Sikshana Foundation

30/06/2025

The momentum continues! With support from Hitachi Energy, as we expand our mission to inspire and enable young women at multiple locations nationwide, we proudly marked the next chapter of our journey with the successful launch of the third batch of Women in Engineering Program’s Gujarat chapter on 25th June 2025 at Hitachi Energy India Limited factory in Maneja, Vadodara. Sikshana Foundation is proud to support this initiative for the program across the country.

Following the powerful and inspiring beginning in Karnataka last month, the Gujarat launch was carried forward in the same spirit of inspiration, opportunity, and empowerment. Hitachi Energy welcomed a new batch of bright and ambitious young women from Gujarat where the leadership team at Hitachi Energy distributed laptops to the new students and the leading engineering teams interacted with them sharing their experiences. From dynamic knowledge-sharing sessions to mentorship moments and motivational talks, the event brought together our incredible new and senior students and dignitaries from Hitachi Energy India.

23/06/2025

Aqriti Spoken English Program

A pilot ex*****on last year, Aqriti Spoken English Program during the current academic year 2025-26, will continue to empower government school students with essential communication skills. Through the program we strive to address gaps in English Proficiency, leading to improved communication skills and boost confidence levels among students with support from our Donor partners.
Activities to support these skills include workbooks for every child which includes answering and asking questions, repeating everyday statements, read aloud, shared reading, rhymes, songs, practicing familar and unfamiliar words, vocabulary, simple conversations.

08/02/2024

Super excited today to have presented Sikshana's collaboration with Microsoft Research, highlighting the empowerment of teachers through the capabilities of Gen AI. This occurred during the showcase event as part of the Microsoft AI tour in Bangalore, where I shared our work with Satya Nadella. He expressed appreciation for our teacher-centric approach and featured it in his keynote address at the event. For those interested, the YouTube link below takes you directly to the segment related to our program with MSR, spanning from 42:45 to 45:51.
https://www.youtube.com/live/dY2CpA05IWI?si=--9lT4BnIT3I5jIR&t=2561

Microsoft has also featured a full detailed article on our project on their news website at https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/features/indias-schoolteachers-are-drafting-better-lesson-plans-faster-thanks-to-a-copilot/

Link to Satya's linkedin post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/satyanadella_indias-schoolteachers-are-drafting-better-activity-7161230049948442625-2LF6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Above all, I am excited by the prospect of a breakthrough to tackle what I feel as the most significant challenge in the government school system. The reality is that there are too many schools and too few children in them, making it tough to assign a teacher to every class. This tool will be the best teaching assistant, offering vital support to our teachers in overcoming this challenge!

It was awesome seeing firsthand today this example of how Indian educators are applying this next generation of AI to give time back to teachers and deliver… | 91 comments on LinkedIn

27/12/2023

In the last few weeks of my travel to Gram Panchayat libraries around the state, I came across an amazing set of librarians. One keeps the library open till midnight everyday, one who goes house to house and conducts our digital literacy course, a librarian on his off day (monday) visits schools to conduct sessions using our app, etc. But today I came across one Ms. Sujitha a librarian from Maldare village (in Kodagu) who understood the need of a 45yr old sanitation worker Bhavani and motivated her to realize her dreams. Hear from Bhavani below in her own words how she managed to clear 10th board exams! Thanks to Dell Technologies and RDPR Karnataka for supporting this program!

11/10/2023

Nurturing Girls of Promise: Marking International Day of the Girl Child

Happy International Day of the Girl Child! At Sikshana, we believe in empowering girls from rural backgrounds to reach their full potential, leading to a better future for them. Over the years, with unwavering support from Dell Technologies, Hitachi Energy, Amadeus, and a few individuals, we have been able to reach out to over 13000 girls across the state of Karnataka. The program is being extended to other states like Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, reaching out to more beneficiaries.

Sikshana Girl Empowerment Program (SGEP), is a holistic initiative tailored to uplift and support girls in Government High schools and colleges by providing scholarships, mentoring support, and skill building coaching for sports. Sikshana Foundation’s Women In Engineering (WiE) Program is designed with the purpose of addressing the challenges of women from economically challenged and rural areas. In the present-day occupations continue to be divided along gender lines with women far less likely to pursue careers in engineering and technology. As part of the technology support program, students pursuing under graduation, including engineering, were awarded laptops and scholarships to help them in their education. Career advice and mentoring sessions are being imparted on a regular basis for holistic development of potential women engineers and graduates.

