Shaheen Mistri is an Indian social activist and founder of education initiative Akanksha Foundation

Akanksha Foundation

The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organization with the vision to one day equip all students with the education, skills and character they need to lead empowered lives...

 and Teach for India

Teach For India

Teach For India is a nationwide movement that aims to bridge the educational gap in India by placing outstanding college graduates and young professionals in low-income schools to teach full-time for 2 years...

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Early life

Shaheen Mistri was born in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 in a Parsi family

Parsi

Parsi or Parsee refers to a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in South Asia, the other being the Irani community....

. She is a graduate of University of Mumbai

University of Mumbai

The University of Mumbai , is a state university located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was known as the University of Bombay until 1996 when the city of Bombay was renamed as Mumbai. The affiliated colleges of the university are spread throughout the city of Mumbai and four coastal districts in...

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Career

Shaheen Mistri, as a young college girl, walked into Mumbai slums and expressed her desire to teach the less privileged children who roamed the streets. She later founded Akanksha Foundation, a non-profit organisation working primarily in education, to impact the lives of such children.

She is also on the boards of Ummeed, The Thermax

Thermax

Thermax Ltd. is a multi-national energy and environment engineering company based in India; and in Britain. It manufactures, boilers, vapour absorption machines, offers water and waste solutions and installs captive power projects...

 Social Initiatives Foundation and is an advisor to the Latika Roy Foundation.

Awards

• Ashoka Fellow (2001)
• Global Leader for Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum (2002)
• Asia Society 21 Leader (2006)

External links

• akanksha foundation official site
• teach for India official site
• About Shaheen Mistri
• http://www.isb.edu/media/UsrSiteNewsMgmt.aspx?topicid=486Mistri at ISB
  Indian School of Business
  The Indian School of Business is a business school in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. It offers a Post Graduate Programme in Management , a Fellow Program in Management, and a Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior...
  
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