As we transition back into the life before the pandemic, new challenges emerge globally. The pressure to re-create a safe environment to work, learn and live raises now more than ever. Especially those in leadership positions across the globe. The school reopening in India has ignited dialogues around school-readiness. All stakeholders like headteachers, teachers…
Over the last decade and a half, a considerable emphasis has been placed on acquiring, developing and improving effective leadership tiers across the globe. Essentially to address the predominant challenges of the world and education has been a crucial concern in the scheme of development, especially in developing countries like India. Over the last…
In early March 2022, all 22 clusters of the Anekal Block in Karnataka came together for the third time to celebrate and recognise the efforts of teachers and parents in innovating projects and tools for the overall development of children and creating safer, enriching spaces for them to learn. This event that was initiated by…
How many times do you visit wikipedia in a week? Have you ever thought of how wikipedia came into existence? Yes! Its tagline ‘The Free Encyclopedia’ tells its story. Encyclopedia Britannica aimed to make a collection of all human knowledge. But, they stopped their print edition in 2012. The wikipedia we see today was…
A narrative by Saurabh Singh, Program Manager -Mantra4Change Building credibility of the education development program and as an individual among different stakeholders in the state education department is really important. Among key factors that determine the success of a philanthropic program, ’building credibility’ should be our initial focus. Program Interventions fail often not because…
A session on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) with a group of sixth graders in a Government School started thus: “When was the last time any of you felt lonely?” Responses varied from loving grandparent(s) dying, a beloved pet running away and multiple instances of bullying. What are our responsibilities as educators to help students…
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, more than 258 million students are still out of school across the world. These numbers were released before the global pandemic struck multiple countries. Today, the unfortunate realities of the COVID-19 affected world have increased the amount drastically. With schools and educational institutions having to close down abruptly,…
The idea of EduMentum has already transformed into a program and we could not be more proud. The journey for us has just started and its the same for our very first cohort. As our co-founder Mr. Santosh More says, that it’s the people at the end of the day who bring about a change,…
This September, Mantra4Change got selected for the social incubation program by NSRCEL, IIM-Bangalore. Early this year, the entrepreneurship and innovation hub of Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, NSRCEL, announced the launch of first-of-its-kind incubation support for early-stage non-profit organizations. The icing on the cake was that it was to be supported by the…