Akanksha Foundation

Indian educational charity

    • Chinchpokli, Mumbai, India
    • Wakdewadi, Pune, India
Area served
Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur
Key people
Saurabh Taneja (CEO)Websitewww.akanksha.org

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

  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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