Girl Child Education, NGO for Education of Girls in India

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Project Nanhi Kali: Creating a better tomorrow...

Find out who we are and
what we do for the girl child

Project Nanhi Kali was founded in 1996 at the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust by Anand Mahindra with the aim of educating underprivileged girls in India.

Support offered for the cause

Project Nanhi Kali is one of India’s largest programmes that enables underprivileged girls to complete 10 years of schooling. The project provides daily academic support as well as an annual school supplies kit, which allow the girls to attend school with dignity.

350,000 GIRLS SUPPORTED SO FAR

2017-2018...

170,793

girls supported

1,71,162

Girls supported through
after-school programme

60,530

GIRLS SUPPORTED THROUGH DIGITAL
SKILLS & LIFE SKILLS (DEFG)

5,448

Community
Associates

6,743

Academic support
centres

1878

Schools

States

Districts

Heart-warming stories

October 3, 2024

Uniting for Change: How Four Women Are Transforming Lives Through Football

In the heart of Gujarat, four remarkable women from diverse backgrounds came together, united by a shared vision—to redefine their lives and the futures of the young girls […]

August 9, 2024

Madhurata, a Nanhi Kali, Rises Among Mumbai’s Top 25 in Standard X

Madhurata Patel is a cheerful 16-year-old living with her family in a modest rented room in a Mumbai chawl. Her family includes her parents and her younger siblings. […]

February 28, 2023

Dream big, my daughter

Ramana is a class VIII student and lives in Thiruvanamalai. Ramana lost her father, Govindharaj, in an accident. This came as a shock to the entire family; as […]

How Can You Help?

Project Nanhi Kali is a participatory project where you can sponsor the education of an underprivileged girl child for a minimum period of one year. For as little as Rs. 5400, you can support a girl studying in primary school (class 1 to 5), and for Rs. 6000, you can support a Nanhi Kali studying in secondary school (class 6 to 10) for an entire year! As a sponsor, you will receive the photograph and profile of your Nanhi Kali, followed by regular progress reports.

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