Million Sparks Foundation
Works towards capacity building of teachers & other education administrators & leaders using ChalkLit, a mobile-centric platform
- Bronze Certified 2023
- 80G
- 12A
About
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Headquarters
Delhi, Delhi
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Since
2016
Works with the vision of bridging the gap between requirement and supply of adequately trained and qualified teachers. To solve the problem of lack of Read more conceptual clarity in teachers, it provides a technology based learning solution for teachers called Chalklit. The learning material is based on open source sharing and provides tactical inputs for planning classes, conceptual and pedagogical training, updates on global teaching practices, training on teaching methodologies and tips for recalling previous knowledge. Using the ChalkLit platform, it offers learning-based and grade-specific content & services to the NGOs, schools and other partners. The content, services and training are provided for its online as well as blended programs. It works across 6 states, claims to have trained about 280,000 teachers, impacted children 150,00,000 children and 50,000 schools. It has received several awards and accolades for its innovative approach like Women For India Social Founder 2020, Rashtriya SwayamSiddh Vishesh Samman, BETT Asia 2019, Global Edtech Startup Awards 2018, Graymatters Capital, Digital Social & Economic Empowerment Awards and others.
Action
Million Sparks Foundation uses ChalkLit, a mobile application platform, to provide comprehensive capacity building programs for teachers, school leadership and administration at scale through partnerships with state education departments and school bodies.
Cause Area
Impact
The organisation has impacted 6,50,000 Teachers across India; 50,000 Schools reached; 26 million students influenced and partnered with 6 states
Vision & Mission
Million Sparks Foundation aims to empower 10 million teachers by 2025, with the vision of impacting the life and learning outcomes of 300 million children.
Programs
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ChalkLit
ChalkLit provides comprehensive capacity building programs for teachers, school leadership and administration at scale through partnerships with state education departments and school bodies. It also offers platform & services to other NGOs, content, and implementation partners in the education space for online and blended programs. The embedded content development framework allows modular structuring of the content suitable for self-paced mobile learning.ChalkLit has been developed by the Million Sparks Foundation and is supported by Google.org, Central Square Foundation, PayTM, and Gray Matters Capital.ChalkLit has devised a 11-point framework working with teacher mentors, practitioners, content experts and teachers with 10+ years of experience which allows the team and partnering organizations to build engaging and interactive microlearning modules.
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Lifelong Learning Plan (LLP)
Million Sparks has since March 2020 worked with teachers to focus on holistic development of students. LLP was launched in the last week of March 2020. This will be a 2 step process:1. A well defined designed goal from expected outcome of every course to ensure that all course content addresses behavioural adaptation and creation of structures to ensure that outcome.2. To equip teachers with certain decisive to-dos (tools and resources) which are ready to be deployed in their classrooms for effective implementation of these strategies.
Milestones & Track Record
Million Sparks Foundation has partnered with 6 states in India, developed a social personalized peer-to-peer microlearning network for teachers, and received recognition through awards such as the Women For India Social Founder 2020 and Global Edtech Startup Awards 2018.
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
21-50
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAKCM4186C
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Registration ID
U80301DL2016NPL302578
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VO ID / Darpan ID
DL/2017/0176214
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12A
AAKCM4186CE20214
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80G
AAKCM4186CF20212
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FCRA
Not Available
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CSR Registration Number
Not Available
Location
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Section 8 (formerly Section 25)