Akansha Foundation

The Akanksha Foundation
Founded	1991
Founder	Shaheen Mistri, Founder
Type	Public charity, NGO
Focus	Eliminate Educational Inequity
Location	Chinchpokli, Mumbai, India; Wakdewadi, Pune, India; ;
Area served	Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur
Key people	Saurabh Taneja (CEO)
Website	www.akanksha.org

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The Akanksha Foundation founded by Shaheen Mistri^[1] 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.^[2]

Akanksha runs schools in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur in partnership with the municipalities.^[3]

Akanksha was founded by Shaheen Mistri in 1991.^[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.

External links[edit]

www.akanksha.org

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[1] "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.

[2] "Connecting the bright spots in India's dark education sky". Economic Times Blog. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

[3] "Working at Teach For India has been a life changing experience". www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

[4] Karambelkar, Maitreyee (26 May 2010). "A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

[5] "Home | TeachforIndia". www.teachforindia.org. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

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