Sikshana

Sikshana is a unique grassroots effort at improving learning levels in public schools of developing countries like India. It was started by Sivasri Trust, a small non-profit organization, in Bangalore, India.

The Scaling Challenge

India is a developing country with a large and growing population [ [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ Indian Census] ] . The challenge of providing primary education to about 250 million children in over 30 different languages is a task that stretches the capacity of any single agency - private, public or the State.

Sikshana uses an inclusive model of participation which brings together all the stake holders in children's education - the local public school, its teaching staff, community of parents, local government bodies, private foundations and volunteers from around the world.

Its unique approach is to apply the management concepts that have been successfully applied in the industry for solving problems of quality and scale.

The State Government of Karnataka has an 'adoption' program for itspublic schools wherein private organizations can partner with the Statein improving the quality of public education. Sikshana started by adoptingthree schools in 2001. The project has expanded over the years toabout 30 schools covering 8500 children.

Partners

Sikshana is supported by Asha for Education, [http://www.cafonline.org/cafindia Charities Aid Foundation] , [http://www.giveindia.org Give India Foundation] , Vibha and [http://aidindia.org Association for India's Development] ( [http://columbus.aidindia.org Columbus] and TAMU chapters).

External links

* [http://www.sikshana.org Sikshana Sikshana home page]