Ekal runs over 90,000 schools that educate 2.6 million children in rural, remote parts of India. Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of Canada (Ekal 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.