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Finding Community in Crisis
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How Trust Enabled A Community to Provide Crucial Support Across the Globe in Just Two Weeks
Highlighting India Fellow Vimal Kumar
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Highlighting Acumen Fellows Suleiman Shifaw and Zahara Legesse Kauffman
Finding Community in Crisis
Highlighting India and Spain Fellows
How Trust Enabled A Community to Provide Crucial Support Across the Globe in Just Two Weeks
Highlighting India Fellow Vimal Kumar
Transforming the Status Quo Through Everyday Leadership Moments
Ashish Shrivastava
Founder, Executive Director at Shiksharth Trust
India Fellow
Ashish is the Founder of Shiksharth working in conflict affected tribal India in the state of Chhattisgarh. Shiksharth is a not-for profit educational research initiative focusing on education in rural and tribal India. Currently working towards engaging community and parents actively in excellent learning for their children by introducing contextual pedagogy in classrooms. Shiksharth works closely with the government towards improving quality of education in tribal areas. As an communications engineer-turned-education professional passionate about serving rural areas, Ashish has over 13 years experience working across multiple domains using technology and education across corporate like Infosys and NIIT and nonprofits such as Teach For India. He is a firm believer in the spirit of giving and has been volunteering and celebrating DaanUtsav (formerly known as Joy of Giving Week) which is India’s festival of giving celebrated every year between October 2-8.
Program
Fellowship
Program Region
India
Year
2015