Teach For India

A thespian and a consultant set out to help underprivileged children unleash their creative side, but discovered something else along the way: the mothers wanted to join in too!

Irshana was found lost in New Delhi with little recollection of her hometown. Her teacher's determination to reunite her with her family helped her find her way home.

Sathyanand's passion for social impact has taken him from rural farms to classrooms across India, where he has decided to stay. He's a career social entrepreneur determined to improve the education sector.

Shashank Shukla has been a fighter pilot, a corporate professional and an educator. Today, he is serving the country as a politician. His experience serves as an example for young people across India who are redefining service and traditional careers.

Dramebaaz, started by Soumya and Prasanth, aims to use theatre to empower 1000 students with the essential life skills required to become confident and be creative agents of social change.

From getting low-income schools to play on the same pitch as the elite schools to partnering with an English Premier League Club, Neha and Vikas, the founders of Just For Kicks, have indeed come a long way in providing equal opportunity to all kids through sports.

India is currently facing one of the worst educational crises in the world. Only 48% of 5th grade children can read a grade 2 text. About 32% of grade 2 children cannot recognize numbers and 50% of grade 5 children cannot do basic subtraction. Meet Soumya Jain, a Teach for India Fellow, who is helping address this crisis.

Read and get inspired by children's perspectives on the three values of Wisdom, Courage and Compassion how they benefit from these in their own lives!

Let us make our children a part of conversations related to our nation and understand the India that they would like to grow up in. Let us ensure that our children grow up to be aware and engaged citizens who can tell the difference between right and wrong and have the courage to stand by what is right!

Children are the leaders of our nation. When we engage in dialogue about systemic change through education policy, equity and innovation – we must include our children in the conversation as they are the most important stakeholders driving this change. Read what they have to say about the education scenario in India.