Naandi Foundation

Mission

To strive for the eradication of poverty and enhance quality of life of the marginalised by improving access to quality education, health and livelihood opportunities. To be a center for learning and excellence that demonstrates convergence of state, corporate sector and civil society in working towards the eradication of poverty. To be a credible and transparent organization that inculcates and promotes the virtue of "giving back to society" amongst individuals and institutions globally.

Programs

On livelihood - http://www.naandi.org/livelihood/LearnAboutProjects.asp On education - http://www.naandi.org/Education/learnAboutProjects.asp On healthcare - http://www.naandi.org/HealthCare/LearnAboutProjects.asp

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Providing Safe Water for 25,000 Villagers in India

Personnel Overview

Dr. Anji Reddy - Founder Naandi Foundation
Dr. Anji Reddy is the founder-Chairman of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. A doyen of the Indian Pharmaceutical industry with exemplary work in bringing affordable medicines to the masses and pioneering private-sector drug discovery efforts, he is also a philanthropist. He founded two non-profit organizations focused on alleviating poverty and providing primary education for underprivileged children.

Manoj Kumar - CEO Naandi Foundation
Mr. Manoj Kumar is a former Robert McNamara Fellow of The World Bank. He worked with the Government of India’s Ministry of Finance and the banking development sector before joining the development sector. Working with Plan International (a US based charity) saw him get his baptism into grass root level community dynamics.

K. Madhusudan - VP Finance and Operations
Mr. K. Madhusudan is a professional cost accountant with over a decade of experience in corporate financial services. At Naandi, he heads the accounting, auditing and treasury services along with administration. He has recently taken charge of field level operations to supervise the new growth phase in Naandi, and is personally overseeing the implementation of the WaterHealth project in India.

Personnel Statistics

Manoj Kumar,
CEO
Founded in 1998
Employees: 145
Volunteers: 150