The Utkarsh programme (Transform Learning in Odisha) presents a promising opportunity to tackle the learning crisis many states may be facing

Transform is the sectoral leader in the secondary school space. I have been helping them with a clear theory of change, focus on efficacy and scalability. Their robust use of data for tracking learning, equity outcomes, leveraging public partnerships and technology is already showing tangible changes at grassroots level and makes them an organisation to look out for

Transform provides a strongly evidenced catch-up education programme at scale, leveraging teachers, head teachers and State governments as partners and maintaining quality through codified assurance processes. Transform's work to enable a generation of young people to stay on course and complete their education has never been more important

Over two years spent with them as a funder and thought partner, I realised that scale ambition was a part of the organisation's culture. When coupled with their data driven thought process, resulted in a formidable product and to scalable impact on the ground, a rarely achieved combination in the social sector