K. Anji Reddy
FounderFounder of Dr. Reddy's Foundation · Naandi Foundation
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K. Anji Reddy is the founder of Dr. Reddy's Foundation[1] and Naandi Foundation (1998)[2], Indian non-profits working on livelihood, education, women & children and rural & agriculture from Hyderabad.
Dr. Reddy's Foundation
Dr. Reddy's Foundation runs livelihood, skilling and education programmes to help disadvantaged youth gain employment and sustainable incomes. It operates skill-development centres across many states.
Dr. Reddy's Foundation reports the following, on its own site:
- 26,91,201 people skilled and placed between 1996 and 2024
- 4,95,376+ students supported across 22 states
Naandi Foundation
Naandi Foundation works on girls' education and farmer livelihoods, and reports training more than 35,000 women farmers in regenerative agriculture. It operates the Araku Coffee brand and reports a presence in 438 districts across 21 states. Project Nanhi Kali, listed separately on Daan, is a programme Naandi runs.
Naandi Foundation reports the following, on its own site:
- 30,00,000 tribal lives brought out of poverty
- 40,00,000 girls empowered through schooling and life skills
- Over 700,000 girls supported under Project Nanhi Kali to complete a decade of schooling
- 220 full-time employees working across 438 districts in 21 states
- Organisations
- 2
- Based in
- Hyderabad
- Founded
- 1998
- Press
- 5
References
- [1] “Dr. K. Anji Reddy established the Foundation as a way of giving back to the society by supporting several causes to help marginalised communities.” — Dr. Reddy's Foundation. Source
- [2] “When Dr. Reddy agreed to be founder chair of the board of Naandi Foundation in 1998 at the behest of the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – it was a unique coming together of polity and business with a shared vision of eradicating poverty.” — Naandi Foundation. Source
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