Teach For India
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | Education, Nonprofit organisation |
| Focus | Eliminating Educational Inequity in India |
| Location | |
Area served | New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kolkata |
Key people | Shaheen Mistri - Founder & Chief Executive Officer |
| Website | www |
Teach For India (TFI) is a non-profit founded by Shaheen Mistri in 2009. It is a part of the Teach For All network. Teach For India runs a two-year Fellowship and supports an Alumni movement. The Fellowship recruits college graduates and working professionals to serve as full-time teachers in low-income schools for two years. The mission of Teach For India is “one day all children will attain an excellent education.”
Teach For India has built a national focus on repairing India's educational crisis through their Innovation Cell programs that equip teachers, students, and entrepreneurs to spark long-term change in education. Through social and print media- Teach For India has garnered the support of thousands of people from a wide range of sectors, all of whom are invested in the vision of an excellent education for all children.