Through education we aim to empower individuals and increase educational opportunities for girls and women, which we believe produce especially high social returns.

Legatum has committed over $2 million to provide disadvantaged rural children in India with scholarships to allow parents to choose the best school for their children, improving educational outcomes. The program, designed by Harvard University’s Karthik Muralidharan and Michael Kremer and administered by the Azim Premji Foundation, one of India’s most respected non-profit organizations, will empower individual families to decide how best to allocate educational resources and encourage competition in private rural education. Legatum's investment will cover the full cost of tuition, books, and other expenses for thousands of eligible children in 100 villages in Andhra Pradesh, until the completion of their primary education.

Yale University’s Innovation for Poverty Action will independently evaluate the impact of Legatum’s grant and help us understand the effectiveness of the program in improving schooling outcomes. The evaluation team will monitor results, publish and share findings with The World Bank and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh to help inform better educational policies for all children in India.