Akanksha Foundation

The Akanksha Foundation

Founded	1991
Founder	Shaheen Mistri, Founder
Type	Public charity
Focus	Eliminate Educational Inequity
Location	Chinchpokli, Mumbai, India Wakdewadi, Pune, India
Area served	Mumbai and Pune
Key people	Vandana Goyal (CEO)
Slogan	Aspire Achieve Be the change
Website	akanksha.org

The Akanksha Foundation founded by shaheen mistri 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. Akanksha works primarily in the field of education, addressing non-formal education through the Akanksha center and also formal education by initiating school reform through The School Project.

Currently, Akanksha reaches out to around 4000 children through two models: the after-school or center model and the school model. Akanksha has 40 centers and 13 schools in Mumbai and Pune. Through the centers, a commitment is made to support each child by providing a strong educational foundation, good time, self-esteem and values, and to help them plan how they can earn a steady livelihood as a step towards improving their standard of living. The School Project is a venture to open high-quality schools serving children from low-income communities in Mumbai and Pune. These schools are in partnership with local municipalities, with the vision of creating small clusters of model schools in these cities that can be used to impact the mainstream education system.

Akanksha was founded by Shaheen Mistri. She now heads Teach for India.

External links

• Akanksha's Homepage
• Akanksha's Facebook Page