Akshar Foundation

Akshar is working to transform government schools into centers for sustainable development.

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Akshar Foundation at the UN Human Rights Council.

Our representative William McEwen-Benatar delivered a statement at the 63rd session in Geneva.

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Together with @FeedingIndia, we’re making sure every child receives nutritious food so that hunger never stands in the way of their journey toward success.

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Together with @feedingindia, we’re ensuring that no child’s learning journey is limited by hunger. Our partnership is about more than just providing meals—it’s about fueling dreams, empowering education, and nurturing a healthier future for every student.

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#WATCH | Geneva | Jan Hübel, a master’s student in International Development at the University of Oxford and completed the Oxford Internship at Akshar Foundation in 2023

Speaking on India's new education policy, he says, “The new education policy in India is a key step towards improving vocational training for many young people and also broadening access to the most integral skills which they need to succeed in their professional careers going forward and broaden access to education. By prioritising these key skills, India set a strong precedent for other countries in the global south to move beyond a system which targets elite and high-achieving students. It is a much broader focus on the entirety of the student body.” (06.03)

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Together with @FeedingIndia, we’re ensuring that no child’s learning journey is limited by hunger. Our partnership is about more than just providing meals—it’s about fueling dreams, empowering education, and nurturing a healthier future for every student.

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Teaching students mushroom farming as a skill that builds self-reliance, creates sustainable income opportunities, and sparks entrepreneurship.

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In partnership with @FeedingIndia, we’re ensuring that no child has to choose between hunger and learning. Because nourishing young minds starts with nourishing their bodies—and their dreams.

#Aksharfoundation #FeedingIndia #EndingHunger #EducationForAll #NoChildHungry

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Together with @FeedingIndia , we’re ensuring that no child’s learning journey is limited by hunger. Our partnership is about more than just providing meals—it’s about fueling dreams, empowering education, and nurturing a healthier future for every student.

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Passing on the stories and traditions of Assam through mask-making training, so our next generation grows up knowing who they are and where they come from.

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A glimpse of our National Bird Day Celebration.
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Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year 🎊

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We are honored to be part of The Agency Dialogue 2025, which focuses on improving our education system and implementing student agency - where students are not just receivers of education but guide their own learning journeys.

Our students, accompanied by Mrs. Akanchha Dubey, showcased the Akshar NEP Model and shared their personal stories, highlighting how Akshar Forum has empowered them with the freedom to choose subjects, explore skills they are genuinely interested in, and take ownership of their learning.

We are grateful for platforms like this that encourage collaboration, and thank you, Agency Collective and Involve, for inviting us to join this collaboration.

#AksharFoundation #TheAgencyDialogue2025 #StudentAgency #EducationTransformation #FutureOfLearning #StudentLedLearning

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𝐀𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐢𝐧 (𝑯𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔). 𝐔𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐢𝐧 (𝑫𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔). 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.✏️

We often look for complex solutions to education, but sometimes the answer is sitting right next to us. Peer group learning unlocks the potential within the classroom itself. It creates a cycle where knowledge blooms, when shared.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭....? A generation that knows how to lift each other up and building the leadership ability.

To our ground team working tirelessly at the grassroots level, across Akshar-intervened Government Schools: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.

Thank you for making these 𝑨𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒊𝒏 & 𝑼𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒊𝒏 - a reality. 🙏 😊

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Where skills spark futures! ✨

At Balikuchi M.V. School in Nalbari, Assam, we’re teaching bulb-making to equip students with industry-ready skills and to make them self-reliant for the future

#AksharFoundation #VocationalEducation #SkillBasedLearning #StudentEmpowerment #FutureReady #Nalbari #AssamSchools #HandsOnLearning #YouthSkills #EducationForChange

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Today, the world is moving at an incredible technological pace — and our children deserve the chance to keep up and to dream big, so that they can grow with an ever-evolving world.

We’re teaching them to design, build, code, and create products that begin as simple curiosity, and watching their curiosity come to life boosts their confidence and inspires them to dream even higher.

#AksharFoundation #Robotics #STEMEducation #FutureSkills #TechForAll #EmpowerThroughEducation #InnovationInEducation #FutureMakers

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Mobile phones are today's lifelines of the modern world, without which we could not think of living our day-to-day life. A gadget that stays in everyone's pocket.

In Mumbai's Ghatkopar and Dharavi, we are teaching our students how to repair these mobile phones as part of our vocational training classes under our Akshar NEP model to make them self-sufficient.

#AksharFoundation #AksharNEPModel #VocationalTraining #MobileRepairing #SkillDevelopment #EducationForAll #YouthEmpowerment #FutureReady #CommunityImpact #MumbaiProgram #Ghatkopar #Dharav

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6th of June marked a very positive day as an introductory meeting was held at Vikas Bhavan, Varanasi, curated by the Basic Shiksha Adhikari

The session brought together 19 schools , represented by respective Principals and a senior teacher as well as Block Education Officers from four educational block, to which these 19 schools belonged. The educational blocks are Nagar, Sevapuri, Kashi Vidyapeeth, and AARAJI Lines.

Our Executive Director, Dr. Alaka Sarma, shared Akshar Foundation’s NEP 2020-aligned education model, along with proven reports from our work in Assam, MP, and Mumbai. Key innovations presented by visuals such as students as Ambassadors of Swachh Bharat Mission, plastic recycling, peer group learning, and the Aspiration Market were widely appreciated.

19 schools participated in the discussion and showed interest in exploring such practices in their respective communities.

We look forward to continuing our journey - making education more meaningful, inclusive, and sustainable for every child.

#NEP2020 #AksharFoundation #AksharInVaranasi #TransformingEducation #SwachhBharatAmbassadors #SustainableEducation #PeerLearning #EducationForAll #SchoolInnovation #CommunityDrivenChange

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Aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, our education model equips students with practical skills, empowering them to become self-sufficient and self-reliant and ready for real-world challenges.
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Mask-making in Assam,a vibrant art form rooted in Sattriya culture and used in theatrical performances called Bhaona. It is made using natural materials like bamboo, clay, and cow dung with natural dyes from plants and minerals.

As part of our ongoing vocational class on Traditional Mask Making at Lakhimi Nagar MES, Sivasagar, we collaborated with the school authorities to organize an educational visit to renowned Mask Artist Mr. Sujit Baruah, an award-winning artisan recognized by the Government of India. The visit to his home, ‘বৰ্ণ কুটীৰ,’ which also serves as a museum, provided students with a hands-on experience and a deeper understanding of the craft which will utimately help them being self reliant and self sufficient.

#AksharFoundation #NEP2020 #TraditionalArts #MaskMaking #SattriyaCulture #VocationalTraining #SkillDevelopment #HandmadeCrafts #AssamArt #Bhaona #CulturalHeritage #SelfReliance #ArtEducation #SustainableCrafts #SkillForFuture