16th and 17th November, 2024
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Celebrating 15 Years of Collective Action Towards Ed-Equity
On the Journey to Empowerment: From School to Work to Life
Join Akshay Saxena, Nidhi Anarkat and Roopa Purushothaman in a dialogue on what can we as educators do to ensure our children don't just go to college, but also help them be employable to get jobs and sustain their careers. The panel is led by Saurabh Taneja and Ruchika Gupta.
Venue: Big MPA (9th floor)
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Saurabh Taneja
Saurabh Taneja is the Chief Executive Officer of Aakanksha Foundation, organization with a mission to provide children from low-income communities with a high-quality education. He has previously worked in the capacity of School Leader in the same organisation. He has been a consultant at UNICEF and Senior Project Manager at Bodh Shiksha Samiti.
Ruchika Gupta
Ruchika Gupta is Senior Director, Art for Akanksha at the Akanksha Foundation. Art for Akanksha’s mission is to provide a powerful art education for children within as well as beyond the Akanksha network, supporting and demonstrating the belief that art empowers. A powerful art education enables children to EXPRESS themselves by helping them LEARN a visual language to DISCOVER, CREATE and TELL their stories.