| Shaheen Mistri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mumbai |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Known for | Akanksha Foundation and Teach for India |
Shaheen Mistri is an Indian social activist and founder of education initiative Akanksha Foundation and Teach for India.
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Shaheen Mistri was born in Mumbai, India in a Parsi family. She is a graduate of University of Mumbai.
Shaheen Mistri, as a young college girl, walked into Mumbai slums and expressed her desire to teach the less privileged children who roamed the streets.[1] She later founded Akanksha Foundation, a non-profit organisation working primarily in education, to impact the lives of such children.
She is also on the boards of Ummeed, The Thermax Social Initiatives Foundation and is an advisor to the Latika Roy Foundation.