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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = The Akanksha Foundation<br />
| logo = Akanksha foundation logo.jpg<br />
| type = [[Public charity, NGO ]]<br />
| founded_date = 1991<br />
| founder = [[Shaheen Mistri]], Founder<br />
| location = {{unbulleted list|[[Chinchpokli]], [[Mumbai]], India|Wakdewadi, [[Pune]], India}}<br />
| origins = <br />
| key_people = Saurabh Taneja (CEO)<br />
| area_served = Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur<br />
| focus = Eliminate Educational Inequity <br />
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| Non-profit_slogan = Aspire. Achieve. Be the Change.<br />
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.akanksha.org/}}<br />
| tax_exempt = <br />
| dissolved = <br />
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'''The Akanksha Foundation''' founded by [[Shaheen Mistri]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/featured-blog/international-womens-day-2018-education-system-needs-redefining-shaheen-mistri-ceo-teach-for-india/1233735|title=International Women's Day 2018! Education system needs redefining: Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach for India {{!}} Free Press Journal|date=2018-03-08|work=Free Press Journal|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-GB}}</ref> is a non-profit organization with a mission to impact the lives of children from low-income communities, enabling them to maximize their potential and change their lives. The foundation works primarily in the field of education, initiating school reform through The School Project.<br />
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Currently, Akanksha empowers over 10,000 children through The School Project model. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/the-needles-eye/connecting-the-bright-spots-in-indias-dark-education-sky/|title=Connecting the bright spots in India’s dark education sky|work=Economic Times Blog|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-US}}</ref>Akanksha has 27 schools in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur and is run in partnership with the Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur Municipality, as part of the School Project. The School Project is a venture to open high-quality schools serving children from low-income communities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/voices/shaheen-mistri-teach-for-india-ceo-akanksha-foundation/story/1/15481.html|title=Working at Teach For India has been a life changing experience|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref> These schools are in partnership with local municipalities, with the vision of creating small clusters of model schools that can impact the mainstream education system.<br />
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Akanksha was founded by Shaheen Mistri.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/A-lesson-in-combining-education-and-entrepreneurship/article16303473.ece|title=A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship|last=Karambelkar|first=Maitreyee|date=2010-05-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She now heads [[Teach for India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teachforindia.org|title=Home {{!}} TeachforIndia|website=www.teachforindia.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.akanksha.org/}}<br />
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[[Category:Charities based in India]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:1991 establishments in Maharashtra]]<br />
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