Impact and Reach 2020-2023

Our latest Newsletter is here - Released in September 2023

We have reached over 11671 children since 2012 and awarded over 369 scholarships awarded since 2018.

Feb 2024 we expect to award 75 students at our 15th Year MILESTONE EVENT!

For more details do reach out to us at admin@samikshafoundation.org

Pre Covid 19

• Over 7500 children reached in total by March 2020.

  At Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), Bangalore: 971 children, of which 540 were in grades 1 to 10, and 2 were in high school.

  At Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre (MSCC), Narayana Health City, Bangalore: 534 children, of which 289 were in grades 1 to 10, and 9 were in high school.

• 232 scholarships awarded to young cancer survivor alumni

• The team: 287 total volunteers, 3 full-time teachers, and 8 Samiksha team members

March 2020 to November 2023

• We reached 384 children in total from March 2020 onward.

• The team: 16 active volunteers, 3 full-time teachers, 9 Samiksha team members working on the Samiksha 2.0 program.

• Samiksha teachers and volunteers provided tailored educational support to 9 SSLC students from Kannada, English, and Urdu medium as they prepared for their 10th standard board exams held in June 2020. All students came out with flying colours, with percentages ranging from 53% to 87%!

• Samiksha volunteers mentor 7 1st PUC students remotely in Maths, Accounts, Physics, Business Studies, and English.

• Samiksha Scholarships Program 5: 67 scholarships of Rs. 10,000 each, awarded in 2021.

• Samiksha 2.0 Tech to Teach program

  • 23 Samiksha alumni in classes 8 to 11 received tablets in early 2021, enabling them to access online education.
  • 22 more tablets procured to deliver Samiksha’s Integrated Learning Program at the Learning Centre at MSCC-NH from March 2021.
  • This program reached about 62 students every quarter.