Naandi Foundation is a social enterprise established in 1998 that works to eradicate poverty through education, sustainable livelihoods, midday meals, social research, and safe drinking water programs. It partners with state governments, donor institutions, corporations, and communities. Key programs include pre-school education, ensuring children learn minimum levels, supporting girls' education, livelihood training, organic farming, midday meals for 1 million children, and providing safe drinking water at 10 paise per liter through appropriate technology.
2. governing bodyboard of trustees> Dr Isher Judge AhluwaliaChairperson, Indian Council for Research onInternational Economic Relations > Dr K Anji Reddy - ChairmanFounder and Chairman, Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd> Anand MahindraVice Chairman and Managing Director Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd> M Rajendra PrasadManaging Director, Soma Enterprise Ltd
3. how weworkthe convergence model delivering critical servicesfor the poorgovernments corporates and donor institutionscommunities
6. Setting up and running pre school centres for 3-5 year-old children in tribal villages. Pre-school Programme
7. Ensuring every child in a government school acquires at least minimum learning levels. Ensuring Children Learn
8. Nanhi Kali ProjectProviding material and academic support so girls continue schooling and do not drop out. Nanhi Kali Project with K C Mahindra Education Trust
9. sustainable livelihoods for small and marginal farmers and youthso they can cross thepoverty line throughregular, improved incomes.
10. Reversing distress migration by small farmers by bringing water back into drought-hit fields Creating farmer-managed irrigation societies and reviving lift irrigation schemes
11. Growing and marketing premium organic coffee with tribal small farmers in semi wastelands. Tribal Cooperative & Organic Coffee Programme
12. Training socially underprivileged youth with employable skills to guarantee employment in the organised sector Mahindra Pride School
13. Marketing organically grown pineapples grown by women small farmers in NagalandTransformative Livelihoods Programme
14. the midday meal noon lunches to poor children in government schools
15. Six Sigma like processes 1 million children fed everyday