by Akshara Foundation | Jan 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dr. Kalavathi B.K, who is the Executive Director of Anveshna Foundationhas been the Master Resource Person for Akshara’s English Program since it’s inception. Here, Dr. Kalavathi, does and objective analysis of the components of the programme – the...
by Akshara Foundation | Jan 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Recently Arvind Venkatadri, who heads our Library programme was in Leh to train around 100 Heads of Government Primary schools, where 17000 ft Foundation has set up school-based Libraries. Akshara is their knowledge partner in this initiative.Read below Arvind’s...
by Akshara Foundation | Jan 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week, Monalisa Hota from our Research team visited our programmes in Kushtagi block, Koppal. Below, she shares her experiences of the school visits and English training.”My visit to Kushtagi on 15th and 16th January 2013 was divided into two...
by Akshara Foundation | Jan 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
The fanfare around the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009 (RTE Act) is dissipating. Soon the reality will hit as the Act has to become ‘operational’. The powers that be are yet to ascertain the exact modalities of how this will work — the...
by Akshara Foundation | Jan 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Right to Education Act has come into effect on April 1, 2010. How significant is this Act and what exactly does it promise to change? To answer these questions it is important to understand the new law, what it promises to achieve and the challenges it faces at...
