by Akshara Foundation | Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wake up and see the state of Education in India. If something is not done from today, the number of educated yet unemployable pool of teenagers is just going to multiply year on year. – An Editorial by our Chairman Ashok Kamath, for the March Edition of...
by Akshara Foundation | Feb 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Did you know that only 25.3% of children in Std III can do two digit subtraction or that the percentage of children in Std II who still cannot recognize numbers up to 9 has increased over time, from 11.3% in 2009 to 19.5% in 2014. The numbers revealed by Annual Status...
by Akshara Foundation | Aug 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
For long has education managed with little. Anganwadis without space or amenities – children cramped in dark, air-tight places which have neither light nor ventilation, neither toilets nor drinking water. Schools that make do with niggardly provisioning – overcrowded...
by Akshara Foundation | Aug 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
English Training for teachers The in-school programmes at Akshara ia making a headway in Mundargi Block in Gadag District for the academic year 2012-13. The English Programme in particular is being implemented in 97 schools with a reach of...
by Akshara Foundation | Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Target International supports Akshara’s In-school program in Hoskote and libraries in Bangalore. Recently, they organized an event in the GKHPS Kodigehalli school in Bangalore to promote sports by improving their Sports infrastructure and organizing games for...
by Akshara Foundation | Jul 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
The academic year 2012-13 has a begun. Along with Akshara Foundation’s numeracy and literacy programmes in Bangalore, Hoskote, Devanahalli and regions of North Karnataka, this year, Akshara has also initiated an unique community initiative called Namma Makkalu...
