A ray of hope is enough to change destinies

WHO WE ARE

We are a Mumbai-based not-for-profit organization accredited under Sections 8, 12A, and 80G. We have transformed several communities by bringing together people from disparate socioeconomic backgrounds and uniting them with a common purpose. Educated adults, who need only a platform to channel their efforts and contribute to their communities, collaborate with AXF to initiate community service programs in their neighborhoods. At AXF Centres, classes are conducted for an hour daily. Children from Grade 2 to Grade 7 receive tutoring, mentoring, and guidance as part of the program, which continues beyond Grade 12.

OUR STORY IN NUMBERS

YEARS

CENTRES

Students

VOLUNTEERS

OUR KEY PROGRAMS

The Free Learning Centre Project

Our flagship program, The Free Learning Centre Project, empowers citizens to provide various educational experiences to school-goers from economically marginalized backgrounds in the neighborhood. Currently, it operates in 31 centres and over 100 batches across Mumbai.

What Happens at an AXF Free Learning CentrE

Empowerment

Life Skills Lessons,
Counselling, Creating
Social Change

Education

Tutoring and Mentoring,
Talent development,
Education Trips

Wellbeing

Celebrations,
Movie Outings,
Redistribution drives

Support

Workbooks,
Stationery,
T-shirts, Bags

Nurturing

Daily Nutrition,
Medical check ups,
Grooming

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The AXF Youth Empowerment Program

The YEP program of AXF aims to provide opportunities for students to gain 21st-century employability skills. Our students are first-generation learners and often lack role models in their lives. Hence AXF’s role becomes critical in mentoring and motivating these students to achieve their goals.

We’re on a mission to impact 10,000 children.

Our Goal

Our volunteers steer our purpose forward with enthusiasm.

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We’re transparent about how we use every rupee raised.

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OUR SPONSORS

Our Collaborations – Organizations

HOW WE WORK

1

A group of socially conscious citizens from a neighbourhood connect with the AXF team
We organise a meet-up and orientation session to identify the group and appoint teams for running centres to take the movement forward.

HOW WE WORK

2

Core team helps set up the centre
Our support team starts by guiding the group to help identity ideal public places like covered spots or parks. It guides the team on how to co-ordinate with municipal corporations and other authorities to procure permissions. Thereafter, the team helps the group to initiate registration of beneficiary children, and the recruitment of volunteers. It also guides the team on how to implement the pedagogy, including assessments and curriculum, and to train volunteers.

HOW WE WORK

3

It works on funding and visibility
The team works on collaborations and tie ups with local donors and corporate houses to ensure resources for the centre to operate. It creates visibility through website, print and social media through planned PR activities to constantly recruit new volunteers and supporters for the project.

HOW WE WORK

4

The core team helps run the centre
The core team mentors the centre head and helps in managing regular activities and resources. The activities include volunteer management, financial management and coordinating for logistics.

HOW WE WORK

5

Centrally managed activities
The central education team continuously updates the curriculum and formalises the assessment practices. They also conduct interactive sessions based on skills and personality-development for volunteers. They help initiate and manage redistribution drives for clothes, shoes, toys, and others; and conduct year-round multiple exposure visits for children.

HOW WE WORK

6

Expansion and Sustenance
They are also in charge of data gathering, creating reports and planning expansion. For that, they meet corporate houses, community groups and schools to market the Angel Xpress format. Their responsibilities include reaching out to CSR wings of corporate houses and making detailed applications to funding agencies for fund raising to meet planned expenditure.

Our Collaborations – Schools/Colleges

Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics.

OUR AWARDS

Exceptional Women of Excellence by Women Economic Forum- 2019.
AXF Free Learning Centre was among the top 55 ideas shortlisted from 690 idea submissions, from across 195 countries in the Idea Bridge Builder Challenge in 2018.
Women Achiever Award 2016 by The Young Environmentalist Forum Trust: Won by our founders.
Unsung Heroes by ICE Awards 2016: Won by our founders.
Innovation Award & Grant of USD 10,000 from Linkedin for Good Foundation–2013.
Innovation Award and Grant of Rs.17.5 lacs from the Millennium Alliance in Round II–2014.

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