Verghese Kurien
Founding trusteeFounder of National Foundation for India (NFI)
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Verghese Kurien is the founding trustee of National Foundation for India (NFI) (1990)[1], an Indian non-profit working on human rights and livelihood from New Delhi.
National Foundation for India (NFI)
National Foundation for India is a New Delhi-based grantmaking foundation established in 1990 that strengthens civil society organisations and promotes leadership among marginalised communities. It works across climate action, women's empowerment, constitutional values, gender rights and health & nutrition, partnering with roughly 300 civil society organisations across 24 states.
National Foundation for India (NFI) reports the following, on its own site:
- 1.2 million marginalised lives impacted
- 26,000 dalit and tribal families reached
- 30,000 women reached
- Works with 300 CSOs across 24 states
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