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In 2018, Upkram started working at Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, with a vision to bring educational equity and change the narratives to a positive one. We believe that every child irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, and geography has the right to quality education and to reach their highest potential.

An organized effort was initiated with a focus on engaging with children from marginalized communities i.e., Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi groups (DBA) and creating a contextual learning environment for them. We do this by focusing on three areas – providing opportunities for experiential learning, exposure to diverse pedagogical practices to develop critical skills, and ensuring the emotional well-being of students.

The Pillars

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Vision
Cultivating an ethos of informed discourse in rural India to empower the social mobility of historically disadvantaged communities
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Mission
Establishing schools as effective learning and discourse centre for children from underserved communities of Sonbhadra
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Values
Equity | Compassion | Integrity

Our Goals

  • Improvement of foundational & critical skills i.e. literacy, number sense, compassion, creativity, and critical thinking of children through language education and building libraries
  • Strengthen the learning circle of teachers where the objectives of education, improving student classroom engagement and strong social biases are discussed to build reflective practitioners.
  • Develop a cohort of local youth empathetic changemakers

Advisory Council

  • Kamalesh Chandra Joshi
    Academics - Azim Premji Foundation
  • Neha Buch
    Ex-CEO Pravah
  • Rajesh Utsahi
    Editor - Azim Premji University

Our Team

  • Ankit
    Ankit
    Program Manager
  • Kiran Tiwari
    Kiran
    Co-founder & COO
  • Krity
    Program Associate
  • Nikhil Shetty - Co Founder
    Nikhil
    Co-founder & CEO
  • Nutan
    Nutan
    Operation Lead
  • Payal
    Director
  • Pratigya
    Director
  • Premlata
    Program Associate
  • Tulika
    Tulika
    Program Co-ordinator

Our Volunteers

  • Janki
    Creatives
  • Prathik
    Website Designing
  • Richa
    Richa
    Creatives
  • Shweta
    Creatives
  • Vinay
    Website Development