VOPA, Vowels of the People Association
Projects

Real-world
implementations.

Each project is a collaboration with governments, schools, and communities, putting VOPA's platforms to work at scale.

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Platform

The technology, built, maintained, and scaled by VOPA

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Project

The implementation, a real-world programme using that platform

Mission NIPUN Maharashtra
Mission NIPUN Maharashtra
Uses NIPUN Maharashtra

Mission NIPUN Maharashtra

AI-Enabled Foundational Literacy & Numeracy Assessment System

VOPA is the technology and knowledge partner for Mission NIPUN Maharashtra, the Government of Maharashtra's statewide initiative to ensure every child achieves foundational literacy and numeracy by Grade 3. VOPA developed the AI-enabled digital assessment platform used across the entire state education system to measure student learning levels and generate evidence for academic decision-making.

For the first time, Maharashtra has real-time visibility into foundational learning levels across all 65,750 schools.
AI-enabled reading assessments provide objective, scalable measurement of student reading ability.
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Digital Learning Project (DLP)
Digital Learning Project (DLP)
Uses V-School

Digital Learning Project (DLP)

Transforming Classrooms Through Technology

The Digital Learning Project (DLP) is a school transformation initiative designed to integrate technology into everyday teaching and learning practices. The project focuses on improving foundational literacy and numeracy, digital learning practices, teacher capacity, and student academic outcomes. DLP is implemented in 20 government schools in Pune district, most of which serve children from working-class and marginalised communities.

73 students from participating schools qualified for scholarship eligibility, compared to 1–2 previously.
Teachers developed practical skills in integrating digital tools into everyday classroom teaching.
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SAIYAM Olympiad
SAIYAM Olympiad
Uses SAIYAM Digital

SAIYAM Olympiad

Activity-Based Programme for Addiction Prevention

SAIYAM Olympiad is an activity-based learning initiative designed to prevent addiction among adolescents by building awareness, reflection, and responsible decision-making. The programme engages students through discussions, creative activities, and experiential learning, helping them understand the harmful effects of addictions such as tobacco, alcohol, drugs, mobile gaming, and other behavioural dependencies. The initiative combines classroom learning, student-led activities, and a digital platform to track participation and learning outcomes. The programme is implemented by VOPA in collaboration with education institutions and supported by partners including Parivartan Trust and Tarachand Ramnath Seva Trust.

Strong early-phase school and mentor engagement across Pune.
Over 9,100 students registered on the SAIYAM Digital platform across participating schools.
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Teachers' Mental Health Initiative
Teachers' Mental Health Initiative
Uses MYCA

Teachers' Mental Health Initiative

Supporting the Well-being of Educators through the MYCA Platform

Teachers are the backbone of the education system, yet the emotional and psychological wellbeing of educators often remains invisible within policy discussions and institutional frameworks. The Teachers' Mental Health Initiative is a programme designed to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of teachers across Maharashtra. It combines digital mental health tools, structured learning resources, awareness workshops, and dialogue platforms. The initiative is implemented by VOPA, supported by NOCIL Private Limited, and draws on the three-decade mental health expertise of Parivartan Trust.

Thousands of teachers and headmasters across Maharashtra have engaged with MYCA and its mental health resources.
Participating teachers report greater awareness of mental health and improved stress management practices.
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Completed

Past Projects

These projects have concluded and their learnings have shaped VOPA's current programmes.

Completed
Uses V-School

Project Deepasthambha

Pioneering District-Wide Foundational Learning in Wardha, 2023-25

Project Deepasthambha is a landmark district-wide initiative launched in Wardha, Maharashtra, aimed at transforming Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) outcomes in alignment with NEP 2020 and Mission NIPUN Bharat. By integrating a specialised FLN tracking feature into VOPA's V-School platform, the project eliminated manual data entry, saving hundreds of thousands of teacher hours and providing district administration with real-time dashboards to drive targeted micro-interventions. The project evolved from a guided pilot into a fully independent, system-led initiative that set the gold standard for the rest of the state.

Grade 3 Marathi story-level reading rose from 8% to 32% over the year, an increase of 24 percentage points.
Grade 5 Marathi story-level reading rose from 18% to 48% over the year, an increase of 30 percentage points.
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Completed
Uses V-School

Project Raste ki Pathshala

Road Safety Education for School Children, Nanded 2023

Raste ki Pathshala (RKP) is a road safety awareness initiative designed to educate school children and teachers on essential traffic rules and safe road practices. Developed and implemented by VOPA's District Expansion Team in partnership with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) and the Collectorate Office in Nanded, the programme created a 21-chapter multimedia course covering road safety topics from pedestrian rules to motor vehicle insurance. The course was integrated into the district's Digital Friday initiative, ensuring every school in Nanded had regular access. An independent baseline-endline impact study confirmed measurable improvements in students' practical road safety knowledge within a single intervention cycle.

Overall correct response rate increased by 16 percentage points for both Grades 3-5 (56% to 72%) and Grades 6-10 (62% to 78%).
Approximately 1,000 students improved their understanding of road safety within a single intervention cycle.
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Completed
Uses V-School

Project Utkarsh

Measuring Learning Outcomes at Scale, Feb–Mar 2024

The Ratnagiri Learning Outcomes Assessment was a structured, data-driven evaluation conducted in partnership with Zilla Parishad Ratnagiri to measure the effectiveness of Learning Outcome (LO)-based teaching. Ratnagiri DIET pre-defines specific LOs for each month across all subjects; teachers assess students and enter achievement data into the V-School application, which automatically analyses and presents results graphically to administrators. VOPA conducted an independent one-month study with baseline and endline assessments to validate the project's impact, demonstrating measurable learning improvements across all four subjects within a single month.

Marathi creative writing (Grade 4): students achieving the LO rose from 32% to 90%, a gain of 58 percentage points.
Marathi contextual vocabulary understanding: students achieving rose from 65% to 95%, a gain of 30 percentage points.
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Completed
Uses V-School

Project DIISHA

District-Level FLN Transformation Model, Thane 2024-25

Project DIISHA was a district-level initiative implemented in Thane to strengthen Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) among primary school students. Led by Zilla Parishad Thane in collaboration with VOPA, and aligned with NEP 2020 and Mission NIPUN Bharat, it introduced a technology-enabled, evidence-based approach to learning improvement. Project DIISHA served as a proof of concept for a scalable FLN improvement model, which later informed the design of Mission NIPUN Maharashtra.

Approximately 14% increase in students achieving grade-level reading proficiency over the project period.
Improved accuracy in identifying actual learning levels across the district.
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