Skoll Foundation

Today, we are particularly excited to announce that we will now be combining these two powerful communities to create something new – Skoll World Forum Online: a year-round digital platform centered on content, community, and collaboration.

Patra is a Child Area Health Minder and Child Advisor to Prayasam, a non-profit in India. She was also the youngest chosen to speak on National Girl Child Day, hosted by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in New Delhi. Her travel mate of the same age, Salim Shekh, was part of the Parliamentary Forum on Children: Voices from the Field, which is comprised of concerned Members of Parliament. Salim is also a child advisor to Prayasam.

At the Global Impact Economy Summit in Washington, DC, Secretary Clinton announced a new $44.5 million partnership – a Global Development Alliance (GDA) - between USAID and the Skoll Foundation.