Did you know?
Dropout rate
40%
of girls in India drop out before completing secondary school
Illiteracy
56%
of girls aged 15–18 in rural India are not attending school
Child BRIDes
1 in 3
child brides globally is from India, often leading to interrupted education
Why Educate?
$770 bn
Educating girls could add $770 billion to India’s GDP by 2025
Genesis
N.V. Lakshmi - had a deep passion for helping the under privileged children. She believed that education is the light of life and helped the needy with school fees, books and uniforms. With the support of her immediate family,she was involved in helping needy individuals she came across and wanted to channelize her efforts to a larger audience.
What we do
Full Education sponsorships for girls
Career mentoring and life skills workshops
Distributing learning materials & Infrastructure
Advocacy for organ donation
Journey so far
2011-13
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NV Lakshmi Foundation formally launched in 2011 & Registered in 2012.
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Inspiring talks by Swami Bodhamayananda & Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan.
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25 Computers donated to Deaf Enabled Foundation.
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Organ Donation Drive: 10,000 donor cards with MOHAN Foundation.
2014-15
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Long-term education sponsorships for underprivileged girls.
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Textbooks, notebooks & uniforms to school students.
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Launched EAMCET coaching, engineering, and BPT student mentoring
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Memorial Lectures by PVRK Prasad and Garikapati Narasimha Rao drew over 1,000 guests.
2015-16
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500 school benches provided to 23 rural schools.
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Partnered with Rang De, Milaap, and Aashrey NGOs to support students in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka & Telangana.
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Over 600 economically disadvantaged students supported with books, tuition, and hostel fees.
2017-Now
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500 school benches provided to 23 rural schools.
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Partnered with Rang De, Milaap, and Aashrey NGOs to support students in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka & Telangana.
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Over 600 economically disadvantaged students supported with books, tuition, and hostel fees.
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