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Only 3 out every 10 girls in the country complete Std X

• No money for uniforms, notebooks, exam fees.• Parents feel schools don’t deliver quality education.

High drop outs of girls because…

• Looking after younger siblings. • Household chores.• Child Marriage.• Adolescent concerns.

A girl not in school is at A girl not in school is at RiskRisk

Child LabourerMarried off earlyA domestic help, or A sex worker

The girl with the green dupatta is married. She is 11. Shot in Sheopur, MP

In support of the girl child

Ensure every underprivileged

girl gets academic, socialand material support so

shecompletes 10 years ofschooling successfully

A Nanhi Kali attending special academic classes. Shot in Sheopur, MP

Vision: 1,00,000 Nanhi Kalis by2008

Nanhi Kali a project jointly managed by K C Mahindra Education Trust and Naandi

Foundation

Rs 2500 pa

Std I-VII

Std VIII-X

Rs 1800 pa

How you can sponsor the education of a girl child

Academic & social support• Special academic classes• Training for teachers• Measurement of learning outcomes to ensure children learn• Encouraging families and communities to support girl children education

Material Support•Two pairs of uniform, under garments, hygiene material •A pair of shoes & socks•Stationery: notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers and sharpeners

Project Nanhi Kali provides

Nanhi Kalis with their kits after a distribution ceremony. Shot in Paderu, AP

60%: Provision of Uniforms, Notebooks, Stationery, Exam fees, Learning material (workbooks etc.), Academic support, Hygiene Material, Educational Mela.

30%: Enriching school environment, capacity building of teachers - training and motivating teachers, Improving teaching and learning aids. Creating parents and community support to the project.

10% girl child profiling and identification & admin cost

How contributions are How contributions are usedused

For the sponsor

• You get a detailed profile of the Nanhi Kali and her picture

• Progress reports on her attendance and academic performance every six months

• The opportunity to volunteer during Nanhi Kali special camps.

Mr Keshub Mahindra, Chairman, M&M Mr Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman & MD , M& M

Mr Bharat Doshi, Executive Director, M&M.

People behind Nanhi Kali projectPeople behind Nanhi Kali project

The K.C. Mahindra Education Trust has undertaken a number of education initiatives, which have made a difference in the lives of deserving students. It has provided them more than Rs. 8.33 crores (approximately US $ 1.81 million) in the form of grants, scholarships and loans.

Dr K Anji Reddy

Ramalinga Raju

J A Chowdary

R Prasad

Anand Mahindra

Chiranjeevi

K S Raju

Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia

Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,

Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh,

Child Rights Program

Naandi: Program reach October 2006, States 7

AP, Andaman, Nagaland

Livelihoods Program

Andhra PradeshSafe Drinking water Program

The Nanhi Kali reach so farThe Nanhi Kali reach so far

27,123 girl children and counting…

Some of our Key Supporters…

Government of Rajasthan,

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd

J M Morgan Stanley Foundation

Johnson & Johnson India

Mahindra & Mahindra ltd.

Microsoft India Development Center

Tata Chemicals Ltd

and thousands of individuals