Shashi Pathshala – Expanding horizon in the Digital Age Shashi Pathshala is an educational platform that encourages underprivileged children to think, learn, be more creative, and be more imaginative by offering a safe learning space and helping them find their true inner potential to succeed in life. Shashi Pathshala currently has two locations: Katol and Sawargaon Village, in Maharashtra. The Katol branch has about 40 students, and the Sawargaon Village branch has about 60 students, giving 100+ underprivileged children, bubbling with dreams, access to a better education. The majority of them are first generation learners and have parents who may not have had completed school themselves. Shashi Pathshala's overall purpose is to provide impoverished children with a better education while also cultivating their creative side, so they can lead a better life. This has led the Foundation to believe that besides the two locations in Maharashtra, Shashi Pathshala can reach many more number of deserving underprivileged students from all regions across India and offer them quality education along with online free tuition. For some students, through used mobile phones, students are gaining access to many interactive classes online and that really blurred the dividing line between haves and have nots. Shashi Pathshala has initiated online academic classes covering Mathematics, Science, English and Grammer. This has helped Shashi Pathshala to recognize that in the digital age, they are better equipped to prepare the students to face real world challenges and remove all barriers to be a true global citizen.

1. Shashi Pathshala
Shashi Pathshala (an initiative of Shashi Dream Foundation, a Nagpur based Non-profit
Organization) is an educational platform that encourages underprivileged children to think, learn,
be more creative, and be more imaginative by offering a safe learning space and helping them
find their true inner potential to succeed in life. Shashi Pathshala currently has two locations:
Katol and Sawargaon Village, in Maharashtra. The Katol branch has about 40 students, and the
Sawargaon Village branch has about 60 students, giving 100+ underprivileged children, bubbling
with dreams, access to a better education. The majority of them are first generation learners and
have parents who may not have had completed school themselves.
In addition to their strong liberal education, which includes teacher guidance, exam preparation
assistance, fluency in spoken English, and writing ability enhancement, they seek to make their
students strong from a holistic perspective and value the importance of non-academic interests
and develop good social skills. Extracurricular activities at Shashi Pathshala include daily
prayers, arts and crafts, and dance. Shashi Pathshala’s overall purpose is to provide impoverished
children with a better education while also cultivating their creative side, so they can lead a
better life. The holistic approach adopted by Shashi Pathshala through Life Skills, arts and dance
along with academic and financial support helps each child to explore their own uniqueness and
identity. Shashi Pathshala is working tirelessly round the clock to bridge the gap for these
children who have little or no access to education.
Shashi Pathshala recognizes that in a digital age, their classrooms are falling short of preparing
the students to face real world challenges and remove all barriers to be a true global citizen.
Shashi Pathshala has initiated online academic classes covering Mathematics, Science, English
and Grammer. Online education has helped Shashi Pathshala to reach more number of deserving
underprivileged students from all regions across India and offer them quality education along
with online free tuition. For some students, through used mobile phones, students gained access
to many interactive classes online and that really blurred the dividing line between haves and
have nots.
The Pathshala students celebrate all important Indian festivals like Diwali and important days
such as Independence Day, Republic Day, Teachers Day, Women’s Day and Children’s Day.
Shashi Pathshala is privileged to have dedicated volunteers from diverse expertise and from
across the globe who are coming forward to help in this noble cause so that the Foundation can
achieve its educational dream. There are many volunteers who help with their time, expertise and
donating in-kind. Some in-kind donations come in the form of volunteers joining a campaign in
offering educational support to construction workers children with supply of school stationery
and other educational materials in Nagpur.
Many interns also join Shashi Dream Foundation from colleges during summer break and work
with them in various areas spanning from digital marketing and graphics, strategic
communication, data research, bioscience and law to name a few. These internships not only
help them to hone their communication, management and technical skills, they are eye-openers
for the joining interns too who get opportunities to visit education drives, visit classes, have

2. interactions with the kids and distribute class stationery to underprivileged students, which
becomes a more fulfilling experience for them.
The Foundation always looks forward to associating with individuals and corporations who share
the same vision of investing in the childhood of underprivileged kids to redefine their future and
ours. The Foundation needs constant support and encouragement from humanity in the form of
monetary donations and/ or volunteering to increase our reach and grow our work.
You can visit their official website (www.shashidreamfoundation.org) to know more about the
NGO and if you would like to join their efforts, the link is below.
Join Us—Shashi Dream Foundation