Dear Supporter,
We are Akshara Foundation !
Our Appeal
Support our vision to provide quality Mathematics education to government schools, where India's most marginalised children study. The most grave issue is that of over 120 million children in India in the 6-10 years age group, less than 25% can do grade-appropriate Mathematics, which means over 90 million children are deficient in Mathematics.
Government schools in India are the “last resort” option for children from marginalized communities in terms of socio- economics, regional disparity, poverty, ethnicity and caste. An estimated two-thirds of India’s children study in government schools. And nearly 75% of government schools in India are located in villages. These communities have absolutely no access to trained teachers and pedagogy nor edtech solutions in sharp contrast to children in private schools .
Our flagship program "Ganitha Kalika Andolana" (GKA translates to Mathematics Learning Movement) targets this “bottom of the pyramid” largely first generation school goers whose parents are either illiterate themselves or unavailable at home to provide any learning support. GKA is a multi-stakeholder initiative for improving mathematics learning outcomes of India’s government school system. It is a scaled up mathematics movement for improving primary level proficiencies and is implemented in partnership with state Governments and has already covered more than 90,000 schools impacting over 5.5 million children in Karnataka and Odisha.
Support us in our mission to deliver quality Mathematics education to every child in our country.
https://akshara.org.in/
Help us raise funds for our specific needs.
Utilization summary of funds raised last year in TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2023
| Amount Utilised (INR) | 616744 |
|---|---|
| Project Description | We will utilize funds for different projects by October 2024 |
| impact |
Akshara Foundation was established as a Public Charitable Trust in March, 2000. The
organization is founded on the belief that quality education is the undeniable right of every
child. We have touched the lives of over 7 million children over the years through our
various programs. While state governments invest in resources for their schools and
teachers, Akshara invests in programme management at State and District levels. Besides
math pedagogy expertise, Akshara’s core strength is in efficiently utilizing philanthropic
capital towards outcome-oriented action within the government system and communities.
Contact Person: Pravin Shivashankar
Email: pravin@akshara.org.in
Phone: 9448148075
A big thank you to all those who have donated on this page.
