PD1 | How We Offer Free, High-Quality Rural Education| Amyga Foundation| India, Pre-School Education

Discover the inspiring journey of Mrs. Lakshmi Ramamurthy, founder of Amyga Academy, as she revolutionizes education in rural areas through a unique government partnership model.
In this episode, we uncover the incredible story of Amyga's mission to bring free education to rural areas in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu through a groundbreaking partnership with the government. Dive deep into the challenges, triumphs, and life-changing impact of empowering children and women in these communities. Get ready to be inspired by the transformative power of education. Tune in now!

IN THIS EPISODE
(01:28) Opening
(02:08) The UNICEF India study report that began it all
(03:37) The reason Amyga chose to go Rural
(04:39) The operating model
(06:06) Managing the quality of education
(06:44) Teacher comfort and retention
(08:40) Challenges hiring and onboarding teachers from rural families
(12:24) How parents view education
(15:24) Build a mutually beneficial Government partnership
(20:06) Addressing infrastructure where it is lacking
(22:23) Making school fun
(27:43) Choosing to partner vs going it alone
(31:47) Closing

OUR GUEST, LAKSHMI RAMAMURTHY
Lakshmi Ramamurthy is the Founder and Managing Trustee of the Amyga Foundation charitable trust.
After a career in Finance and Learning & Development with multinational firms, Lakshmi is looking to foster quality education at an affordable cost in rural India.
She is a CA and CWA by qualification, and is an accomplished singer in Carnatic and Hindustani classical music.
LinkedIn:   / lakshmi-ramamurthy-35949b4  
https://www.amyga.org/

YOUR HOST, MRIDULA SRIDHAR
Mridula Shridhar is an Instrumentation Engineer with an MBA from IIM Calcutta and more than 15 years of experience in the Early Education space, starting from Montessori and preschool products, sales and marketing, curriculum research, to preschool consulting and running her own Early Education Centre. Her deep understanding of Montessori products and how young children learn through play, led to the creation of Kreedo Early Childhood Solutions. It is a curriculum that has been so far been implemented in thousands of pre-schools across India.
LinkedIn:   / mridula-shridhar-356540b  
https://kreedology.com/

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