Apni Shala

Builds social and emotional learning and school mental health initiatives for children and youth in partnership with municipal and low-income schools

  • Silver Certified 2023
  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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Financials

  • 2021

    Total Income
    Rs.10,256,672
    Total Expenses
    Rs.8,229,434
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  • 2022

    Total Income
    Rs.12,789,736
    Total Expenses
    Rs.9,785,762
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  • 2023

    Total Income
    Rs.17,300,000
    Total Expenses
    Rs.18,100,000
    Non Program Expenses
    Rs.2,600,000
    Program Expenses
    Rs.15,500,000
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  • 2024

    Total Income
    Rs.20,145,014
    Total Expenses
    Rs.24,621,683
    Non Program Expenses
    Rs.2,238,334
    Program Expenses
    Rs.22,383,349
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Geographies Served

Programs

  • SEL Programmes

    District

    Mumbai

    Mumbai Suburban

    States

    Maharashtra

    Grounded in the principles of play-based and experiential learning, the Year Long SEL follows a Grade-specific curriculum the 5 core areas of Social Emotional Learning. We partner with a wide cohort of municipal schools and non-profit organizations to create a platform where children can easily access SEL education throughout the year.

    Growing since the day of our inception, this programme has been implemented in over 30 schools in the L and M wards of Mumbai.

  • Khoj School

    District

    Mumbai Suburban

    States

    Maharashtra

    Khoj is Apni Shala's SEL-Integrated School Initiative, currently operating at a Limbuni Baug Mumbai Public School in Mumbai, India. Khoj uses a holistic educational model that centers students' psychosocial wellbeing to educate and heal and incorporates counselling, mindfulness and inclusion practices to help empower its students and their families.

    Central to its commitment to education is the view that when it comes to teaching a student, it cannot happen in isolation, but through a harmonious and healthy ecosystem that revolves around the student’s wellbeing.

    Khoj aims to become a model school in the given context. With a curricular focus on students’ wellbeing and development, the school’s design is informed by students’ lived realities and continually strives to build an inclusive and compassionate ecosystem where all students can thrive.

  • Apni Shala Fellowship

    District

    Mumbai Suburban

    States

    Maharashtra

    The Apni Shala fellowship envisions an ever-widening circle of caring, compassionate youth inspired to integrate mental wellbeing education in schools, while growing to be more reflective, compassionate and empowered individuals.

    ​The fellowship aims to create joyful, practice based learning journeys that construct ripple effects in the school systems as fellows simultaneously complete their own journeys of learning.

    The Apni Shala Fellowship is a one-year full-time, paid fellowship programme for graduates (or advanced learners) from any discipline, on their own journey of exploration and discovery who aspire to impact the way children learn while pursuing their own learning. ​

  • SELebrating Inclusion Summit

    District
    District

    Mumbai

    States

    Maharashtra

    Apni Shala and Ummeed come together once again to advocate for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Inclusion and to create a platform to bring all stakeholders in the world of social emotional learning and inclusion together. The SELebrating Inclusion Summit is envisioned to be an annual SEL and inclusion gathering of organizations, policy makers, schools, educational institutions, families, educators and any individuals working towards making the education system more inclusive, safe and focused on the wellbeing of those accessing it.

  • Educators' Personal & Professional Development (training)

    District

    Thane

    Mumbai

    Mumbai Suburban

    States

    Maharashtra

    A variety of training and capacity building initiatives such as SEL Shala, Diversity Shala, and organisation-specific training programs.

Impact Metrics

  • % of Students Reporting Growth on at Least 1 of the 5Sel Compencies

    Program Name

    SEL Programmes

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2021-22 71
    • 2022-23 87

Leadership Team

  • Amrita Nair

    Co-founder and Director, HR

  • Sangeeta Zombade

    Director, Khoj

  • Mayuri Golambde

    Government Partnership and HR Lead

  • Pankaj Khatik

    Operations and Strategy Lead, SEL Programmes

  • Rohit Kumar

    CEO

Demographics & Structure

  • Organisation Strength

    None

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAETA0041P

  • Registration Number

    E-29950(M)

  • CSR Form 1

    CSR00001931

  • 80G

    AAETA0041PF2021401

  • 12A

    AAETA0041PE2021401

  • FCRA

    Not Available

About

  • Headquarters

    Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Since

    2013

Impact

As of 2022-23, 87% of students showed improvement in at least one SEL competency, and the organization has engaged over 10,500 children across 40 schools and organizations in Mumbai since its inception.

Vision and Mission

Apni Shala's vision is to build social and emotional competencies among individuals to constructively engage with society and have harmonious coexistence, while its mission is to increase access to Social-Emotional Learning for the larger community.

Political & Religious Declarations

  • Political Affiliation

  • Religious Affiliation

Location

  • Headquarters

    61-C, Kamgar Nagar Rd, Kamgaar Nagar, Kurla, Mumbai, Maharashtra

    Directions
  • Offices in Cities

    Mumbai

Other Details

  • Type

    Non-profit

  • Sub Type

    Trust

Technology Adoption

  • SOC 2 Compliant

    No

  • Financial Management

  • Beneficiary Management