The initiative seeks to strengthen learning outcomes for children across government schools in the district.
LUCKNOW (India CSR): DEVI Sansthan (Dignity Education Vision International), a 33 year old not-for-profit organisation working in the field of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), is set to be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange’s Social Stock Exchange (SSE) and the public issue is scheduled to open on the 29th of June, 2026. The development marks a significant step in expanding the organisation’s mission of improving learning outcomes through transparent and impact-aligned funding.
The SSE listing will support DEVI Sansthan in scaling its literacy and numeracy interventions across schools, underserved communities, and learning ecosystems in Ranchi district. Through its innovative ALfA (Accelerating Learning for All) methodology, the organisation focuses on enabling school students to acquire foundational reading, writing, and arithmetic skills through accelerated, peer-learning-based models.
Founded in 1992 by noted educationist Dr. Sunita Gandhi, DEVI Sansthan has been actively working with governments, educators, schools, and social-impact ecosystems to implement FLN-focused programmes, teacher training initiatives, learning assessments, and community learning models designed to improve educational accessibility and learning efficiency.
The organisation’s work spans across foundational learning interventions, educator capacity-building programmes, learning outcome assessments, and large-scale literacy campaigns aimed at helping children, youth, and adults overcome learning gaps in a significantly shorter time frame.
Dr Sunita Gandhi, Former World Bank economist, is the founder of DEVI Sansthan. She is also the Chief Academic Advisor of City Montessori School, the World’s largest school. DEVI Sansthan continues to collaborate with public and private stakeholders to strengthen foundational education systems and create sustainable learning models at scale.
Dr Sunita Gandhi, Founder &CEO, DEVI Sansthan added “For decades, we have seen millions of children move through education systems without acquiring basic reading and arithmetic skills. At DEVI Sansthan, our focus has always been on creating simple, scalable, and evidence-based learning models that can help every child learn effectively and with dignity.
The Social Stock Exchange listing is an important step towards strengthening transparency, expanding collaborations, and taking foundational learning interventions to communities that need them the most.”
Speaking about the development, Nixon Joseph – Group Executive Director of DEVI Sansthan & Former President of SBI Foundation, said, “Foundational Literacy and Numeracy is one of the most critical challenges within the education ecosystem today. At DEVI Sansthan, we have consistently focused on building scalable and evidence-based learning models that can create measurable social impact.
The Social Stock Exchange listing reflects our commitment towards transparency, accountability, and long-term impact. It will help us strengthen our outreach, deepen collaborations, and expand access to quality foundational learning for underserved communities across geographies.”
Funds mobilised through the SSE will support foundational literacy and numeracy programmes, teacher training initiatives, learning assessments, accelerated learning interventions, and school based education models aimed at improving learning outcomes at scale.
