For more than three decades, Akanksha Education Fund (AEF) has proudly supported The Akanksha Foundation’s (TAF) 60 centers, and later its 26 public-private partnership schools across Mumbai, Pune, and Nagpur through The School Project.
We also have supported TAF with Project Setu, a program to create systemic impact and change in public school education. By leveraging Akanksha’s methodologies, Project Setu has reached over 1,000 educators/headmasters and 70,000 students.
In addition to our continued support for The School Project and Project Setu, we also build partnerships as part of a comprehensive School to Work program to ensure students have access to the opportunities needed to build empowered lives beyond the classroom. Our work will include new partnerships with several additional school networks and non-profits within and beyond Maharashtra.
The Akanksha Foundation’s model provides an innovative and holistic education for their students while creating an award-winning model of community engagement and parent involvement in their schools. This creates an environment where many alumni feel that they want to give back or pay it forward as they continue to succeed in life. In doing so, they continue to break the cycle of generational poverty and inspire others.
The impact of our work is visible through the lives we have changed, because each child had access to a high-quality education. Each one carries a unique and beautiful story.
