Without a finger in the digital pie, students can be disconnected from the digital world when they enter the workforce. Nalanda Education Foundation endeavors to set more young minds on a brighter path by providing quality primary and secondary education to financially disadvantaged children in India. We offer scholarships to weaker sections of society and equip underfunded schools in rural India with faculty and infrastructure.

THE NALANDA MISSION

Sudha, a pre-teen in the seventh grade at a government-aided school in Bengaluru, South India, has no access to the internet or a computer at home or school. She studies all her courses in Kannada, the language spoken in Karnataka. Sudha has never Googled anything and does not have an Instagram account. Sudha's family gets by on $120 a month. With the pandemic, her education has come to a standstill. Can Sudha aspire to be an astronaut, an engineer, or a data scientist? Sudha will likely be left behind, as will the hundreds of millions like her.

We started Nalanda with a simple mission: level the playing field for children like Sudha and enable them with the right financial aid, digital literacy, and education in English so that they have a fair shot. The founders of Nalanda have reaped the rewards of the digital world and want to give back.

WHAT WE OFFER

Nalanda Education Foundation offers four forms of aid for financially disadvantaged children and under-funded schools in India

INFRASTRUCTURE
AND IT

We work with underfunded schools to upgrade restrooms, writing boards, furniture and establish computer labs

FACULTY AND
TEACHING

We help unaided schools add dedicated faculty staff trained in STEM and English.

STUDENT
SCHOLARSHIPS*

We work with financially disadvantaged families and offer 100% tuition via scholarships.

DIGITAL
LITERACY

We conduct free digital literacy camps for children in collaboration with our technology partner – Aurigo Sofware Inc.

*NEF works with partner schools to identify deserving students based on financial standing. Academic performance and financial needs are both considered.

Scholarships offer a silver bullet solution to the debilitating obstacle of financial challenges that can burden students' families who belong to weaker sections of society.

Under the school adoption program, NEF Partner institutes enjoy upgraded infrastructure, IT equipment, and a mid-day meal for every student.

NEF provides supplemental faculty, including volunteers and full-time qualified teachers who have successfully taught STEM and English courses at reputed institutes.

By removing the impact of education costs, our aid reduces their chances of dropping out, expands horizons for students, and offers their families a greater incentive to support young dreams.

Nalanda Education Foundation (NEF) is a charitable, not-for-profit foundation incorporated in Delaware, USA. We believe that the path to a better quality of life begins with better education. The foundation focuses on funding quality primary education to disadvantaged children in India to participate in the digital economy of the 21st century. The Nalanda Education Foundation is a tax-exempt charitable organization and accorded 501 (c)(3) status as per the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

PARTNER SCHOOLS

ROUND TABLE SCHOOL

Round Table School is a not-for-profit school in rural Bengaluru managed by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Round Table 44 (BMRT44) and LC5, an initiative of Round Table India. The school provides education and a free mid-day meal to more than 600 children. NEF and Aurigo Software have partnered with the school to establish a state-of-the-art computer lab, conduct digital literacy camps, and offer English fluency programs. In addition, We also provide funding to cover more than 50% of the entire cost of operations.

ST. JOSEPH'S BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL

One of Bengaluru's oldest and most reputed schools founded by the Jesuit Society more than 160 years ago sits in an eight-acre campus in the heart of the South Indian city. Originally started as a boys' school, it is now open to boys and girls and has more than 3500 students from all demographics. The Nalanda Education Foundation collaborates with the school's alumni association (OBA) and offers multi-year scholarships offering a 100% tuition fee waiver to students based on meeting financial and academic considerations.

FOUNDERS

The founders of Nalanda Education Foundation are Balaji Sreenivasan and Ravi Gulati, Indian American technology entrepreneurs based in the US. Our founding team is deeply passionate about education and excited to help deserving children in India gain access to free high school education supplemented by English and basic computer literacy.

NALANDA & AURIGO

Nalanda Education Foundation works closely with Aurigo Software to jointly fund special projects, when necessary, for a more significant impact. Aurigo is a global software company that provides enterprise products to some of the world's largest organizations to plan, build and maintain capital assets, infrastructure and facilities. Aurigo Cares, Aurigo's community outreach initiative pledges to give back to under-resourced communities in India by investing in their future - their children's education.

CONTACT US

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We are always looking for like-minded people to join our cause!

Email us at volunteer@nalanda.com

USA

Nalanda Education Foundation
12515 Research Blvd. Building 7 Suite 300
Austin, TX 78759
Telephone: +1 (512) 212-4999

INDIA

Nalanda Education Foundation
Ajmera Aditya Summit, No. 3D1, Ground Floor
7th C Main, 3rd Block, Koramangala, Bangalore – 560034
Telephone: +91 80 4254 2500