EkStep Foundation

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educational foundation non-profit organization

EkStep Foundation is an Indian non-profit organization focused on improving access to learning opportunities for children through digital and open-source educational platforms.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
EkStep Foundation canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13061731 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: EkStep Foundation
Context triple: [Nandan Nilekani, founderOf, EkStep Foundation]

A. Uweza Foundation
Uweza Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on empowering children and youth in Kenya’s informal settlements through education, arts, and community-based programs.
B. Raikes Foundation
The Raikes Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded by former Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes and his wife Tricia to support youth development, education, and efforts to reduce youth homelessness.
C. Lumos Foundation
Lumos Foundation is a charity established by author J.K. Rowling that works to end the institutionalization of children worldwide and promote family-based care.
D. Right Start Foundation International
Right Start Foundation International is a charitable organization focused on social development and Islamic-inspired community initiatives, established by prominent Egyptian preacher Amr Khaled.
E. Francqui Foundation
The Francqui Foundation is a Belgian organization that promotes scientific research and academic excellence, notably by awarding prestigious national prizes to outstanding scholars.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: EkStep Foundation
Target entity description: EkStep Foundation is an Indian non-profit organization focused on improving access to learning opportunities for children through digital and open-source educational platforms.

A. Uweza Foundation
Uweza Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on empowering children and youth in Kenya’s informal settlements through education, arts, and community-based programs.
B. Raikes Foundation
The Raikes Foundation is a philanthropic organization founded by former Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes and his wife Tricia to support youth development, education, and efforts to reduce youth homelessness.
C. Lumos Foundation
Lumos Foundation is a charity established by author J.K. Rowling that works to end the institutionalization of children worldwide and promote family-based care.
D. Right Start Foundation International
Right Start Foundation International is a charitable organization focused on social development and Islamic-inspired community initiatives, established by prominent Egyptian preacher Amr Khaled.
E. Francqui Foundation
The Francqui Foundation is a Belgian organization that promotes scientific research and academic excellence, notably by awarding prestigious national prizes to outstanding scholars.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational foundation ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ
aimsTo	enable personalized learning at scale ⓘ support public education systems with digital infrastructure ⓘ
approach	platform-based approach to education ⓘ public digital infrastructure for learning ⓘ
category	Digital public goods organizations ⓘ Educational charities based in India ⓘ
collaboratesWith	government education departments in India ⓘ multilateral agencies ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
develops	open-source digital learning infrastructure ⓘ
focusArea	K-12 education ⓘ digital learning ⓘ foundational learning ⓘ open-source educational platforms ⓘ
foundedBy	Nandan Nilekani NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohini Nilekani NERFINISHED ⓘ Shankar Maruwada NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeyPerson	Nandan Nilekani NERFINISHED ⓘ Rohini Nilekani NERFINISHED ⓘ Shankar Maruwada NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMotto	creating learning opportunities for every child ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bengaluru NERFINISHED ⓘ
industry	education ⓘ educational technology ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
legalForm	non-profit ⓘ
mission	improve access to learning opportunities for children ⓘ
notableWork	Sunbird NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatesIn	India NERFINISHED ⓘ
programType	digital learning programs ⓘ foundational literacy and numeracy initiatives ⓘ teacher support programs ⓘ
supports	large-scale public digital learning platforms ⓘ
targetAudience	children ⓘ education systems ⓘ teachers ⓘ
technologyStack	cloud-based platforms ⓘ open-source software ⓘ
uses	data-driven methods for improving learning outcomes ⓘ
website	https://ekstep.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nandan Nilekani → founderOf → EkStep Foundation ⓘ

Nandan Nilekani – Non-executive Chairman → boardMemberOf → EkStep Foundation ⓘ

subject surface form: Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani – Non-executive Chairman → coFounderOf → EkStep Foundation ⓘ