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Our Mission
Designing high-quality student centric programs that focus on developing well-rounded individuals with love for learning.
Our Vision
To provide a conducive learning environment and a holistic school for medically challenged and underprivileged children.
Our Impact
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Enhanced Access to Education
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Addressing Overcrowding
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Breaking the Poverty Cycle
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Experience Improved Learning
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Promoting Health and Hygiene
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Inclusive Growth
What We Stand For
Utkarsha, meaning "pulling upwards, abundance" in Sanskrit, focuses on teaching children how to learn, preparing them for future jobs where knowing how to apply knowledge is key. Founded in 2018 in Kanabargi, near Belagavi, Utkarsha Learning Center began with 101 medically challenged and underprivileged children. The school's mission is to provide a stigma-free learning environment. We offer education at no cost, along with uniforms, school supplies, mid-day meals, and more. Today, we serve over 1,090 children, committed to uplifting disadvantaged communities.
The future depends on what you do today
Our Challenges
According to the Census 2011, there are 13.7 million slum households across 63% of India’s towns. The residents of these households include migrants, half of them being among the poorest of the poor. Along with this, these people don't have basic facilities such as a safe shelter, clean drinking water, energy and more. For now, it is even more and increasing day by day. Also, there are a lot of migrants are residing in the slums of Belagavi. Most of these children don’t attend school because of a lack of awareness among their parents and communities. Their parents are daily wage workers and work in the field for a whole day. Then these children had to take care of their younger siblings. Also, when the earnings of these families are not sufficient, the children are forced to involve in begging, rag picking and other socially unfair activities.
Our Solution
The life-cycle approach of development starts with opening the doors of education for slum children, the underprivileged. So, Mahesh Foundation has started Utkarsha Learning Center to provide free education. They are first-generation learners and there is a need of the hour to bring awareness about education in their communities. This is possible when we educate these children. The school ensures quality and skill-based education to first-generation learners of underserved communities. Mahesh Foundation has its own premises and infrastructure facility as well as a good learning environment for 1090+ children.
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A NOTE FROM
Head of the School
At Utkarsha, we are geared up to use the best instructional practices to support the first generation learners. Our teachers work hard towards teaching these children how to learn. Our goal is to ensure that every child is provided with a clean canvas to explore, make mistakes, learn and grow.
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Our children need role models. You can support our children by visiting us and interacting with them and help our children to weave a dream.
Mrs. Surekha Dodamani
Principal, Utkarsha School and Learning Center
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