Teach For India

Teach For India
Founded2009
TypeEducation, Nonprofit organisation
FocusEliminating Educational Inequity in India
Location
Area served
New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kolkata
Key people
Shaheen Mistri - Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Websitewww.teachforindia.org

Teach For India (TFI) is a non-profit founded by Shaheen Mistri in 2009. It is a part of the Teach For All network.[1] Teach For India runs a two-year Fellowship and supports an Alumni movement. The Fellowship recruits college graduates and working professionals to serve as full-time teachers in low-income schools for two years.[2] The mission of Teach For India is “one day all children will attain an excellent education.”[3][4][5]


Teach For India has built a national focus on repairing India's educational crisis through their Innovation Cell programs that equip teachers, students, and entrepreneurs to spark long-term change in education.[6] Through social and print media- Teach For India has garnered the support of thousands of people from a wide range of sectors, all of whom are invested in the vision of an excellent education for all children.[7]

  1. ^ "Teach For All". teachforall.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Home | TeachforIndia". www.teachforindia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Invest in teacher training for better quality of education: TFI chairperson". The Indian Express. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Teach For India now reaches Kolkata". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. ^ "The Crisis | TeachforIndia". www.teachforindia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. ^ Gupta, Boshika (18 March 2020). "How Indian Educators Are Teaching Students Amid the Coronavirus Shut Down". Re:Set. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ^ "In 4 Years, 31-YO Helps 3 Lakh Needy People Avail Government Schemes Worth Crores". The Better India. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.