EduMentum
Rooting for Rural India
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EduMentum
Inspiring journeys of our entrepreneurs!
Women in India have for ages been known to be in the shadows of their male counterparts. The predominant patriarchy in the society defined the roles of women within the four walls of their homes – as nurturers of their families – but seldom in the light of a leader. Read more…
EduMentum Stories of change
A Day in the Life of our change leader
“I envision a world where women have their voice and a life of good health.” – Tanya Khera, Cohort’20, EduMentum. Tanya Khera is the Co-Founder of Samanta Foundation. The organization works with the marginalized forest communities – the Van Gujjars and Taungyas, among others, who have limited or no access Read more…
Systemic Transformation
Building Teacher Capacities: An approach to Systemic Education Transformation
Improving the education system in India and ensuring equitable education for all is a dream for many. But due to the multifaceted nature of the sector, comprising problems at multiple levels, there cannot be a “one size fits all” solution to it. Since there is no single straitjacket approach, every Read more…
Stories of change
A peek into the life of a change leader
“Every morning, I am reminded of the faces of my students who left villages and turned to factories … At Makers Lab, I keep reminding myself it will keep repeating until the project is done … Every night I keep repeating to myself – Miles to go before I sleep.” Read more…
EduMentum Stories of change
The Non-Profit Merger| A Story of Synergies
“When we started discussing our work and our vision, it just didn’t make sense to work separately anymore.” — Jonathan (co-founder of Barefoot edu Foundation) on meeting Shubhankar (founder of erstwhile Lantern Edusports Foundation) EduMentum is proud to announce a first of its kind merger between two of its cohort Read more…
EduMentum eSpire
eSpire’20- Celebrating the journey of Cohort 20
“Crises are often resolved only through a new identity and new purpose, whether it’s that of a nation or a single human being.” – Rebecca Solnit As the world was battling the pandemic, it became indispensable to explore innovative alternatives and our partner organizations have been the first line warriors Read more…
Action for COVID-19 EduMentum
Continuity of education in the absence of technology
“I understand that it’s hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions… we’ll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and now we’ll have to work on overcoming it.” — Boris Yeltsin It is well-known that COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across economies globally. To combat the crisis Read more…
Action for COVID-19 EduMentum
Turning education crisis into entrepreneurial Opportunity
With an aim to address the issues of increasing school drop-outs and child labour, our partner organization Vidyalaya Udhyam(VU) focuses on building entrepreneurial capacities at the local village levels by working with the children and women from the tribal communities in Udaipur. The organization works with a community based approach, Read more…
Action for COVID-19 EduMentum
Learning during the pandemic: Leveraging technology to continue education
The pandemic has brought with itself myriad challenges in all sectors. Like other sectors, it has confronted the education system with an unusual set of difficulties. With the advent of the novel coronavirus, risks posed by close contact in schools and subsequently the Central Government imposed a national lockdown in Read more…