Naandi Foundation
Girls empowerment through sport
India
Promote the empowerment of women and girls through sport by training female sports educators
The Naandi Foundation is an Indian NGO founded in 1998 committed to promoting education and fighting poverty, social injustice and food insecurity, with a particular focus on marginalized communities.
In 2018, this commitment resulted in the creation of the “Nanhi Kali Sport for Life Program”, a sports program using athletics and soccer as a tool for the emancipation and empowerment of young girls.
How does Peace and Sport support this project?
Capacity-building
The Naandi Foundation is an active member of the international coalition “#Peacemakers Project”.
Over the course of this support, more than 40 peace educators have been trained, with more than 400 children benefiting.
Athletes’ mobilization
Olympic medalist and Peace Champion Marlène Harnois headed to India to inspire and motivate girls and educators during the Toofan Games, an annual series of athletics events, from local to national levels, aimed at empowering girls through sport.
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Last week a delegation from Peace and Sport traveled to India to visit the Naandi Foundation, an active member of the #Peacemakers Project international coalition. The visit was organized in the framework of the Toofaan Games’ National Finals, an annual series of...
Key figures: 4,670 children benefit from the activities, 50% of whom are girls; 190 peace educators trained in the Peace and Sport Methodology lead weekly activities, 30% of whom are girls; The Peace and Sport Methodology is used in 43 schools in 4 countries; The...