Uttar Pradesh Department of School Education (2022)

Signed on: 16 Nov 2022

Duration : 1 Year

100 schools each in 15 districs

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Uttar Pradesh Department of School Education (2024)

Signed on: 25 Sep 2024

Duration : 1 Year

All government primary schools of Lucknow, Unnao, Barabanki and Shamli

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Uttar Pradesh Department of School Education (2026)

Signed on: 7 Jan 2026

Duration : 1 Year

Whole state, with a particular focus on 9 districts (including 5 aspirational)

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Uttar Pradesh Department of Secondary Education

Signed on: 29 Mar 2023

Duration : 3 Years

Partnership to mobilise secondary students as volunteers to teach adults and Out-of-School Children.

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Uttarkhand Department of School Education

Signed on: 21 Jan 2026

Duration : 1 Year

All primary schools of Uttarkhand, with an initial focus on Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar & Dehradun districts.

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Vidisha ALfA Letter, Madhya Pradesh

Signed on: 16 March 2026

Duration : 1 Year

4 treatment + 4 schools

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NGOs and private MOUs

IIMPACT

Signed on: 26 September 2025

19,000 adult learners across West Bengal, Uttarkhand, UP, Bihar and Rajasthan

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300 M-Katha

Signed on: 4 Apr 2023

Duration : Perpetuity

Sharing intellectual property & producing materials for children.

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Bright Champs Foundation, Karnataka

Signed on: 17 Feb 2023

Duration : 1 Year

Partnership to deliver online teacher training.

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City Montessori School

Signed on: 13 Dec 2021

Duration : 5 Years

All CMS campuses to implement 'Each One Teach One' Program, with students serving as volunteers.

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IIMPACT Foundation

Signed on: 18 Apr 2022

Duration : 3 months

1000 women literacy learners in 2 districts of West Bengal

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IIMPACT Foundation

Signed on: 23 Nov 2023

Duration : 1 Year

Over 8,000 women learners in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkhand & Haryana

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M3M Foundation

Signed on: 11 Jul 2022

Duration : 1 Year

Funding for research implementation in 10 schools of Shamli.

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National Independent Schools Alliance

Signed on: 18 Feb 2023

Duration : 3 Years

Collaboration to replicate toolkits and run volunteer literacy programs

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Reliance Foundation

Signed on: 1 Apr 2025

Duration : 1 Year

Funding literacy work in the schools of Shamli district, UP.

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Underprivileged Advancement by Youth

Signed on: 12 Apr 2023

Duration : 2 Years

2000 children studying in 44 informal education centres.

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International MOUs

Urunji Child Care Trust, Malawi

Signed on: 10 July 2026

Duration : 12 months

Collaborate to implement, monitor, evaluate, and strengthen FLN through ALfA pedagogy.

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Adventure of Humanity, France

Signed on: 25 Sep 2023

Duration : until 2030

Jointly hosting conferences, sharing evidence, and promoting literacy work internationally.

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All Africa Students Union

Signed on: 25 Mar 2022

Duration : 1 Year

Collaboration for FLN in Africa, joint hosting of an online literacy conference.

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Arca Beta, Peru

Signed on: 29 Mar 2023

Duration : 2 Years

1 school in Iquitos, Peru

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Borderless NGO, Lebanon

Signed on: 15 Feb 2023

Duration : 5 Years

50 volunteers, 250-1000 learners

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Forum for African Women Educationists

Signed on: 21 Mar 2022

Duration : 1 Year

Collaboration to host an online literacy summit, to run literacy programs in Africa.

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Kepler Neighbourhood School, USA

Signed on: 1 August 2023

Duration : 3 Years

ALfA to be implemented in one school in California in a research design.

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Literacy Chicago, USA

Signed on: 1 Dec 2023

Duration : Long-term, no specified end

Implementing literacy program in downtown Chicago for disadvantaged adults

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Maldives Ministry of Education

Signed on: 4 Apr 2022

Duration : 1 Year

150 of Maldives' 212 schools to implement ALfA, remaining 62 as reference group.

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Radiant Gems, Malaysia

Signed on: 10 May 2023

Duration : 2 Years

ALfA implementation in one preschool in Malaysia.

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Think EdTech, Nigeria

Signed on: 20 Mar 2023

Duration : 4 Years

Implementing ALfA across primary schools of Nigeria

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United World Schools, Nepal

Signed on: 11 May 2022

Duration : 1 Year

Implementing ALfA in 5 schools of Nepal

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UpSchool, Australia

Signed on: 18 Dec 2023

Duration : 5 Years

Exchange visits between India & Australia, co-organising conferences, meetings & joint research programs.

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We Love Reading, Jordan

Signed on: 20 March 2022

Duration : 1 Year

Implementing ALfA in Jordan, using We Love Reading's volunteers & informal education centres.

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World Climate School, Norway

Signed on: 1 Sep 2023

Duration : 2 Years

ALfA implementation in World Climate School, exchange visits and participation between India & Norway

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