India Kids

India Kids is a non-profit organization that aims to improve the lives of orphans across India by empowering college students.

The crisis
India is currently home to over 31 million orphan children. Stringent adoption policies make the process difficult for prospective parents wanting to adopt, thereby adding to an already disproportionate number of children per orphanage. As a result of this, once a child hits the age of 5, his or her chances of getting adopted almost become zero. Furthermore, India is currently home to the world’s largest number of AIDS-infected orphan children.
History
India Kids was founded in 2010 by Kovid Gupta, who, along with a group of college friends, wanted to put an end to the inadequacies faced by India’s 31 million orphans. The team began its work by visiting 25 orphanages and identifying the problems that were keeping children from reaching their full potential.
The India Kids model

India Kids follows a 4-step model. (1) The organization visits orphanages/shelter homes and identifies gaps that are keeping orphans from reaching their full potential. (2) Projects with tangible goals are designed to close these gaps. (3) The organization partners up with universities worldwide and engages college students in implementing the projects. (4) India Kids develops rigorous methods to measure impact across orphanages.
Recently, India Kids has partnered with Nav Jeevan, a Mumbai-based NGO founded in 1994 that works with the CSEW of Kamathipura, Asia’s largest red-light district. Nav Jeevan works to make a positive difference in the lives of these women and their children through organized programs. India Kids is specifically working on providing deserving Nav Jeevan students with college scholarships.

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