The Akanksha Foundation founded by
Shaheen Mistri
Shaheen Mistri (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian social activist and educator known as the founder of Akanksha Foundation, and social Activist,an Indian non-profit educational initiative in Mumbai and Pune, Occupation in CEO of Teach For India ...
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.
Akanksha runs schools in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur in partnership with the municipalities.
Akanksha was founded by Shaheen Mistri in 1991. She now heads
Teach for India
Teach For India (TFI) is a non-profit founded by Shaheen Mistri in 2009. It is a part of the Teach For All network. Teach For India runs a two-year Fellowship and supports an Alumni movement. The Fellowship recruits college graduates and worki ...
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Educational organisations based in India
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