One out of every four Indian lives below the poverty line.

While India’s Social Development Report - 2006 projects this figure as a concern, Naandi views it as an opportunity to make a difference. We see that for every underprivileged person in the country there are 3 others that can assist him to cross the poverty line.

Our vision to Eradicate Poverty emerges from this belief, and since our establishment in 1998 Naandi has been, every year, creating and replicating such models of change across the country that involve the ‘haves’ the people with the ‘power’ to join hands, and give back to society.

We work with governments, corporates, civil society, and communities to catalyze their collective resources – financial, technical and human – into innovating new approaches to solve large-impact social sector issues across the country.

By bringing these key stakeholders together and using their energies and skills, Naandi believes it is possible to make more equitable and efficient, the delivery of critical social sector services such as Child Rights, Safe Drinking Water and Sustainable Livelihoods to earn a livelihood - issues that plague the majority of the country’s population.

To add value we bring in such best practices from across disciplines that empower people and enable knowledge transfer to marginalised communities so they are better equipped in the 21st century to lead a life with dignity and respect.