Joy Srinivasan

Makkala Jagriti

Makkala Jagriti, established in 2003, works to give children and youth from marginalised communities access to quality education and holistic development. It strengthens the anganwadi ecosystem for pre-school learning, works inside government schools through its SPICE model, transforms child care institutions through staff capacity building, runs a youth empowerment and leadership programme in urban poor communities, and builds change agents within neighbourhoods.

Makkala Jagriti reports the following, on its own site:

• 150,000+ children and youth empowered to grow and thrive
• 2,500+ teachers and government functionaries equipped in child-centric practices
• 3,600+ institutions transformed to enable holistic development
• 25+ communities positively impacted