Education

School education for girls in India

The central aim of the education programme is to give socially disadvantaged young girls access to quality general education at state schools and ensure that these girls attend school for a period of ten years, whenever possible.

Drei Grundschulkinder in Schuluniform lachen

Asia

India

Chakan

Funding period: 2014-2019

The Nanhi Kali programme has been funded and carried out in cooperation with the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust and the Naandi Foundation since 2005. The central aim of the programme is to give young girls access to quality general education (including on health, hygiene and environmental issues) at state schools for a ten-year period.

Wilo-Foundation, Evi Hoch, visiting the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust in Mumbai in 2018. Photo: K.C. Mahindra Education Trust, Mumbai

At the Ranubai-Mala primary school near Pune near Chakan, Wilo India volunteers are helping to distribute the donated school supplies for the girls. Photo: WILO Mather and Platt Pumps Pvt. Ltd., Chinchwad Pune

Over a period of five years, thanks to the funding provided by the Wilo-Foundation, 500 girls at eight public schools in the surroundings of Chakan (approx. 25 km from Pune, a Wilo site) were given the opportunity to attend school, with the education initiative “Nanhi Kali” providing the girls with school uniforms, learning materials and intensive support and guidance in their everyday school routine. Several Wilo employees also supported the project as volunteers.

Photo Header: K. C. Mahindra Education Trust, Mumbai

Our funding partner

The K. C. Mahindra Education Trust, Mumbai, is a registered public charitable trust (est. 1953), with the Mahindra Group as its main sponsor. Naandi is one of the largest institutions in India’s social sector. Since 2005, the Nanhi Kali project has been sponsored jointly by the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust and the Naandi Foundation.

Development Goals

The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) forms the global framework for action for socially, economically and ecologically sustainable development. Our funding commitment also supports these sustainability goals. With this project, we are making a contribution to achieving the following SDGs:

What are the SDGs`?