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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 which include Child Rights, Safe Drinking
Water & Sanitation and sustainable Livelihoods.
To date it has impacted over a million lives spread across 7 states in India. Its
core ideology revolves around building sustainable development paradigms and revenue
models that help improve the quality of life of underserved communities.
To this end Naandi actively seeks partnerships with governments, civil society organizations,
private sector and philanthropic organizations to garner their combined resources
and skills to impact on key development issues. 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 (Managing Director of Mahindra
and Mahindra group of global companies) and Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia (Board Chair
of the International Food Policy Research Institute) amongst others. It is run by
a diverse team of 300 professionals and has an annual budget of over 360 million
(2006-2007) INR.
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To read more about Naandi’s initiative – Click here
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