Sakshara exists to provide literacy and other essential skills to enhance a person’s quality of life and allow them to contribute effectively to the society they live in. With these skills, beneficiaries will be able to generate income for themselves and improve the quality of their lives. We believe that all people should be empowered to exercise their right to control, and benefit from, their assets, income and resources with a positive impact on the environment.
Sakshara Trust was registered on February 18, 2019 as a private discretionary charitable trust under the provisions of Indian Trusts Act, 1882, primarily for facilitating literacy and skill development among Indian residents.
Our Vision
All people will be literate and possess skills that enable them to sustain their livelihood.
Our Mission
Sakshara exists to provide literacy and other essential skills to enhance a person’s quality of life and allow them to contribute effectively to the society they live in.
Trustees
Sandhya Srinivasan – Founder/Trustee
Sandhya Srinivasan has worked in the Software Development sector and in the NGO/Development sector. After working with UNICEF, Vaani Deaf Children’s Foundation and Give India, she volunteered as a Communication Consultant with various NGOs. Sandhya set up Sakshara Trust, a nonprofit organisation that aims to provide literacy and other essential skills.
Shashank Srinivasan – Trustee
Shashank is a conservation geographer and robot operator. He has an MRes in Ecology and Environmental Management from the University of York and an MPhil in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge. He is a National Geographic Explorer, Chevening Scholar and a Kinship Conservation Fellow. He is the Founder/Director of Technology for Wildlife, a geospatial data consultancy with expertise in the conservation of the natural environment.
Volunteers
Sujatha
Raghavendra
Jayashankar
Meenakshi
Ayesha
Sindhu
Shruti
Neha Patwa
Chethan
Shridevi
Shruti
Divya
Hema
Sandhya
The Nool Koota
Meet the Makers
Shalini has registered a private student and is preparing for her Secondary examinations, 15 years after dropping out of school. She has learnt to knit and crochet and has also become a very efficient instructor for beginners.
Jeeva learnt to crochet recently and is very happy to be able to add to her income by making baby blankets and amigurumi toys. Jeeva is also learning to converse in English.
Meena
Meena loves to crochet, and has made numerous baby blankets. She is happiest when making amigurumi snails and octopuses.