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The Fundraiser for Akanksha’s School Project
The Akanksha Foundation is a grassroots non-profit founded in Mumbai in 1990 through the volunteered efforts of college students devoted to bringing education to children living in the slums. The Indian government spends an average of $360 on one child's schooling, of which 80% drop out before reaching the 10th grade. Akanksha vows to spend the same amount on every child in the slums to afford them a better, more holistic education. Akanksha's alumni is already proving to be better equipped than public school kids in their academic ability as well as their social skills, confidence and agency –so much so that the Indian government is now reaching out to the Akanksha team to train public school teachers. All contributions from this project will go toward funding the new Akanksha schools that are opening in Mumbai and Pune.
Read more about Akanksha at www.akanksha.org
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