How we will utilise these books

Over the last fifteen years, Akshara ran multiple programs designed to address the gaps in children’s learning. The focus has been to make the solutions comprehensive, scalable, replicable and cost-effective. All Akshara’s programs are child-centric and are designed to ensure that enrollment in schools increase, drop-outs from schools decrease and that children’s learning outcomes improve. In particular, Akshara works in close partnership with the Education Department of the Government of Karnataka to supplement Primary school programmes, and the Department of Women and Child Welfare to supplement existing pre- school (Anganwadi) programmes. Since its inception in March 2000, Akshara has touched the lives of over one million children in the state of Karnataka, India. The funds will be utilized to run libraries in local kirana shops of rural areas of Kushtagi and Mundargi in North Karnataka. Akshara would provide 2,500 books in Kannada to around 50 such Chai stall libraries that provide access to books and reading to children living in these communities.