18/08/2023

Building communities through libraries

August 12th is marked as National Librarians' Day, observing the birth anniversary of S R Ranganathan, known as the Father of Library Science in India. The day was all the more relevant in the context of the digitalization of Arivu Kendras in Gram Panchayats, Sikshana Foundation's initiative, supported by Dell Technologies and Rural Development and the Panchayat Raj department, where Arivu Kendras in Grama Panchayats of Karnataka are being enabled with digital devices and access to the internet to enable the rural communities with information.

On this occasion, the Honourable Minister for Rural Development and the Panchayat Raj, Sri Priyank Kharge and Smt Uma Mahadevan, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka, paid a visit to Doddajala Gram Panchayat, located in Yelahanka Taluk, Bangalore North district, to understand the Program and review the progress of its implementation. The footfall in the libraries across Grama Panchayats in Karnataka has increased tremendously, giving the initiative a shot in the arm!

07/07/2023

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26/06/2023

Happy to share that, Sikshana Foundation was recognized by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) Southern Region under the "Excellence in Supporting Education and Skills" category. The award recognized the high impact and rapid scaling of our project "Grama Digi Vikasana" (enabling Digital Inclusion by creating Digital device libraries inside village libraries). This was possible only because of Dell Technologies which funded necessary hardware, software development and the human resources for the project implementation and the Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (RDPR), Govt. of Karnataka for providing infrastructure and resource support in each of the panchayat libraries. This recognition comes in at the right time as we march towards digitizing 4000 libraries by the end of the year.

The award ceremony was held on 23rd June 2023 at Radisson Blu, Egmore, Chennai. Honourable Minister for School Education, State Govt of Tamil Nadu, Shri Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi and Honourable Minister for Environment and Climate Change, State Govt of Tamil Nadu, Shri Siva V Meyyanathan presented the award.

06/06/2023

Celebrating World Environment Day

World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th to raise awareness and promote actions for the protection of the environment.

At Sikshana Foundation, we believe in the power of education to create a sustainable future for our planet. On this special day, we celebrate the importance of environmental consciousness and its impact on our lives and communities.

We believe that every action, no matter how small, can create a positive impact on our planet. Through hands-on activities like plantation drive and awareness programs, we inspire the next generation to protect our planet and create a greener, more sustainable world. Sikshana Foundation in association with Department of School Education and Literacy, and RDPR Department, planted saplings at 68 sites across the State of Karnataka involving 2345 students, 1027 youth and other community members across 35 Gram Panchayats.

24/04/2023

Panchayati Raj Day, celebrating the vibrancy of rural India

Mahatma Gandhi’s quote, “The soul of India lives in its villages”, sums up the significance of rural India and its vibrancy. The villages in India are governed by Gram Panchayats and today the 24th of April marks the constitutionalisation of Panchayati Raj system in India. The theme for this year has been “Sustainable Panchayat: Building Healthy, Water Sufficient, Clean & Green Villages.”

We at Sikshana Foundation believe that digital inclusion of rural communities enables real time access to information so that they can make informed choices and be self-reliant, leading to healthier, cleaner, and greener villages. With CSR support from Dell Technologies we are working closely with Dept. of RDPR (Rural Development & Panchayat Raj), Govt. of Karnataka & Gram Panchayat libraries to setup a Digital Inclusion program called Grama Digi Vikasana (GDV) in over 4000 GPs by end of this year. GDV empowers rural communities with digital resources (devices, internet, e-content, secure learning management software & monitoring software).

06/03/2023

"Science is the key for unlocking the Mysteries"...Sikshana Foundation hosted the National Science Day mega event with the theme "Global Science for Global Wellbeing" by engaging students from government schools across multiple educational blocks to showcase their creative science exhibits and posters on various science concepts like Global Warming, Bio-Diversity, Solar System, Light, Law of Motion etc.... This event accommodated more than 400+ schools showcasing the talent of more than 450+ govt school students. Educators, Researchers, Govt Officials, and Community were actively engaged in executing the event.

Thanks to all the CSR partners, Mr. Abhishek Ranjan, Director and Global Head, CSR, Sustainability and D&I, Brillio; Mr. Ajay, Head I&R, ABB; Ms. Navendu Rashmi, Lead, CSR, Amadeus; Dr. Binu Arthur, ESG Head, CGI; Mr. Clifford D'Costa, Manager, CSR, SBI General Insurance for inaugurating the event and motivating the participants through your inspiring speech during the event.

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