Akshara Foundation of Arts and Learning

Works to enrich lives of the children through infusing arts in the process of learning

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About

  • Headquarters

    Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Since

    2007

Akshara Foundation of Arts and Learning (AFAL), founded in 2007, as a Mumbai-based not-for-profit public trust that works across several areas, all fo Read morecused on integrating the arts into education. Among its many projects, is a not-for-profit ICSE-affiliated school that promotes affordable education and brings to the forefront the importance of the arts in everyday curriculum. Akshara High School is an inclusive not-for-profit school in the northern suburbs of Mumbai. Founded in 2006, it is a neighbourhood school for the children of the area that come from under-serviced and underprivilege backgrounds. Akshara receives no grants or funding from government agencies. Currently, all funds are being raised through fees and donations from various organisations, friends and well-wishers. We are determined to provide subsidised education that can cater to all sections of society and to achieve this we seek funding from institutions in the form of grants and collaborations.

Demographies Served

Programs

  • Akshara High School

    English-medium ICSE school Akshara is a coeducational, nonprofit institution. This inclusive school serves students with a range of skills and backgrounds.

    Since its founding, the school has concentrated on offering affordable tuition plans that cover everything, including cutting-edge labs, sports instruction, and artistic programs. The foundation has organized some multidisciplinary projects with this goal in mind, improving teaching-learning approaches with the distinct intention of providing every child with an equal chance at success.

  • AFAL + Agastya Science Centre

    The Agastya International Foundation is a nonprofit education trust that manages one of the biggest mobile science education programs in the world for teachers and kids from low-income families.
    Together, AFAL and Agastya International Foundation are bringing to Mumbai the first-ever Science Center, which will teach Physics, Chemistry, and Biology to students in Classes 5 through 9, through interactive, model-based lessons. In addition to training teachers, the program hosts scientific festivals and Young Instructors (YI).

  • Centre for Arts

    The Center for Arts at AFAL offers a place where kids and adults may gather and communicate via art while maintaining an emphasis on social growth, integration, tolerance, and humanitarian concerns.
    The centre also serves as a performance space, exhibition area, and reference library in addition to hosting activities with partners from all around Mumbai.

Leadership Team

  • Mridula Chakraborty

    Founder

  • Ranjeet Deshmukh

    Chairman

  • Vaibhavi Padwal

    Co Founder

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    21-50

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

    AACTA2914R

  • Registration ID

    F-35919

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    MH/2009/0001134

  • FCRA

    083781439

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

  • Headquarters

    Plot No.1, R.S.C. 12, Sector 8 Charkop, Kandivali (W),, Navi Mumbai, 400067

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Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Trust