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	\| key_people = Saurabh Taneja (CEO)		\| key_people = Saurabh Taneja (CEO)
	\| area_served = Mumbai and ~~Pune~~		\| area_served = Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur
	\| focus = Eliminate Educational Inequity		\| focus = Eliminate Educational Inequity
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	\| Non-profit_slogan = Aspire Achieve Be the ~~change~~		\| Non-profit_slogan = Aspire. Achieve. Be the Change.
	\| homepage = {{URL\|http://www.akanksha.org/}}		\| homepage = {{URL\|http://www.akanksha.org/}}
	\| tax_exempt =		\| tax_exempt =
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	~~The~~ '''Akanksha Foundation''' founded by [[Shaheen Mistri]]<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/featured-blog/international-womens-day-2018-education-system-needs-redefining-shaheen-mistri-ceo-teach-for-india/1233735\|title=International Women's Day 2018! Education system needs redefining: Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach for India {{!}} Free Press Journal\|date=2018-03-08\|work=Free Press Journal\|access-date=2018-04-18\|language=en-GB}}</ref> is a non-profit organization with a mission to impact the lives of children from low-income communities, enabling them to maximize their potential and change their lives. The foundation works primarily in the field of education, ~~addressing non-formal education through the Akanksha center and also formal education by~~ initiating school reform through The School Project.		'''The Akanksha Foundation''' founded by [[Shaheen Mistri]]<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/featured-blog/international-womens-day-2018-education-system-needs-redefining-shaheen-mistri-ceo-teach-for-india/1233735\|title=International Women's Day 2018! Education system needs redefining: Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach for India {{!}} Free Press Journal\|date=2018-03-08\|work=Free Press Journal\|access-date=2018-04-18\|language=en-GB}}</ref> is a non-profit organization with a mission to impact the lives of children from low-income communities, enabling them to maximize their potential and change their lives. The foundation works primarily in the field of education, initiating school reform through The School Project.

	Currently, Akanksha ~~reaches out to around 9300~~ children through ~~two models: the after-school or center model and the school~~ model. <ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/the-needles-eye/connecting-the-bright-spots-in-indias-dark-education-sky/\|title=Connecting the bright spots in India’s dark education sky\|work=Economic Times Blog\|access-date=2018-04-18\|language=en-US}}</ref>Akanksha has ~~3 afterschool centers, remaining from its older project and 21~~ schools in Mumbai and ~~Pune,~~ run in partnership with the Mumbai and ~~Pune~~ Municipality, as part of the School Project. The School Project is a venture to open high-quality schools serving children from low-income communities ~~in Mumbai and Pune~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dailyo.in/voices/shaheen-mistri-teach-for-india-ceo-akanksha-foundation/story/1/15481.html\|title=Working at Teach For India has been a life changing experience\|website=www.dailyo.in\|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> These schools are in partnership with local municipalities, with the vision of creating small clusters of model schools ~~in these cities~~ that can ~~be used to~~ impact the mainstream education system.		Currently, Akanksha empowers over 10,000 children through The School Project model. <ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/the-needles-eye/connecting-the-bright-spots-in-indias-dark-education-sky/\|title=Connecting the bright spots in India’s dark education sky\|work=Economic Times Blog\|access-date=2018-04-18\|language=en-US}}</ref>Akanksha has 27 schools in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur and is run in partnership with the Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur Municipality, as part of the School Project. The School Project is a venture to open high-quality schools serving children from low-income communities.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.dailyo.in/voices/shaheen-mistri-teach-for-india-ceo-akanksha-foundation/story/1/15481.html\|title=Working at Teach For India has been a life changing experience\|website=www.dailyo.in\|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> These schools are in partnership with local municipalities, with the vision of creating small clusters of model schools that can impact the mainstream education system.

	Akanksha was founded by Shaheen Mistri.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/A-lesson-in-combining-education-and-entrepreneurship/article16303473.ece\|title=A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship\|last=Karambelkar\|first=Maitreyee\|date=2010-05-26\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2018-04-18\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She now heads [[Teach for India]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.teachforindia.org\|title=Home {{!}} TeachforIndia\|website=www.teachforindia.org\|language=en\|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref>		Akanksha was founded by Shaheen Mistri.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/A-lesson-in-combining-education-and-entrepreneurship/article16303473.ece\|title=A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship\|last=Karambelkar\|first=Maitreyee\|date=2010-05-26\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2018-04-18\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She now heads [[Teach for India]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.teachforindia.org\|title=Home {{!}} TeachforIndia\|website=www.teachforindia.org\|language=en\|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref>

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = The Akanksha Foundation
| logo = Akanksha foundation logo.jpg
| type = [[Public charity, NGO ]]
| founded_date = 1991
| founder = [[Shaheen Mistri]], Founder
| location = {{unbulleted list|[[Chinchpokli]], [[Mumbai]], India|Wakdewadi, [[Pune]], India}}
| origins =
| key_people = Saurabh Taneja (CEO)
| area_served = Mumbai and Pune
| focus = Eliminate Educational Inequity
| method =
| revenue =
| endowment =
| num_volunteers =
| num_employees =
| num_members =
| owner =
| Non-profit_slogan = Aspire Achieve Be the change
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.akanksha.org/}}
| tax_exempt =
| dissolved =
| footnotes =
}}
The '''Akanksha Foundation''' founded by [[Shaheen Mistri]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/featured-blog/international-womens-day-2018-education-system-needs-redefining-shaheen-mistri-ceo-teach-for-india/1233735|title=International Women's Day 2018! Education system needs redefining: Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach for India {{!}} Free Press Journal|date=2018-03-08|work=Free Press Journal|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-GB}}</ref> is a non-profit organization with a mission to impact the lives of children from low-income communities, enabling them to maximize their potential and change their lives. The foundation works primarily in the field of education, addressing non-formal education through the Akanksha center and also formal education by initiating school reform through The School Project.

Currently, Akanksha reaches out to around 9300 children through two models: the after-school or center model and the school model. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/the-needles-eye/connecting-the-bright-spots-in-indias-dark-education-sky/|title=Connecting the bright spots in India’s dark education sky|work=Economic Times Blog|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-US}}</ref>Akanksha has 3 afterschool centers, remaining from its older project and 21 schools in Mumbai and Pune, run in partnership with the Mumbai and Pune Municipality, as part of the School Project. The School Project is a venture to open high-quality schools serving children from low-income communities in Mumbai and Pune.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/voices/shaheen-mistri-teach-for-india-ceo-akanksha-foundation/story/1/15481.html|title=Working at Teach For India has been a life changing experience|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> These schools are in partnership with local municipalities, with the vision of creating small clusters of model schools in these cities that can be used to impact the mainstream education system.

Akanksha was founded by Shaheen Mistri.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/A-lesson-in-combining-education-and-entrepreneurship/article16303473.ece|title=A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship|last=Karambelkar|first=Maitreyee|date=2010-05-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She now heads [[Teach for India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teachforindia.org|title=Home {{!}} TeachforIndia|website=www.teachforindia.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.akanksha.org/}}

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