by Akshara Foundation | Nov 20, 2016 | lego, Master Minds, RoboCup Junior, Robotics Lab
Our fabulous Master Minds recently participated in the regional competition of RoboCup Junior 2016 on the 12th of November 2016, in the On-Stage Performance Category. The MasterMinds used a total of 3 Robots: a Keyboard Player, Drummer and a Conductor. How did the...
by Akshara Foundation | Oct 20, 2016 | Akshara Ganitha, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, government, government school, Karnataka state government, sarva shiksha abhiyan
Karnataka State Government rolls out Phase 2 of Ganitha Kalika Andolana in collaboration with Akshara Foundation. October 20, 2016: The Karnataka State Government and Akshara Foundation, today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to roll out Phase 2 of...
by Akshara Foundation | Aug 1, 2016 | Accenture, Rekha Menon
via Rekha Menon, chairman, Accenture India on ways to encourage and train women for leadership roles. Encourage self-belief: The first step to training women for leadership roles begins from within. Women need to believe that the sky is the limit and not put a cap on...
by Akshara Foundation | Jul 10, 2016 | government school, impact stories, lego, RoboCup Junior, Robotics Lab
In 2013, Akshara Foundation with support from the Lego Foundation, set up a robotics lab in a government school, in Bangalore. It’s overwhelming to see how the children have progressed from not being able to turn ON and turn OFF the computers to gaining the expertise...
by Akshara Foundation | Jul 1, 2016 | Akshara Foundation, Akshara Ganitha, community, Ganitha Kalika Andolana, Gram Panchayats, math
An entire academic year has just gone by after the grand launch of Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA), the innovative support programme rolled out in June 2015 by Akshara Foundation, in collaboration with the Karnataka State Government. During the course of the year, the...