Coffee Table Book WTI 2021 - Book - Page 70
Building a Movement
of Leaders to Eliminate
Educational Inequity
Shaheen founded Teach For India in 2008 with the audacious vision of providing
an excellent education to all children across India by building a movement of
leaders committed to ending educational inequity in India. Today, Teach For India
impacts 32,000 children through the direct work of over 900 Fellows and 250
staff members across eight cities and has produced over 9,100 student alumni.
Additionally, their Alumni community is 3,800+ members strong, impacting 1
million children directly and reaching 33 million children indirectly.
Shaheen Mistri
Teach For India & The
Akanksha Foundation
Mumbai, Maharashtra
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WOMEN TRANSFORMING INDIA 2021
Teach For India’s work for
children over three decades
has mobilized thousands of
people to work together for
systemic change in education
