Anu Akka's Tackle Programme
Every child deserves to play. Play is a powerful pathway to learning, self-expression, well-being and connection. It is also where intentional living begins: when children choose what to play, they start to discover what they enjoy and who they are.
Play & Learn Facilitators Programme
- For:
- Our own participants, partner organisations, schools and individuals
- How long:
- 6 hours (Introductory Workshop); 30 hours (Play & Learn Facilitators Training Programme)
Training for individuals and organisations who want to nurture creative confidence in children through play-and-learn methods. Every young woman in Build and Connect trains as a play facilitator, and we train partner schools, NGOs and volunteers too.
Anu Akka Tackle Caravan
- For:
- Children and adolescents in schools, communities and child care institutions
- How long:
- Year-round
Our programme participants run it as their pay-it-forward, creating safe, child-led play spaces in schools, communities and child care institutions across Bengaluru, Kolar and Hosakote, in Karnataka.
- Freedom of choiceStations for art, stories, theatre, music, games and making.
- Free and themed playMy Body, Save Water, My Family, My Friends, My Emotions.
- What children gainConfidence, creativity, communication and a sense of ownership.
- Two-way learningVolunteers and community youth learn alongside the children.
Our play legacy
Since 2012, learning through play has reached more than 25,500 children. In 2025-26, the Caravan ran at CJM Study Centre, Bengaluru, and reached 155 children in 9 villages of Malur Taluk.
In memory of Anu Akka: the programme carries the name of Anu, who joined us as a volunteer in 2009 and coined the name "Tackle".
| Programme | Years | Children |
|---|---|---|
| Arivu-Disha, play-based and digital learning in government schools | 2015-2020 | 6,803 |
| HOLA open learning during lockdown | 2020-21 | 4,500 |
| PAL and HOLA Tarang in child care homes | 2018-2024 | 3,095 |
| Tackle Caravan (earlier phase) | 2013-2020 | 2,946 |
| Summer camps | 2012-2024 | 1,448 |
| Anu Akka's Tackle Programme | 2021-2026 | 1,047 |