Shanti Schools
Alex
Iturreria
Executive Director
Mission
Shanti Schools is dedicated to providing environmentally sustainable, quality schooling and social projects for disadvantaged families around the world.
Category
Education and Skills
Additional Information
PROJECTS
KOLKATA, INDIA
Biomass Briquette Social Enterprise:
We are working in Champahati Village outside of Kolkata, India to build biomass briquettes made from local, organic waste. Our briquettes provide families with a safe and clean method of cooking. They also bring fresh entrepreneurship and steady jobs to a rural, agricultural area.
KASHMIR, INDIA
Environmentally Sustainable School:
We have partnered with the Guru Charitable Foundation to build a school in a village outside of the Sopore region of Kashmir, India. The campus will serve students ranging from primary education through high school and will combine environmentally sustainable technologies with a high quality education.
The multi-level education facility will be designed by an American architect who specializes in environmentally sustainable school design, Alan Ford. He is also author of the book Designing the Sustainable School.