About Akshara Foundation: Child Ngo In Bangalore For Education

The organisation was founded on the belief that quality education is the undeniable right of every child and that children should not be deprived of this just because they do not have access to it or the resources to realise their dreams. We believe that the use of technology and shared digital infrastructure has become more relevant now than ever and that it is important to leverage their combined power to impart education to all children. The focus has to be on blended models that can accelerate conventional learning through accessible technology-based innovations for teachers and children.

                            Akshara Foundation was established as a Public Charitable Trust in 
March, 2000.                        

                            It was conceived as a tripartite partnership between the government, corporate sector and the voluntary sector.                        

                            We have touched lives over 4 million children in states of Karnataka, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.                        

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2000

Akshara Foundation was set up as a Public Charitable Trust
2003

Akshara sets up independent Early Childhood Development (ECB) centres and provides training to 400 women , to become edupreneurs’
2003

Akshara extends its programmes to the underdeveloped districts in North Karnataka
2006

Implemented Oduve Naanu, a Remedial Reading Programme for 70,000 children across 1,425 schools in Bangalore
2006

Akshara initiates Karnataka Learning Partnership (KLP), a public technology platform and community-driven change maker for our elementary schooling system
2007

Akshara’s School Library Programme implemented in 1,425 schools across Bangalore, impacting 2,15,000 children
2007

Large-scale ECD implementation in 2,500 centres across Bangalore, Dharwad and Malur, covering 70,000 children
2008

The Karnataka government rolls out Oduve Naanu reading programme to 46,000 schools across the state
2010

Akshara Ganitha, a support Math programme rolled out in the Sandbox - 49,000 children from 620 schools in three blocks of Karnataka
2011

Swalpa English Thumba Fun, aimed at supporting spoken English competencies introduced in Sandbox
2015

Ganitha Kalika Andolana (GKA) with a goal to impact 2 million children begins with phase-1 in 6 districts Yadgir, Bellary, Kalaburagi, Bidar, Raichur and Koppal.
2016

Akshara begins building sustainability of GKA with Community Interventions – facilitated Math contests at the Gram Panchayat level.
2016

Built a cadre of Village Education Volunteers to energize the school system and enlighten communities. Over 9,000 volunteers till date
2017

GKA Phase-2 rolls out in 6 additional districts. Bengaluru Rural, Chamarajanagara, Chitradurga, Chikkaballapura, Dharwad and Gadag.
2017

GKA piloted in 2 districts of Odisha – Bolangir and Rayagada
2017

1-3-6-9 Wall Writings in every village making the community aware of meetings they need to attend, to monitor quality of education being imparted
2018

Building Blocks, a FREE learning app was launched on Google Play Store.
2019

GKA Phase-3 rolls out in remaining districts of Karnataka. Odisha and Akshara sign MoU for GKA to be rolled out in 20 additional districts.
2019

All Gram Panchayat Presidents in Karnataka are given a class-wise, school-wise report on performance levels of children who participated in the GP contests
2019

GP Contests are completely community driven. Phase 1 alone saw ~1000GP contests
2019

Building Blocks available on MHRD’s Diksha Platform and to be accessible via QR codes in textbooks across Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu
2020

20 Years of Akshara Foundation