Nahni Kali

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In many parts of India, the arrival of a baby girl calls for mourning rather thancelebration. Abandoning them at birth or marrying them off as children is a commonpractice. Looked upon as huge economic burdens, it is hardly surprising that manyIndian families don't see the point in investing in their education.

Government of India statistics reveal that only three out of ten girls who enter Std. Icomplete Std. X. While enrolment rates of girls are improving marginally in India, dropout

levels remain alarmingly high. At primary school level, over 45% of girls dropout of schooland this increases to over 73% by the time the child has reached Std. X. Research hasshown that reasons for this dropout may be as minor as the girl child not being able toafford a dress/uniform to go to school and could include more complex factors like girlstaking on the responsibility of household chores at a very young age as a result ofgender stereotyping.

Successful education of the girl child has been repeatedly acknowledged as aneffective mechanism to break this inter generational cycle of poverty, myths, socialnorms and social evils. Research conducted in developing countries has shown that aliterate female population is linked to reduction in population growth rates. On the other hand illiteracy, breeds ignorance and fear and only increases her vulnerability to beexposed to lifelong abuse and exploitation.



Initiated in 1996 by the K C Mahindra Education Trust (KCMET) with

the aim of providing primary education to underprivileged girlchildren in India.

Anand Mahindra, the founder of Nanhi Kali, believed that educatedwomen form the foundation of a modern secular society and feltthat there was a strong correlation between the existing societal illsin India such as spiraling population rate, dowry deaths, caste

system etc. and no education of the girl child. Empowering the girl child with education would result in huge

benefits for the nation in the long term. Studies conducted indeveloping countries have shown that this is true and today, eventhe World Bank has acknowledged that there is no investment moreeffective for achieving the millennium development goals thaneducating girls. According to the World Bank some of the benefitsassociated with girls‟ education include reduction of child andmaternal mortality, improvement of child nutrition and health, lower fertility rates and improvement in economic production.

Dual objectives of impacting the nation‟s development through

education of the girl child & encouraging Indians to “give back” ina focused manner



Partnerships Since 2005, the project is jointly managed by KCMET and NaandiFoundation, (an independent and reputed not for profitorganization) with has an objective of providing 10 years of quality

education to girls from economically disadvantaged families.

Nanhi Kali project is working with 21 NGO implementation partnersat the grass root level to ensure that the girls receive academic andmaterial support. The K. C. Mahindra Education Trust regularlymonitors the NGOs giving technical inputs where ever required toensure that quality education is being imparted to all the NanhiKali's.



Naandi, which in Sanskrit means a new beginning; is one of the largest

social sector organizations in India working to make poverty history.Founded in 1998 Naandi‟s work has focused on three broad sectors whichinclude Child Rights, Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation and sustainableLivelihoods.

To date it has impacted over a million lives spread across 7 states in India. Itscore ideology revolves around building sustainable development

paradigms and revenue models that help improve the quality of life ofunderserved communities.

To this end Naandi actively seeks partnerships with governments, civilsociety organizations, private sector and philanthropic organizations togarner their combined resources and skills to impact on key developmentissues. Amongst Naandi‟s various partners are: Government of Andhra

Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan; Dr Reddy‟s Laboratories Ltd.;Mahindra Group of Companies; Michael and Susan Dell Foundation;Google Foundation; Sir Ratan Tata Trust, UNICEF, World Bank etc.

Naandi‟s board comprises eminent leaders such as Dr K Anji Reddy(Founder of Dr Reddy‟s Laboratories Ltd.), Anand Mahindra (ManagingDirector of Mahindra and Mahindra group of global companies) and Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia (Board Chair of the International Food PolicyResearch Institute) amongst others. It is run by a diverse team of 300professionals and has an annual budget of over 360 million (2006-2007) INR.



The K. C. Mahindra Education Trust was founded by the late Mr. K.C. Mahindra in the year 1953, with an objective of promotingliteracy and higher learning in the country. It is registered as a public

Charitable Trust under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950.

Over the years, K.C. Mahindra Education Trust has undertaken anumber of education initiatives, which make a difference in the livesof deserving and needy students. The trust has provided more than

Rs. 440.34 million (8.81 million $) in the form of grants, scholarshipsand loans. These funds are derived from the trusts investmentportfolio, the main donor of which is the Mahindra group ofcompanies.



Identify girls from underprivileged backgrounds across the country

Reach out to individuals, corporates, governments and civil society tocontribute towards education of these girls

Develop a „product‟ that is inexpensive and easy to disseminate – e.g. theRs. 2400 per year sponsorship amount

Formulate a support mechanism for the sponsored girl in a way that shegets academic, material, moral and social support for ten yearscontinuously

Fulfilling the twin objectives of enhancing diversity and being inclusive by

providing quality education to socially and economically disadvantagedgirls even in remote tribal and conflict-ridden areas,

By creating a sponsorship program which allows civil society to participateby becoming a guardian of the girl child, this project not only helps inmaking the program sustainable, but also has the added benefit of

inculcating a habit of giving in a systematic manner, to achieve greater impact.



1. Partnering with government Education Departments to access the most needy populationamongst girl children.

2. Academic support facilitated by trained community youth who gradually become avaluable local resource acting as mentors to the children while simultaneously buildingcommunity interest and proactive action for quality education.

3. Children in classrooms are divided into groups of 4 or 5 based on their learning levels. Thevalue lies in the way group dynamics are created to encourage students to listen to oneanother, ask questions, clarify issues, and re-state points of view. This assists development of

higher thinking skills i.e. explaining, analyzing and synthesizing so they understand what theylearn.

4. Education kits are ceremonially given to each sponsored girl in the presence of parentsand community, an event that cuts across all barriers of caste, age and gender andsensitizes the community on importance of girls education.

5. Each child‟s progress is tracked daily on a matrix which charts the child learning levels andrecords monthly progress.

6. With sponsorships for 70,000 girls achieved today, there is a huge donor base for ProjectNanhi Kali and the project uses IT very effectively for donor servicing. This not only makescommunication with donors more timely but also cost effective. Donors are allotted uniquelogin id which allows them to view their Nanhi Kali profiles and progress reports online. Thiseco-friendly initiative not only eliminates the need to print documents. It also serves as apayment gateway for making online sponsorships.



Rajasthan Haryana Delhi Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Tamil Nadu



Nanhi Kali has also been set up in various parts of US such as NewYork,Boston,Chicago

KCMET registered in the United States in 2009 to give Americans and

Indians residing in the US the opportunity to contribute to the Nanhikali project.



Hamari LibraryProject

Picnics

Classroom teachingprogram

Summer Camp



Nanhi Kali has

successfully able toeducate and improvelives of 76,190 under privileged girls in India tillMarch 2012



The globally recognized WISE award given to Nanhi Kali in the year 2009 for benefitting more than 50,000 socially and economicallydisadvantaged girl children.

Nanhi Kali have won two awards at the prestigious ONECLUB annual ONE SHOW AWARDS held in New York.



Apart from all the strategies that Nanhi Kali has adopted successfully,I would have also tied up with educational institutes .The studentand professors of these institutes could teach the underprivilegedchildren in their area on the weekends.

This strategy has been used successfully by many NGOs.

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