If you are searching for a truly inspiring story for the holiday season, look no further than Nancy Birdsall's latest blog for the Center for Global Development (CGD). Birdsall, Senior Fellow and President Emeritus at CGD (and led the organisation when RISE was launched there), has written a great piece about the work of Pratham and its CEO, Rukmini Banerji-—who also happens to be a member of the RISE Intellectual Leadership Team.

Pratham: The Grameen Bank of Education in the Developing World