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Now, why do people run for a cause?

A wonderful guest post on why people run for a cause by Mala Kumar of Pratham Books!The kid who ran for a cause!Why do people run for a cause? Sounds good to say you’re running for a cause, of course, but really, why do people do this? And how does it help a...

And we blazed the run in Red at the TCS W10K!

The Akshara team!Three months ago when we first decided to run the TCS W10K, we were skeptical about a lot of things. However, we decided to brush our skepticism aside and work our way out. We chose to highlight our    pre-school programme, since this one...

LEGO brings Vinod back to School

Another LEGO story from the field!A happy bunch of kids with colourful LEGO blocksThere have been multiple instances when students go to school half heartedly, most often because parents force the kids to go. This is a story where LEGO was the reason why this kid and...

LEGO travels to Hubli-Dharwad!

Angelina Gregory, District Coordinator shares her experience at the Siddarameshwarnagar Anganwadi in Dharwad.The kids at play….Akshara Foundation introduced the Lego program in Dharwad for the first time by selecting four Anganwadis from each circle. This effort...