Who We Are

Samanta Foundation has been working with the Forest Communities (sedentarized, pastoral nomads) since 2018 on the issue of education. We endeavour to do Whole School Transformation of Forest Schools (under Forest Department, Eco Vikas Samiti) and State Govt. run Public schools. We work in and around the Rajaji National Park and Tiger Reserve in the Lower Shivaliks in state of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

COVID : We have been supporting community owned and youth run learning spaces to ensure continuity of education in COVID times through - Project based learning, Worksheets, Training youth.

Vision

Education access for all, Leading to holistic development of Communities

Mission

By 2025, enable access of education to 2000 children for literacy and numeracy and get 50% enrolled in schools (K-12)

Goals

Enable education for children through Whole School Transformation
Work on youth engagement to develop local leadership and initiative
Work with girls, women and community on issues of gender&health

Objectives

Work on Whole School Transformation of State Govt and Forest Schools

Stakeholder engagement
Teacher training
Learning outcomes

Improve existing learning content and resources (contextual)

Libraries
Lesson planning
Teaching Learning Materials

Youth Development through Fellowship and voluntarism

Local youth fellowship

Support Community Based Initiatives working on localised solutions

WEGs
Youth groups

Values

RESPECT : All humans are equal
INTEGRITY : Honesty in all our actions
SERVICE : By the people, For the People
COMMUNITY CALL to Action

PRASHANT

LEADS :: Education, Youth & Community engagement

Prashant is a keen social mind with a sense of interdisciplinary approach to problem solving on challenges of people in the current social-economic milieu. He looks at the challenges of - access, availability, affordability - of schools, education, and Youth development as the root for addressing social issues.

Bachelor in Engineering (IT)

Experience : IBM, SunLife, Fellow@American India Foundation

TANYA

LEADS :: Education, Intersectionality (Health & Gender)

Tanya is a creative mind that intends to engage with the strength of ownership, leadership and empathy in girls, women, children to create an alliance of communities to fuel empowerment. She looks at education as a tool of engagement to work on the intersectionality of gender, health, learning.

B A in Political Science, Master in Social Work

Experience : NRLM (Rajasthan), Himmothan