'Gift A Brick' to build a Disability Centre in Karjat ➜

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Welcome to 'Samaaveshi Pathshaala'

One day, all schools will become 'inclusive'.

We are a registered nonprofit working on inclusive education in Karjat tribal block of Maharashtra, founded in 2018 by two alumni of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. Our mission is to build 'inclusive classrooms' where all children with and without disabilities study together, using universal design for learning (UDL). Our philosophy: inclusive classrooms are the foundation of an inclusive society.

Samaaveshi is the recipient of iPRENEUR 2019,
WIPRO Fellows (2021-23) & Acumen Fellows (2025).

Inclusive Learning & Disability Resource Centre (ILDRC)

The ILDRC is a strategic project/facility aimed at impacting education of 20,000+ students in 200 villages of Karjat, by 2030.

After operating from a 4-room rented space, Samaaveshi acquired 15,000-sqft land in 2024 to establish a state-of-the-art 'Inclusive Learning & Disability Resource Centre (ILDRC)', for long-term stability and expansion of early intervention, teacher-training and inclusive education services in Karjat. Our goal is to impact 20,000+ students (300+ children with disabilities) in 200 villages of Karjat block, by 2030.

Key programmes/ Reach & impact

Samaaveshi follows a 'Hub & Spoke' model with direct classroom intervention in Kashele gram panchayat (hub), and creating inclusive Anganwadis in 100 villages (spoke) - to build 'an ecosystem of inclusive education' in Karjat.

Inclusive, early education

7 Anganwadis
(150+ children/
5 CWDs)

Library/ Disability centre

1 gram panchayat
(5 villages/
weekly workshops)

ZP school inclusive-ed

5 ZP Schools
(350+ students/
10 CWDs)

Anganwadi (AW) teacher-training

100 villages/
3000+ children
(15 solar-smart AWs)

Why 'inclusive education'?

PROBLEM: Low school enrolment and high dropout among children with disabilities (CWDs).

In India, 34% of all CWDs are 'out of school'. (UNICEF, 2015)
Of all CWDs enrolled in school, only 8.5% make it to secondary level, and a dismal 2.3% pursue higher secondary education. (MHRD, 2016)

Among 5-year-olds with disabilities in India, 74% DO NOT attend any educational institution. (UNESCO, 2019)

​​ SOLUTION: To bring systemic transformation in schools where all children irrespective of their social background or disability study together in the same classroom.

10-year strategy (2021–30)

Roadmap to scale impact to 20,000 children with diverse learning needs in Karjat block, by 2030.

INCLUSIVE KG - SCHOOL

Samaaveshi started its journey as an 'inclusive kindergarten' in Dec 2018, with 15 students (including 4 CWDs). Our dream is to build a model 'inclusive school' in Karjat that offers quality inclusive-ed to tribal local children from KG to Grade X - by the year 2030.

DISABILITY INFO CENTRE

In June 2019, we set-up an 'inclusive, community library' to hold workshops on literacy, STEM and life skills among all children in Kashele and tribal hamlets nearby. By 2030, we aim to set-up 5 community libraries (and a disability resource centre) in Karjat.

INCLUSIVE ANGANWADIs

In August 2019, we launched a 6-month teacher-training on inclusive-ed skills with 10 Anganwadis, to transform them into 'inclusive, early-ed centres'. At present, we're working with 100 Anganwadis. Our goal is to cover all 300 Anganwadis in Karjat by 2030.

ZP SCHOOL INCLUSIVE-ED

Post-COVID, we partnered with a ZP school to strengthen school infra, and implement inclusive education for Grades 1-3. Currently, our team of inclusive educators are placed in 7 Anganwadis & 5 ZP primary schools. By 2030, we plan to work with 50 ZP schools in Karjat block.

Our major partners

We're continuously looking for opportunities of collaboration and knowledge exchange.

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Our major supporters

We're grateful to our donors for their continued generosity and collaboration.

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Address

Samaaveshi Pathshaala Foundation,
Survey no. 45/7, near Rural Hospital,
KASHELE village, Karjat taluka,
Maharashtra - 410 201, INDIA.

Phone

9821006662 (WA)
9958478027

Email

Connect@Samaaveshi.org