Avakaasha Foundation is a non-profit, non-government organization (NGO) working towards improving the quality of education in rural areas. It was officially registered on 1st Jan 2015. We have collaborated with ten rural schools so far.
We build and provide resources to Government schools in remote places. Our goal is to enhance the overall quality of education in rural areas through experiential learning and improving communication skills in children. We also support sports and cultural activities in schools associated with us. We believe in the complete development of children.
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve the quality of free education in rural areas, to empower children from low income homes to excel in their education.
The Impact
Students
Villages
Schools
Digital Infrastructure
Schools
Avakaasha Foundation is associated with 4 schools in Kaup, Brahmavar and Kundapur taluks of Udupi District in Karnataka state, India. i.e, Bidkalkatte, Amasebailu, Beloor and Kuthyar.
Amasebailu
The Government Higher Primary school of Amasebailu in Kundapura Taluk, Karnataka, India was started in 1954. The strength of the school is around 217 this year with a staff strength of 8. They have been with us since 2018.
Beloor
We have got associated with the Government Higher Primary School, Beloor (Kundapur Taluk, Udupi District, Karnataka, India) in the year 2022. The school was started in 1912. The current strength of school 109 and it has a staff strength of 8.
Bidkalkatte
Bidkalkatte Government Higher Primary School in Udupi district, Karnataka, India is associated with us since 2019, recognized as a Karnataka Public School. The current school strength is around 548 and it has a staff strength of 18.
Kuthyar
Vidyadayini Higher Primary School of Kuthyar is a government aided school that was founded in 1925 . They are associated with the Foundation since 2021. The current strength of the school is 130 and it has a staff strength of 7.
Our Goals
● Equal opportunity for all:
We try to reach children in remote places and provide them with an opportunity for quality education. We currently focus on UN Sustainable Development Goals #SDG4 – Quality Education. By providing skilled teachers for subjects like Mathematics, English and Science, we not only help increase the admission to the schools, but also help the rest of the staff to focus on what they are trained to teach. This improves the results drastically thereby attracting more students to the school.
● Rural development:
While rural communities will benefit from better quality of free education, we also want to transform and empower communities in villages through participatory rural development. We aim to achieve this transformation by partnering with communities, industry and enterprise on various high impact projects like sustainability, climate change, health & hygiene, agriculture etc.
● Experiential learning:
Avakaasha encourages experiential learning in children, our focus is on active learning. We also focus on improving the communication skills of students in Kannada and English. We understand that sports also plays a major role in overall development of children. Hence the Foundation also sponsors awards for sports events and sponsor student participation in various sports.
● Employ & empower qualified rural women:
Avakaasha hires qualified women teachers who are recruited locally to these government schools. Thus Avakaasha provides employment and the right opportunity to talented rural women.
● Basic infrastructure:
In addition to ensuring the schools have sufficient teaching staff, Foundation also provides funds to build basic infrastructure required in schools, such as toilets, library, classrooms, computer labs, internet conectivity etc.
Collaboration
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