Founded by Ananya Tiwari and Vaibhav Kumar, alumni of the Ashoka Young India Fellowship, SwaTaleem uses an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) to help bridge the gender divide in education, especially among under-represented communities in Haryana. The application also brought together parents, teachers and the government to create an ecosystem that supports the girls’ education. This leads to an increased gender gap in education, early and forced marriages, early pregnancy, and other social outcomes. “This is followed by assessment questions administered through IVRS itself, which map onto six main areas: English, Science, Maths, Hindi, Reproductive Health, and socio-emotional skills. “We train teachers and local women through life skills and English workshops and meet the girls in their everyday settings to promote learning.