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{{Infobox organization | {{Infobox organization | ||
| name = The | | name = The Akanksha Foundation | ||
| logo = | | logo = | ||
| type = [[Public charity]], [[NGO]] | | type = [[Public charity]], [[NGO]] | ||
| founded_date = | | founded_date = 1991 | ||
| founder = [[ | | founder = [[Shaheen Mistri]], Founder | ||
| location = {{unbulleted list|[[ | | location = {{unbulleted list|[[Chinchpokli]], [[Mumbai]], India|Wakdewadi, [[Pune]], India}} | ||
| origins = | | origins = | ||
| key_people = | | key_people = Saurabh Taneja (CEO) | ||
| area_served = | | area_served = Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur | ||
| focus = Eliminate Educational Inequity | | focus = Eliminate Educational Inequity | ||
| method = | | method = | ||
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| num_members = | | num_members = | ||
| owner = | | owner = | ||
| homepage = {{URL|http://www. | | homepage = {{URL|http://www.akanksha.org/}} | ||
| tax_exempt = | | tax_exempt = | ||
| dissolved = | | dissolved = | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''The | '''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 in India, which works with children from low-income communities. The foundation works primarily in the field of education, through its "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 runs schools in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur in partnership with the municipalities.<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> | |||
Akanksha was founded by Shaheen Mistri in 1991.<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 == | == References == | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{Official website| | * {{Official website|http://www.akanksha.org/}} | ||
[[Category:Educational organisations based in India]] | [[Category:Educational organisations based in India]] |