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Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of Canada

Ekal's mission is the holistic development of villages through basic education, digital literacy, skill development, health awareness and modern sustainable agricultural practic...

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At the time of independence, India’s literacy rate was a staggering 11%. Since then, it has made tremendous strides in educating its people. Present day, the literacy rate stands at 68% for the rural population in India - well below the world average literacy rate of 84%. The tribal / rural inhabitants live in remote areas, far from major cities. Those areas are highly deprived of basic amenities, modern facilities and even basic infrastructure. Given this scenario, the Ekal movement was born.

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5448 Elgar Court

Mississauga, Ontario

L5M 5C9

1 416 569 9379

http://www.ekal.ca

evfcanada@ekal.ca

Causes we care about

Education
Health & Well-being
Poverty

Social Mission

Ekal runs over 90,000 schools that educate 2.6 million underprivileged children in rural India. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of Canada is a registered Canadian charity / non-profit organization engaged in the education of tribal, indigenous children in rural India and Nepal. Ekal Vidyalaya simply means 'single teacher schools'. It is the largest grassroots movement for rural education in the world.

Volunteer opportunities

Help provide basic education to indigenous, tribal children in rural India

Apply by Dec 30th 202522 / 150 spots filled

Stories of our community involvement