16Aug 2017 by Thinksharp Foundation No Comments
Gajanan Nagar and Paithan Upcoming StudyMall projects-Digital class

Gajanan Nagar and Paithan Upcoming StudyMall projects-Digital class

10TH STD, digital education, digital empowerment, Education, helping, humanity, NGO, social entrepreneurship, ssc, studymall, TAX BENEFIT, Uncategorized, VILLAGE EDUCATION, youth power
Thinksharp Foundation team is helping 5 villages and approx more than 3000 rural children by providing  better rural educational infrastructure  through 5 StudyMall projects as of Aug 2017. Our aim is to put one village one StudyMall throughout India. As we are progressing we are getting lot of inquiries to establish StudyMall from lot of villages . While we would love to help and set up StudyMall in each and every village that approaches us, however due to funds and operational challenges we prioritize villages. Thinksharp foundation team has decided to help 10 villages in this financial year (preferably by Dec 2017). Out of this 10 villages, three are two that have been finalized as well namely Paithan and Gajanan Nagar which will have Digital class under StudyMall project.. Thinksharp…
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31Jul 2017 by Thinksharp Foundation No Comments

Providing right educational infrastructure to rural children

digital education, digital empowerment, Education, helping, humanity, NGO, Uncategorized
When our internet is not working we feel, "oh well, if it was working i would have completed my presentation for tomorrow".  That  moment we realize that to function and give our best in our day to day life we really need to have  access to best infrastructure with us required to complete that job. Rural children too have lot of potential and if provided with right educational infrastructure they can do so much to reach there full potential. Thanks to our more than 50 regular individual donors and other anonymous, corporate, organisational donors who are doing exactly this  job "providing the right educational infrastructure at right time for rural children" by supporting StudyMall. StudyMall is providing infrastructure like books, games, arts, crafts , digital learning , computer learning etc…
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02Jan 2017 by Thinksharp Foundation No Comments

Our Founder’s view on Social Entrepreneurship at launch of E-cell event

ADMI, Alkesh Dinesh mody institute, E-CELL, Education, entrepreneurship courses, helping, humanity, Mumbai University, NGO, social enterprise, social enterprise courses, social entrepreneurship, Uncategorized, Wadhwani Foundation
We are very proud to share that our Founder Mr.Santosh Phad was invited as guest speaker at inauguration of E-cell at ADMI. Mr.Santosh is a firm believer of concept "social entrepreneurship". Mr.Santosh is a Social entrepreneur himself  who is constantly in search of different entrepreneurial ventures to help his society. Currently through his NGO Thinksharp Foundation's "StudyMall" project he is helping approximately 1700 village children. StudyMall helps village children  read, learn and play by  providing them  better educational infrastructure. [caption id="attachment_202" align="aligncenter" width="766"] Mr.Santosh Phad as guest speaker at launch of E-Cell ADMI[/caption] On 22nd August 2016, E-Cell i.e entrepreneurship cell was successfully launched in Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial & Management Studies, in association with Wadhwani Foundation's NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network). Wadhwani Foundation is an philanthropic organisation which…
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15Sep 2016 by Thinksharp Foundation No Comments
StudyMall nominated for SWAG 2016 Awards in education category

StudyMall nominated for SWAG 2016 Awards in education category

Education, helping, humanity, NGO, Uncategorized
Thinksharp Foundation's project "StudyMall" was nominated in education category for the SWAG (Social Welfare & Growth) Awards, 2016 initiative by The CSR Journal http://thecsrjournal.in/ . We received the appreciation  and participation trophy by chief guest Mr.Sushilkumar Shinde,  Former Union Minister, Government of India at this prestigious event .   The CSR Journal is an online portal which connects the NGO / Social enterprises on a single portal. And also they connect this NGO/Social enterprises  to the companies/corporate  who are ready to help them through CSR . However the work of The CSR Journal goes much beyond that, they motivate, inspire and act as social change makers themselves by putting all this social stories together. The CSR Journal team is acting like a catalyst to speed the good work done in society.…
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15May 2016 by Thinksharp Foundation No Comments

“You don’t need time to help someone, you need kind Heart”

Education, helping, humanity, NGO
What is the most common reaction people give you, when you tell them about your NGO and work ? I have to know this and so I asked Santosh.   With a chuckle Santosh said"Most common reaction would go like the one I had during one of friends get together a friend  casually mentioned to me " Boss, you really got have a easy job and great boss, you can work on your NGO you must be so lucky to have this free time."  What I didn't tell him is that " I am a regular guy like him with same target, appraisal and promotion pressure but what makes my life look easy is that I am happy because I know life is more than this and when I visit…
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05Mar 2016 by Thinksharp Foundation No Comments

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Education, helping, humanity, NGO, Uncategorized
Preeti an 7th std standard student from village Surungali in 2013 told us "she wants to be astronaut" that amazed us. Because in a village of hardly any TV, Satellite, forget about internet but no desktops and 2 school at long distances with poor infrastructure her confidence and knowledge that she wants to be an astronaut. We asked her what she is doing for achieving to be astronaut, she said she goes to school but she does not know exactly how to be one? She spends her time after school looking after her younger brother and doing daily chores of house till her parents return from farm. She does not have place to study or read amazing stories of astronauts after school or in school, she does not  have access to…
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15Feb 2016 by Thinksharp Foundation No Comments

StudyMall – Read, Learn, Play

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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Z1QJ_mndQ&list=PLNSShY_DkLmH76Q39kCzlg_fJS04TIgtU[/embed] StudyMall – Read, Learn, Play is more than just a library which provides better educational infrastructure in rural areas. Include better sitting place during and after school. It also provides Books, Educational games, Toys, Computer learning, Digital/ Multimedia learning, and conducts workshops on various topics. Problem that we intend to solve Lack of better place to sit after school for study Poor infrastructure of schools which fail to give required educational facilities Libraries are either absent or are at long distances Rural children do not have access to digital / Multimedia learning. Impact of StudyMall At present with one StudyMall the statistics are- More than 1500 children are getting advantage of our current StudyMall Increase in awareness regarding education and its need by 25 to 30% of previous level.…
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