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Humana People to People India (HPPI)

Quasi-experimental1 Country
India
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Basic Information

Overview

HPPI's Kadam program delivers structured FLN teacher support in Uttar Pradesh government schools. NAS comparison data shows Kadam+ schools at 84% Grade 3 proficiency vs 53% for non-Kadam+ government schools and 37% state average.

Intervention type

Teacher coaching and structured FLN curriculum for Uttar Pradesh government schools

Evidence base

Quasi-experimental
Comparison schools were matched, not randomly assigned, and HPPI's own research team ran the study. On India's National Achievement Survey, Kadam+ students reached 84% proficiency in Grade 3 and 76% in Grade 5, compared to 53% and 29% in similar schools without the program (state averages: 37% and 50%). · Uttar Pradesh government primary schools

Current & Planned Impact

Current scale

577,126

Learners reached from 2020 to 2025 (76,862 through direct Kadam+ school support).

Planned scale

+1 million

additional out-of-school children, if HPPI wins the 2026 Yidan Prize and expands Kadam+ into new districts and states.

Learning gains

84%

of Kadam+ students reached Grade 3 proficiency, vs. 53% in similar schools without the program (National Achievement Survey)

National Achievement Survey Gr.3 · Uttar Pradesh · 577,126 children (5-year cumulative)

Cost / learner / yr

$12

Covers the toolkit plus training, mentoring, and monitoring.

Caveat: No independent randomized trial exists yet. This evidence comes from HPPI's own internal comparison of Kadam+ and non-Kadam+ schools, co-funded and co-sponsored by Rural India Supporting Trust (RIST).

Proven Impact: Key Findings from the 2025 Five-Year Assessment

Independent components of HPPI's internal five-year (2020-2025) evaluation, Uttar Pradesh.

How this assessment was conducted

Who ran it

HPPI's own research team ran the study, co-funded and co-sponsored by its funder, Rural India Supporting Trust (RIST). It's an internal evaluation, not an independent third-party study.

When & where

Data was collected in June and July 2025, covering the full five-year program period from July 2020 to June 2025, across government primary schools and DIET-connected schools in Uttar Pradesh.

Who was assessed

Close to 100,000 students in total. That's 75,763 in direct Kadam+ schools and 22,660 in NeTT-connected schools, plus smaller groups for socio-emotional testing (48 students) and teacher surveys (231 alumni teachers, 589 pre-service trainees).

What was measured

HPPI tested students before and after the program to see how much they improved. They also compared Grade 3 and 5 test scores against similar schools that didn't have Kadam+, using India's National Achievement Survey. For younger students' social and emotional growth, they used a government-designed report card called the Holistic Progress Card. And they surveyed teachers about how prepared they felt in the classroom.

What is Cohen's d?

Cohen's d measures how big a difference is between two groups, on a scale that's comparable across different studies.

~0.2 = small~0.5 = medium0.8+ = largeHPPI: 1.78 & 1.68

HPPI's numbers are more than double the "large" threshold: a big, consistent gap, not a marginal one.

HPPI-conducted, RIST-fundedTO BE VALIDATED

Kadam+ Direct School Support

80% of students gained 40%+ in learning levels

Before28%
After61%

Average relative learning progress, before the program versus after (Cohen's d = 1.78, a large effect)

  • 75,763 students across 604 government primary schools in 10 Uttar Pradesh districts (2021-25 cohorts)
  • Grade 3 proficiency on the National Achievement Survey: 84% for Kadam+ students, compared to 53% for non-Kadam+ schools and 37% for the state average
  • Grade 5 proficiency: 76%, compared to 29% and 50%

Students in Kadam+ schools are learning meaningfully more than similar students in schools without it.

HPPI-conducted, RIST-fundedTO BE VALIDATED

NeTT-Connected Schools

74% of students gained 40%+ in learning levels

  • 22,660 students across 219 schools near 6 DIETs, in 7 Uttar Pradesh districts
  • Effect size: Cohen's d = 1.68, also large. 79% of teachers, across 152 schools, had students averaging 40%+ gains
  • Program inputs and teacher self-efficacy were moderately correlated (r = 0.304)
  • This report doesn't break out a separate before/after baseline for NeTT-connected schools the way it does for Kadam+ direct schools

Schools connected to NeTT-trained teachers show gains just as large as Kadam+ direct schools. The teacher-training pathway drives real classroom improvement.

Pilot · small sampleTO BE VALIDATED

Socio-Emotional & Holistic Development

+29% stronger self-expression

Non-Kadam+67%
Kadam+96%

Self-expression score on the Holistic Progress Card pilot (48 grade-5 students)

  • HPC (Holistic Progress Card, an NCERT tool) pilot: 48 grade-5 students across 4 Kadam+ and 4 non-Kadam+ schools in Meerut and Gorakhpur
  • Kadam+ students also scored higher on empathy (79% versus 71%) and academic confidence (88% versus 75%)
  • Smallest sample of the four findings here. Treat it as a pilot, not yet at the scale of the Kadam+/NeTT studies above

Kadam+ students showed stronger emotional and social skills too, not just academic ones.

HPPI-conducted, RIST-fundedTO BE VALIDATED

NeTT Alumni Teachers

85% felt well-prepared in key teaching skills

  • 231 alumni teachers surveyed across Gorakhpur, Jhansi, and Meerut (29% response rate, out of 795 total)
  • Social impact was the top motivator for teaching: 66% cited "contributing to society" as highly important
  • Alumni program effectiveness and teacher self-efficacy were moderately correlated (r = 0.361)

Most alumni teachers feel genuinely prepared for the classroom after training, and most say they're doing it for the social impact, not just the paycheck.

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⚠ Data pending

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