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The Akanksha Foundation

The Akanksha foundation works to empower children from low-income communities in Mumbai and Pune. Since its inception, Akanksha has impacted over 6000 kids through its after-school centres and municipal schools run in partnership with the government.

Akanksha's vision is that one day all children will be equipped with the education, skills and character they need, to lead empowered lives. Its mission is to impact the lives of less privileged children, enabling them to maximize their potential and change their lives.

Akanksha runs 57 after-school centers across Mumbai and Pune, to provide academic and extra-curricular support, through professional teachers, volunteers and social workers.

Akanksha has built a cluster of 6 high-performing municipal schools, that redefines what is possible for children from some of the poorest slum communities in Pune and Mumbai, and has the potential for wider systemic reform. Through effective management, Akanksha hopes to a) prove that every child has the ability to excel, b) show the importance of investing in skilled educators, and c) affect systemic reform by using its schools as learning laboratories to improve the quality of education in municipal and low fee private schools around the country.

In the SSC and HSC exams, over eighty percent of Akanksha students have on average, secured a passing grade, and between a third and a half have received distinction grades.

Standardized tests show that Akanksha schools are progressively closing the gap with national averages, in many cases, performing better. The maximum improvement has been achieved with the youngest batch of students, re-enforcing its belief in the necessity and impact of early intervention.

To learn more about Akanksha, or to join as a teacher or volunteer, visit: www.akanksha.org.