The Systemic Leadership Collective brings together organisations working to make change take root inside India's public education system.
Across the country, meaningful innovations are improving educational outcomes in different contexts.
But effort that stays outside the system stays small and unsustainable.
A million schools where every child is future-ready cannot be built through isolated efforts but requires change at scale; change that is owned by the public education system and strengthened by organisations working alongside it.
The Systemic Leadership Collective brings together organisations committed to systemic change to learn from each other, build on what already works, and collectively strengthen the Shikshagraha movement's ability to support lasting change across districts.
Systemic leadership is about enabling leaders within the education system, from administrators to educators, to lead change in their own contexts.
Name the challenges in front of them, in their own district, their own school.
Build solutions that fit the context rather than override it.
Improve outcomes in ways that hold after a program ends.
Across districts, organisations are already engaging with schools, communities, and government systems to design contextual solutions. Most are doing it alone.
When efforts come together, what emerges is exponential progress in how ideas are refined, adopted, and sustained across contexts.
The Systemic Leadership Collective brings together organisations working or aspiring to work across districts to drive systemic change and learn from each other’s journeys:
What might take years to understand alone becomes easier to navigate together.
Organisations join to not only strengthen their own work but also contribute to others'. Tools, approaches, and field learnings are shared openly.
Tools, approaches, and field learnings are shared openly. Effort reduces. Quality deepens.
Convenings, peer dialogues, and thematic exchanges — organisations connect individually or in groups.
Dashboards and open documentation show how change is unfolding, where it is sustaining, and what is making it possible.
I believe in the collective power of educators, communities, and changemakers to reimagine public education. Shikshagraha bridges grassroots realities with systemic decisions, amplifying stories of hope and reinforcing that transformation is a national responsibility—built on trust, dignity, and shared ownership for every child’s joyful, equitable learning.
Amita Kaushik, Co-Founder & Director - EduWeave Foundation
I’m part of Shikshagraha because I believe lasting change in public education begins locally. In Kalahandi, it means empowering teachers, fostering STEM and language learning, and creating space for innovation—small, impactful steps that can grow into a connected network inspiring transformation across the district and beyond.
Sagarika Ray, Head, Program - Odisha Rising Foundation
I believe in the collective power of educators, communities, and changemakers to reimagine public education. Shikshagraha bridges grassroots realities with systemic decisions, amplifying stories of hope and reinforcing that transformation is a national responsibility—built on trust, dignity, and shared ownership for every child’s joyful, equitable learning.
Amita Kaushik, Co-Founder & Director - EduWeave Foundation
I’m part of Shikshagraha because I believe lasting change in public education begins locally. In Kalahandi, it means empowering teachers, fostering STEM and language learning, and creating space for innovation—small, impactful steps that can grow into a connected network inspiring transformation across the district and beyond.
Sagarika Ray, Head, Program - Odisha Rising Foundation
I believe in the collective power of educators, communities, and changemakers to reimagine public education. Shikshagraha bridges grassroots realities with systemic decisions, amplifying stories of hope and reinforcing that transformation is a national responsibility—built on trust, dignity, and shared ownership for every child’s joyful, equitable learning.
Amita Kaushik, Co-Founder & Director - EduWeave Foundation
I’m part of Shikshagraha because I believe lasting change in public education begins locally. In Kalahandi, it means empowering teachers, fostering STEM and language learning, and creating space for innovation—small, impactful steps that can grow into a connected network inspiring transformation across the district and beyond.
Sagarika Ray, Head, Program - Odisha Rising Foundation
