Shiksha Seva Foundation

Empowers underprivileged girls and women through education, healthcare, and skill-building programmes in urban and rural areas of India

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  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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About

  • Headquarters

    Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Since

    2012

The Shiksha Seva Foundation, a non-profit organisation, focuses on empowering underprivileged girls and women across urban and rural areas since 2012. Read more It channels donations and projects towards education, healthcare, and self-employment training. Its initiative, UDAAN, offers remedial education, acting as a supportive space for children after their regular school hours. It bridges learning gaps, emphasizing holistic development through health camps, counselling, nutrition programmes, and facilities like libraries, aiming to enhance the overall well-being of the students. Its vision is to uplift urban slums and rural villages socioeconomically through educational support and development. The mission involves advocating for girl child education, offering basic and life skill education to underprivileged women, and contributing to the nation's foundation through education, women empowerment, and developmental programmes. Its efforts extend to improving rural India's education quality, establishing better educational centres, providing nutritious meals, fostering children's skills through co-curricular activities, and delivering mobile healthcare services to schools and rural communities.

Demographies Served

Programs

  • UDAAN Remedial Education Programme

    District

    The Udaan Remedial Centre, operating across five locations in India, aims to reintegrate disinterested teenagers and drop-outs into the educational sphere through remedial education. Focused on holistic growth, it nurtures skilled and confident individuals, bridging learning gaps and serving as a supportive haven for underprivileged children after their formal school hours. Udaan prioritizes the overall development of students by providing health and immunization camps, counselling, and nutritious mid-day meals, ensuring their health, social engagement, and learning needs are met.

  • Kanya Shiksha Yojana Programme

    District

    The Kanya Shiksha Yojana by Shiksha Seva Foundation intervenes in schools to help underprivileged girls re-enroll and stay in school. Recognizing that mere enrollment doesn't guarantee literacy due to various factors leading to high dropout rates, the programme addresses critical issues like the lack of trained teachers, high pupil-teacher ratios, infrastructural limitations, and socio-economic conditions affecting a child's learning. Many children face obstacles to their education, leading to dropouts and learning difficulties. The Foundation, in collaboration with state education departments, is dedicated to enhancing the quality of Government school education. Through KSY, they offer remedial and support education to over 500 children across two Government schools, aiming to expand their reach further.

  • Shiksha Smart Class Programme

    District

    The Shiksha Seva Foundation acknowledges the pressing need for technological integration in education and introduces the "ShikshaSmart Class" project. This initiative aims to modernize classrooms by incorporating technology, ensuring all students access the latest educational resources. Emphasizing technology as a catalyst for equitable learning, the Foundation advocates for innovative teaching methods to cater to diverse learning needs. Aligned with the national initiative of Digital India, this project not only complements its goals but also contributes significantly to its realization, providing an effective platform for schools, teachers, and students. The Foundation envisions a nation where every student, guided by dedicated teachers, thrives in schools offering top-tier learning experiences, fostering a community-conscious generation for a brighter future.

  • Stree Astitva Programme

    District

    The Stree Astitva programme by the Shiksha Seva Foundation focuses on empowering underprivileged women and girls who face financial dependency and various forms of exploitation. Recognizing that financial freedom alone doesn't break the cycle of dependency, the programme emphasizes skill-building and confidence-building initiatives to combat exploitation at personal and professional levels. By targeting vulnerable communities, especially women and children from impoverished backgrounds in slums and rural areas, the initiative offers skill training programmes, aiming to make women self-sufficient and confident. Creating an ecosystem that supports education, nutrition, and healthcare, the programme ensures a prosperous future for both women and children. Through this empowerment, the Foundation envisions contributing to the creation of a stable, peaceful, and productive society.

  • Swasth Bharat Programme

    District

    The Swasth Bharat initiative by the Shiksha Seva Foundation addresses the pressing healthcare needs of women and children in India, aiming to prevent avoidable deaths by providing essential medical aid. Recognizing the simplicity of their needs, such as clean water, basic medicines, and nutritional support, the programme focuses on health awareness, education, and free medical check-up camps. Covering topics like maternal and child healthcare, HIV/AIDS, communicable diseases, and sex education, the initiative collaborates with primary healthcare centres and Government hospitals to build a robust network. The goal is to ensure that every vulnerable child and woman receives timely medical aid, establishing a resilient healthcare system across the country.

Leadership Team

  • Varsha Gudekar

    Head - Finance & Operations

  • Manikant R Tiwari

    Founder & Chief Executive Officer

  • Ravikant R Tiwari

    Trustee & Vice - President

  • Navin Kanchan

    Head - Field Operations

  • Rajendra Thote

    Advisor

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AALTS8816P

  • Registration ID

    707

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    MH/2018/0211025

  • 12A

    AALTS8816PE20214

  • 80G

    AALTS8816PF20211

  • FCRA

    Not Available

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00002256

Location

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Trust