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Who we are

Avaniti Education and Training Foundation knows that our strength lies not only in the words we stand by but most importantly through the actions of our initiatives. Avaniti, a not-for-profit organization (registered under the Companies Act, 2013) established in 2018, believes that early childhood education is one of the key components that need more focused attention for the overall development of a child and better performance in later stages of education. The organization works with the government's early education system towards bringing quality early learning for children, especially those coming from the disadvantaged sections and tribal communities.

Why Early Childhood Education

Many researches have widely acknowledged that early years in children’s life cycle is extremely important as more than 80% of the brain's development happens at early stages (till 6 years) which makes it essential to focus on early childhood education so that base of learning could be strengthened for lifelong learning. In fact, it has been suggested in the draft New Education Policy 2019-20 that the early childhood education age group should be 3 to 8 years, and an integrated curricular and pedagogical framework is required to work at this foundational stage for effective learning among children and strong prospects in further education.

What we do

Our work includes collaboration with children, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders at various levels to develop and promote a quality learning environment for children in their early age groups (3 to 8 years). Avaniti works on developing sustainable teaching-learning materials that are specific to the learner's context and culture (especially to the tribal culture and knowledge). Avaniti offers courses on various issues of early childhood education for teachers, supervisors, and other stakeholders working in the domain of early education. The organization also works on developing and promoting researches and case-studies relevant to early childhood education.

Our Presence

Currently, the organization is based in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh whose population is around 8 lakhs comprising 7% Scheduled Castes population and 26% Scheduled Tribes, as per census 2011. The overall literacy rate of the district is 78.4% but is only 69.1% in the case of women and 62% in the case of Scheduled Tribes communities. The district also has a Kamar population of 1480 who belongs to PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group) along with other ST communities such as- Gond and Bhujia.

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