K.C.Mahindra Education Trust - Project Nanhi Kali

About us

Project Nanhi Kali was incepted in 1996 by the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust, with the objective of providing primary education to underprivileged girl children in India. Today, it is a national sponsorship program which provides academic and material support to more than 100,000 underprivileged girl children in primary and secondary classes, so that they can achieve grade specific learning competency levels. Our objective is to stem the high rate of drop outs amongst girl children from socially and economically marginalized families especially since the areas we work in, girls drop out of school either because they have to look after younger siblings, dedicate time to household chores, contribute to the household income, or are married off at a young age. The project is jointly managed by K.C. Mahindra Education Trust and Naandi Foundation from 2005.