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A Different Monday Morning!

Akshara Foundation organised a LEGO WEDO Workshop along with the LEGO Foundation for an enthusiastic bunch of volunteers from Robert Bosch on 24th and 25th June 2013 at the Government Kannada Higher Primary School, Vivek Nagar, Bangalore. Manoj Kumar Mahalingam of...

My Experiences with Akshara

Shruthi Iyer, a Teach For India fellow interned with us for a month and she shares her experience here.Classroom to cubicle!Going from teaching my fifth graders in a public school in Pune to working in anoffice in Bangalore, my summer internship with Akshara...

At the Summer Camp – The Community in Hasigalla

Inextricably linked to Akshara’s summer camp at the Government Higher Primary School (GHPS), Hasigalla, Hoskote Block, are the people who made it to the event, endorsed it with their presence and support and participated emphatically. We present a few snapshots.The...

Summer Camps in Kushtagi

Akshara strongly believes that, “Strengthening the community is a long term endeavour”. People of the community become more empowered and responsible to work together to uplift and sustain the quality of education. Thus, Akshara initiated thirteen educational camps in...

Akshara Foundation at the Omidyar Network 2013 Awards

We won the Omidyar Network 2013 Award and Akshara Foundation’s Gautam John was there to receive the award. This is what they had to say about Akshara Foundation! ON Network Award Given at ONEF’13 from Omidyar Network on Vimeo.Pictures of the event can be...