DISHA Competitors

Teach For India is a nationwide movement of leaders dedicated to providing an excellent education for all children. These include both Fellows, who commit two years to teaching low-income & under-resourced classrooms, as well as Staff teams, who bolster these efforts through strategic support & organizational direction. To learn more about the movement and the work that we do, visit www.teachforindia.org.

Vision: No child should be deprived of education because of hunger. The Akshaya Patra Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation headquartered in Bengaluru, India running the Mid-Day Meal Programme in over 24,000 government and government-aided schools across 16 States and 2 UT, serving 2.1 million children every school day. Akshaya Patra has cumulatively served over 3.5 billion meals since its inception in the year 2000. Humanitarian efforts: Akshaya Patra has also responded proactively to several crisis situations such as floods, cyclones, earthquakes and COVID-19 pandemic, working within and outside the boundaries of the nation. It began COVID-19 Food Relief Efforts from the first day of India’s nationwide lockdown on March 25, 2020. Food Relief comprises Cooked Meals and Grocery Kits. The latter includes standard kits, as well as specialised kits for mid-day meal beneficiary children, anaemic pregnant women and families. Akshaya Patra also rolled out Incentivised Vaccination Drives in marginalised communities to overcome vaccine hesitancy, while looking to protect lives and livelihoods in the long term.

Pratham Education Foundation (Pratham) is one of the largest education NGOs in India with a record of innovative, rigorously evaluated programs that have inspired similar programs across three continents. With a history spanning 30 years, Pratham’s work today extends from programs for early and elementary years to girls and women, and youth skilling.