Project

Champion rural primary education in Mulshi, India

About

Akshara's Khelghar program provides children in rural Maharashtra with access to high-quality primary education in a contextual, creative & interactive manner. By bolstering a weak village schooling system, Khelgar gives young learners an educational grounding that overcomes socio-economic disadvantage and minimizes the urban-rural attainment gap. Akshara is the local social-impact initiative of UWC Mahindra College, providing community interventions to a community of 2500+ in the Mulshi valley.

Need

Rural primary schools in Mulshi are mere replicas of urban schools, with no consideration to the rural context. Though the number of rural students attending schools is rising, there are huge gaps in learning outcomes and the weak municipal schooling system is not meeting their needs. Many of the children going to schools are first-generation learners and have no one to help them in studies at home. They are at the risk of dropping out of schools eventually, not achieving their full potential.

Long term impact

Akshara's decade-long experience in these communities supports research that shows returns on primary school education are higher than returns on secondary/ higher education. Children benefiting from early-year Khelgar interventions are highly primed to achieve positive educational outcomes in Akshara's middle (Setu) and secondary (Janeev) school programmes. With your support, Khelghar program will enable primary students to make the most of their potential in their rapidly urbanizing contexts.

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  • Education
  • Gender Equality

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Total Goal
$10,000
Remaining Goal
$2,463
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