Akshar Foundation

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Every child in a classroom, every classroom with a future

Pune, Maharashtra Est. 2009 48,000 reached

Our mission

Akshar Foundation works to bring out-of-school children in rural Maharashtra back into quality learning environments through bridge schools, teacher training and digital literacy labs.

Programs

Bridge Schools

Accelerated learning centres for out-of-school children aged 6-14.

18,000 children

Digital Literacy Labs

Solar-powered tablet labs in 120 government schools.

22,000 students

Teacher Fellowship

Two-year fellowship placing trained educators in low-income schools.

340 teachers

Active campaigns

Education

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Leadership team

Meera DeshpandeFounder & CEO

Rahul KulkarniPrograms Director

Anita RaoHead of Finance

Akshar Foundation

Our mission

Programs

Active campaigns

Send 1,000 girls back to school

Clean water tanks for 8 villages in Beed district

Teacher kits for 200 zilla schools

Digital classrooms for 12 zilla parishad schools

Send 1,000 girls back to school in rural Maharashtra

Digital labs for 50 schools

Teacher fellowship 2026

Leadership team