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Akanksha Foundation
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| Founded | 1991 |
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| Founder | Shaheen Mistri, Founder |
| Type | Public charity, NGO |
| Focus | Eliminate Educational Inequity |
| Location |
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Area served | Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur |
Key people | Saurabh Taneja (CEO) |
| Website | www |
The Akanksha Foundation founded by Shaheen Mistri[1] 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 empowers over 10,000 children through The School Project model. [2]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.[3] 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.[4] She now heads Teach for India.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "International Women's Day 2018! Education system needs redefining: Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach for India | Free Press Journal". Free Press Journal. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Connecting the bright spots in India's dark education sky". Economic Times Blog. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Working at Teach For India has been a life changing experience". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ Karambelkar, Maitreyee (26 May 2010). "A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ↑ "Home | TeachforIndia". www.teachforindia.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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