Akshara Foundation
Identifies gaps in the educational system and leverages technology to provide sustainable, scalable, measurable and accessible solutions
- Silver Certified 2023
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
About
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Headquarters
Bangalore, Karnataka
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Since
2000
The Akshara Foundation works with Government agencies to supplement classroom education with child-friendly pedagogy among preschool and primary schoo Read morel children. The pedagogy involves activities that connect to the curriculum and children's day-to-day life. It believes that every child has a basic right to access quality education, do well in life and not be limited by the availability of resources. To maximise the reach of education to underprivileged children it takes the help of shared resources and technology in good measure, combining conventional teaching methods with technology to create teaching and learning innovations for both teachers and children alike.
Action
Akshara develops and implements low-cost, scalable solutions in public schools and preschool centers, focusing on improving foundational numeracy and literacy skills of children studying in government primary schools.
Cause Area
Sub Sector
Impact
It's Ganitha Kalike Andolana has impacted as follows: Andhra Pradesh: Total no. of children: 2,85,000; Total no. of schools: 2000; Teachers/ Resource persons trained: 2075+; Districts: 13 Karnataka: Total no. of children: 12,00,000; Total no. of schools: 48,000; Teachers/ Resource persons trained: 50,000+; Districts: 35 Odisha: Total no. of children: 18,00,000; Total no. of schools: 32,000; Teachers/ Resource persons trained: 96,000+; Districts: 22
Vision & Mission
Akshara's vision is to create a society where every child has the opportunity to thrive through education, irrespective of their socioeconomic status, while their mission is to empower underprivileged children through quality education and holistic development.
Programs
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Ganitha Kalika Andolana(GKA)
StatePartnering with the Governments of Karnataka and Odisha, the Foundation’s flagship programme ‘Ganitha Kalika Andolana’, makes learning mathematics simple and useful in daily life. Its key activities involve procuring math kits through Government orders, training teachers to adopt the pedagogy, promoting activity-based learning in the classrooms followed by monitoring and assessments.
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Building Blocks
StateIs the Foundation’s application to provide access to mathematics learning at home for children from grades 1 to 5. It is a free app and is equipped to work on basic smartphones. Learning is enabled through a set of fun games which work both online and offline. The package is made available in 9 regional languages and has been developed with the help of Cisco.
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The Karnataka Learning Partnership(KLP)
StateThis programme aims to address the public education system in the state of Karnataka. It involves use of modern technologies like web based data analysis and visualisation, mobile applications, interactive voice response systems and conventional data residing on paper to empower a transparent education sector in the state. It attempts to bring together public, private and Governmental agencies to work in combination to achieve the aim of the prog
Impact Metrics
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Covered Students
Program Name
The 100 days Programme
Year-wise Metrics- 2020-21 72594
- 2021-22 59000
Milestones & Track Record
Key milestones include setting up as a Public Charitable Trust in 2000, establishing Early Childhood Development centers in 2003, implementing the Oduve Naanu Remedial Reading Programme for 70,000 children in 2006, and initiating the Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA) mathematics program in 2015.
Leadership Team
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
AAATA4879R
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Registration ID
335/1999-2000
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VO ID / Darpan ID
KA/2017/0166440
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12A
AAATA4879RE20214
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80G
AAATA4879RF20214
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FCRA
094420987
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CSR Registration Number
Not Available
Location
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Website
Financial Details
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2018-19
IncomeRs.49,510,591ExpensesRs.61,597,701Admin ExpensesRs.3,046,333Program ExpensesRs.58,551,368Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2019-20
IncomeRs.51,295,576ExpensesRs.49,312,432Admin ExpensesRs.2,313,168Program ExpensesRs.46,999,264Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020-21
IncomeRs.50,699,356ExpensesRs.34,506,724Admin ExpensesRs.2,169,832Program ExpensesRs.32,336,892Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.