“Too
often we underestimate the power of a touch, a
smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest
compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all
of which have the potential to turn a life around”
Leo Buscaglia
The Apna Group’s Vision to Provide Solutions
& Touch Lives initiated the birth
of the Apna Foundation which aims
at touching the lives of children
and adults from backward communities.
Akshara
is a small school started by the Foundation
in 2005.
Providing Nutrition &
Education is the core essence of Akshara.
Classes are held every evening and these classes
are aimed at providing basic reading &
writing knowledge to children and adults.
The students at the foundation come from all
walks of life & occupations – shepherds,
domestic maids, construction labourers and
their children, beggars etc
The
teachers to the children and adults at the
foundation apart from the regular teachers
are the engineers from Apna Technologies
& Solutions who volunteer on different
days to teach the children and the adults
on subjects like Maths & basic knowledge
of reading and writing in local languages
like Kannada & Tamil.
Other
information like hygiene & family planning
is extended to the children & adults respectively.
Since Nutrition forms a very important part
of the betterment of the students the Foundation
provides Milk and one basic meal every evening.
The foundation takes pride in the fact that
as on November 2006 it has been responsible
for the literacy of 38 children & adults.
Providing
Solutions….Touching Lives is the Group’s
Vision which leads the way to touch more
lives and make a difference to people who
in turn make a huge difference to this world!
