Project Nanhi Kali
Project Nanhi Kali was initiated in 1996 by K C Mahindra Education Trust (KCMET) with an objective of providing primary education to the underprivileged girl child in India.
In 2005 KCMET entered into a partnership with Naandi Foundation, a reputed NGO, to jointly manage the programme. Through this partnership the two not for profit organizations aim to extend 10 years of quality education to the under privileged girl children.
Nanhi Kali has successfully evolved over the years into a national girl child sponsorship programme, which supports the education of girl children by providing not only academic support but also direct material support in the form of uniforms, clothes, note books etc
Nanhi Kali is a participatory project where individuals, groups and corporates are encouraged to sponsor the education of a girl child for a minimum period of one year. To become a guardian of a Nanhi Kali, it costs only Rs. 1800 (for girls studying in Std 1 – 7) and Rs.2500 (for girls studying in Std 8-10) per girl child, per annum.
The Nanhi Kali project is working with 25 NGO implementation partners at the grassroot level to ensure that the girls receive academic and material support. The K. C. Mahindra Education Trust regularly monitors the NGOs giving technical inputs where ever required to ensure that quality education is being imparted to all the Nanhi Kali’s.
Sponsors receive a profile of the girl along with her photograph followed by regular Progress Reports, so that they can track the academic records of their sponsored child.
The project currently (2007) supports the education of over 33,000 underprivileged girl children.
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