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MANTRA We take a systemic approach to address the issue of poor quality of education in under-resourced schools.

We collaborate, integrate technology to our basics, and build effective leadership in the system.

Meet Pinki. She's good at solving math problems. But working in a team? That's something she's still learning. And she's...
12/05/2026

Meet Pinki. She's good at solving math problems. But working in a team? That's something she's still learning.

And she's not the only one.

India's 14.71 lakh schools serve over 24.69 crore students. Near-universal access has been achieved at the primary stage. Foundational literacy is improving. Infrastructure is expanding.

India has made real progress in getting children into school. But the question isโ€”what are they actually learning?

As we work toward Viksit Bharat 2047, we need to ask: Are we preparing children just to pass exams, or to collaborate, think critically, and thrive in real life?

The answer lies in making life skills core, not optional.

Read the full article here: https://www.mantra4change.org/blogs/why-reimagining-education-for-future-readiness-is-critical-to-indias-viksit-bharat-2047-vision/

The Mantra janta keeps growing, and we're here for it. New faces settling into their seats, finding their rhythm, and sl...
11/05/2026

The Mantra janta keeps growing, and we're here for it.
New faces settling into their seats, finding their rhythm, and slowly becoming a part of the story we're all writing together.
Welcome to the fold. The chai's warm and the team's warmer.

Mothers are celebrated one day a year. But the weight they carry? That's every single day. Homework. PTM. Chores. Showin...
11/05/2026

Mothers are celebrated one day a year. But the weight they carry? That's every single day. Homework. PTM. Chores. Showing up.
Somewhere along the way, we decided all of this was her job. It never was.
This Mother's Day, the real gift isn't in a box. It's in doing what should have never been only her responsibility.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž?During an exposure visit to Punjab, the Uttar Pradesh team engaged w...
08/05/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž?

During an exposure visit to Punjab, the Uttar Pradesh team engaged with academic and institutional practices across SCERT Punjab, DIET Amritsar, and schools in Amritsar district. The visit focused on FLN, teacher professional development, digital integration, assessment reforms, and institutional strengthening.
The learnings from the visit have opened up important conversations around contextual adaptation and strengthening ongoing academic reforms in Uttar Pradesh.

Swipe through to explore some key observations from the visit.

07/05/2026

Episode #04 of Up Close & Personal S3 is coming soon!

In this episode, Khadije Saleh (Head of Development & Engagement at Teach For Lebanon) joins our host Alron Chittedam to bring a humanitarian lens to education.

From growing up across continents to working in crisis-affected contexts, Khadije shares her journey into the education sector and reflects on why no one can create change alone. She highlights the realities of education in Lebanon, from access challenges to the risk of a โ€œlost generationโ€, while emphasising the power of collective action, small consistent efforts, and the need for a holistic approach that centres systems, teachers, and student well-being.

Don't miss it, follow us here: https://www.youtube.com/

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐š๐ค๐š ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž-๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก?Teams from Uttar Pradesh visited Ka...
06/05/2026

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐š๐ค๐š ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž-๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก?
Teams from Uttar Pradesh visited Karnataka to understand how morning assemblies can be structured to increase student participation. These learnings were adapted for the state and developed into a Student-Led Morning Assembly Calendar.

Schools now use the calendar to plan daily assemblies.
Students get regular chances to speak, present, and take the lead.
Teachers support the process and ensure more students are involved.
The model was piloted in 52 schools across Hapur and Varanasi, with continuous support and review.

Based on this, the state has now taken it forward.
Developed with SCERT Uttar Pradesh and supported by Mantra4Change, the initiative is now being scaled across ๐Ÿ,๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘,๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ‘ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ in Uttar Pradesh.

It was launched on 5th May 2026 by ๐˜๐จ๐ ๐ข ๐€๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ก marking the start of statewide implementation.

SSLC results this year tell an important story from North Karnataka.In Kalaburagi, Raichur, Bidar and Yadgir, schools ha...
05/05/2026

SSLC results this year tell an important story from North Karnataka.

In Kalaburagi, Raichur, Bidar and Yadgir, schools have been working through Samartha, Mantra4Changeโ€™s School Leadership Development Program.

School leaders have been working with their teams on key challenges in schools like attendance, exam preparation and parent participation, with support from Mantra4Change. The work has stayed consistent across Classes 8, 9 and 10.
This year, that effort reflects in the results.

All four districts have shown significant improvement in SSLC performance.

This is what systemic intervention in leadership development can look like in practice.

๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ช๐ฎ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก'๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž & ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ?Swipe through our top pick from each of the 3 epis...
04/05/2026

๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ช๐ฎ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก'๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž & ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ?

Swipe through our top pick from each of the 3 episodes: Smt. Keveleno, Jack Sim & Wendy Kopp and drop your favourite in the comments. If you haven't watched it yet, these episodes are now live.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa_4M_7MRsGzkFfPjujSthHOjznUj5Q-C

More conversations are dropping next month, stay tuned. ๐Ÿ‘€

30/04/2026

Episode 3 of Up Close & Personal S3 is out.

In this episode, host Alron Chittedam sits with Wendy Kopp(Founder & CEO of Teach For All), in a deep dive into collective leadership.

From a college thesis to a global movement across 60+ countries, Wendy reflects on building systems that empower local leadership and collective action. She shares why solving todayโ€™s complex challenges requires rethinking leadership, not as individual authority, but as shared responsibility, while emphasising the importance of unlearning, investing in people, and placing students at the centre of change.

Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/mmGKg9ffnW0?si=vawdBwvy6Gnm-ayL

๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ถ?What connects the dynamic teams of Mantra4Change?Is it a request for appraisal?Is it a call...
29/04/2026

๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ž๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ถ?
What connects the dynamic teams of Mantra4Change?
Is it a request for appraisal?
Is it a call for impact stories from the ground?
Each team brings its own strengths. Each team has its own way of working. Yet they come together with one shared purpose. To create enriching learning experiences for every child.
๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜‚๐˜€. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€?

"Data became a shared language and it changed the conversations we were having."Raghunath R never set out to work in edu...
28/04/2026

"Data became a shared language and it changed the conversations we were having."

Raghunath R never set out to work in education.

He started as an engineer, became a teacher, and kept asking how he could reach more people and make a bigger difference?

That question led him to Mantra4Change.

And somewhere between a classroom in Anekal and a unified dashboard built for Karnataka's programs, he found his purpose.

Senior Lead, M&E at Mantra4Change and still asking: what else? what more?

A story worth reading if you've ever taken a turn in your career and found it was exactly right.

Here: https://www.mantra4change.org/what-changed-when-an-engineer-started-working-with-data-across-classrooms/

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