Empowering the next generation to create a better world.
Ranjitsinh Disale did not start a foundation because he had a theory about education. He started one because he had spent fifteen years inside a classroom — watching children fail not because they couldn't learn, but because no one had given them the right conditions to do so.
In 2020, he won the Global Teacher Prize — and shared half of his $1 million award with nine fellow finalists from around the world. Not as a gesture. As a statement: that transforming education is not a competition.
QEF is the next chapter of that belief — built in classrooms, proven in villages, and designed to scale.
QEF’s global board is comprised of corporate and civic leaders across the World who are committed to supporting our mission, strategy, and execution in driving social change across India.
Digital Evangelist.
Benevento, Campania, Italy
Director at Wikipedia SWASTHA
New York, United States
EMEF Julio de Mesquita Filho,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Huong Can High School,
Phu Tho province, Vietnam
Our mission is to provide quality education through innovation and global partnerships.
Every child around the globe deserves a quality education — without exception, without condition.
QEF's Strategic Plan 2025–2030 sets out how we will transform public education in India — through scalable programmes, government partnerships, and community trust.
Over the next five years, we will:
Our three focus areas:
Help transform the lives of millions of people in India.
