Akanksha Foundation

The Akanksha Foundation
Founded1991
FounderShaheen Mistri, Founder
TypePublic charity, NGO
FocusEliminate Educational Inequity
Location
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]

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  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.