Akanksha Foundation Explained

The Akanksha Foundation
Type:Public charity, NGO
Founded Date:1991
Founder:Shaheen Mistri, Founder
Key People:Saurabh Taneja (CEO)
Area Served:Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur
Focus:Eliminate Educational Inequity

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. News: International Women's Day 2018! Education system needs redefining: Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach for India Free Press Journal. 2018-03-08. Free Press Journal. 2018-04-18. en-GB.
  2. News: Connecting the bright spots in India's dark education sky. Economic Times Blog. 2018-04-18. en-US.
  3. Web site: Working at Teach For India has been a life changing experience. www.dailyo.in. 2018-04-18.
  4. News: A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship. Karambelkar. Maitreyee. 2010-05-26. The Hindu. 2018-04-18. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  5. Web site: Home TeachforIndia. www.teachforindia.org. en. 2018-04-18.

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