About us
We are a research-based, technology-driven not-for-profit organization that enables secondary school students in India to make informed education choices that lead to a meaningful career.
SAF adopts a collaborative approach with government, teachers and parents to create a sustainable and scalable ecosystem around secondary school students to facilitate their decision making.
Our Journey
After meeting 13-year-old Nikita who was about to drop out of school, SAF’s Founder Directors were motivated to start an organization to guide students to choose an informed career pathway.
Founded in 2013, SAF began its work by providing career assessments to 2,000 secondary school students in Pune. A survey uncovered that students continued to choose conventional fields post grade 10, despite their interest in other fields.
Realizing the gravity and scale of the problem, SAF partnered with the Government of Maharashtra to develop a career guidance ecosystem.
Board Members
Bharat Desadla
Founder President
Sheetal Bapat
Founder Director
Advisory Board
Anand Deshpande Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Persistent Systems
Dr. Shreeram Geet Career Counsellor
Dr. Prachi Sathe Ed Tech Product Advisor
Raqesh Bapat Entrepreneur and Actor
INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM?
We don’t have any openings currently. However, if you think that you would be a great fit in our team, send us your updated resume at hr@safindia.org.
Implementation Partners
Funders
Awards & Recognition