Education — By the People, For the People, With the People
A nationwide movement to transform learning from an institution-centred service into a community-owned public good — accessible, affordable and lifelong for every learner across India.
"Learning Beyond School — Learning for Life"
Programs
Community-led learning circles, workshops and capacity-building.
Our Team
Meet the convenors and coordinators building this movement.
Membership
Become a Primary Member for ₹500 — open to educators, parents & more.
Vision Paper
Our national vision for community-owned, cooperative education.
Growing across India
The strength of Sahakar Vidya, one member and volunteer at a time.
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States Reached
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Zones Coordinated
Our Vision
An India where learning is a community-owned public good, not a privilege — where every learner has access to accessible, affordable, inclusive and lifelong education, inside or outside the classroom.
Our Mission
To build a nationwide network of Educational Cooperatives that unites educators, parents, professionals and communities — integrating formal, non-formal and informal learning into one flexible, lifelong ecosystem for every learner.
India stands at a historic moment in its journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047. Despite major progress over the past seven decades — wider access, rising literacy, and reforms through the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) — education still faces deep structural challenges in accessibility, affordability, quality, equity, sustainability, and learner well-being.
— Educational Cooperatives for Viksit Bharat 2047, by Team SECA
Six Transformations for Educational Renewal
How Sahakar Vidya intends to renew education, from the vision paper's summary.
De-colonisation
Promotes Indian Knowledge Systems, local languages, cultural heritage, indigenous technologies, and contextual learning.
De-commercialisation
Restores education as a social responsibility rather than a commercial commodity through cooperative ownership and community participation.
Decarbonisation
Promotes neighbourhood learning centres, digital education, shared infrastructure, renewable energy, and sustainable resource management.
De-standardisation
Recognizes that every learner is unique and supports personalized, competency-based, project-based, and flexible learning pathways.
De-congestion
Improves utilization of existing infrastructure through community learning centres, shared facilities, flexible scheduling, and distributed learning networks.
Democratization
Empowers communities to participate directly in educational planning, governance, implementation, and evaluation.
Primary Membership
₹500
Towards registration & pre-operative expenses
Who can join?
- Educators & Teachers
- Counsellors & Therapists
- Parents & Homeschoolers
- Researchers & Academicians
- NGOs, CBOs & Social Workers
- Professionals & Change-makers