Naandi Foundation

1. Fight hunger
2. Provide safe drinking water
3. Ensure children learn and create livelihoods for the poor

Human Services - General Human Services

Naandi, which in Sanskrit means a new beginning; is one of the largest and fastest growing social sector organizations in India working to make poverty history.

Founded in 1998 our work has focuses on three broad sectors: Child Rights,Water & Sanitation and Sustainable Livelihoods. Our ideology revolves around building sustainable models within the social sector that delivery critical services efficiently and equitably to underserved communities.

It is our belief that in a globalised world for any social activity to be effective the involvement and contribution of all stakeholders direct or indirect plays an important role in making it responsive, responsible and sustainable for the communities in question. In this effort we work together with Governments, Communities, Corporates and Civil society institutions to channelise their collective resources – financial, technical and human – into creating new approaches to solve widespread poverty-related issues across the country to make the most efficient and equitable use of every rupee spent in the sector.

This has been proven in our journey since 1998 from when these public-private partnerships have helped us create sustainable, affordable solutions to long-pending development problems of the country: ensuring the Rights of a Child , Sustainable Livelihoods opportunities for the underserved and Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation to rural households.

Naandi with a team of 250 employees and hundreds of community workers is presently working in seven states: Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andamans, Nagaland and Maharashtra touching the lives of over 650,000 people.