# Entrance Exam Social Enterprises Avanti Fellows is a Mumbai-Based Program for High School Students By Tiana Reid | Published 2013-06-22 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/avanti-fellows References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/avantifellows) & [avantifellows.org](http://avantifellows.org/) Avanti Fellows is an organization whose founder won the 2013 Echoing Green fellow. The way it works is simple. Avanti, which is based in Mumbai, India, has an affordable after-school program that works with disadvantaged high-school students in an effort to help them pass their entrance exams so that they can attend college. Krishna Ramkumar, who is a 2013 Echoing Green Fellow in the education category, is the co-founder of Avanti, along with Akshay Saxena, who also co-founded the organization. They are a pair of entrepreneurs hoping to create change in how education and schooling works all around India. They are both Echoing Green Fellows. **Contact Information** Avanti Fellows [website](http://avantifellows.org/) Avanti Fellows on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/avantifellows) Avanti Fellows on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/AvantiFellows) Avanti Fellows on [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/avanti-fellows) Avanti Fellows on [Google Plus](https://plus.google.com/u/0/101211218250872912164/posts) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 4% | Activity: 11% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Affordable After-school Programs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop scalable and accessible after-school programs for disadvantaged students in other regions or countries. - **Disrupting Education Systems:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Use technology and innovative teaching methods to transform traditional education systems and improve access for underprivileged students. - **Echoing Green Fellows:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with Echoing Green Fellows to create innovative solutions for social challenges in various industries. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Education:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways to address educational inequalities and provide equal opportunities for all students. - **Social Enterprise:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create social enterprises that tackle societal challenges and improve access to education for disadvantaged communities. - **Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leverage technology to revolutionize education and develop innovative solutions to enhance learning outcomes for students. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Entrepreneurial Support Foundations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ambition-accelerator.md) - [Collaborative Educational Language Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/efekta-education-group.md) - [Technical Research Fellowships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/research-fellowship.md) - [Futureproofing Edtech Startups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edtech-startup.md) - [US Student Esports Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-next-gen-fellowship.md) - [AI-Enhanced Employment Accessibility](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enabled-talent.md) - [Pet Care Fellowship Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/royal-canin-fellowship-program.md) - [Connective Student Grad Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/devgrads.md) - [Social Impact-Focused AI Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-impact.md)