Rice Kids Partners With Sunaayy Foundation To Increase Educational Access For Children Across India (19459000)
Rice Kids, a youth-led non-profit organization, joins with the Sunaayy Foundation in Delhi to further its work of breaking poverty cycles through education.
Rice Kids, an organization led by youths and dedicated to providing education for underprivileged children, formed a collaboration with Sunaayy Foundation. This collaboration will support children who are unable to get an education by traditional means.
Sunaayy Foundation was founded in 2009. It has addressed educational challenges faced by children who come from economically challenged backgrounds. They do this through the creation of learning centers which combine nutrition, academics and holistic care. This organization provides innovative learning environments in person and online to thousands of students in India. These include Delhi/NCR and other regions such as Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. It also empowers females to take an active part in society, and achieve economic independence.
The partnership brings together the comprehensive Rice Kids support model and Sunaayy Foundation’s network of established learning centers. The organizations are partnering to provide education resources, nutrition and wellness assistance, and skill development programs for families in need.
Anakh Sawhney is the founder of Rice Kids. “Sunaayy Foundation’s commitment to holistic educational aligns perfectly with our mission,” he said. Their innovative approach in serving those children left behind by the traditional system creates opportunities for children to have better futures. It also allows us to support an organization who truly understands education’s transformative power.
The work is important because it addresses the critical educational gap that exists in India. Millions of marginalized children face obstacles to achieving a quality education. Both organizations have recognized that education cannot take place if basic needs are not met.
Richa Prasant is the founder of Sunaayy Foundation. She said, “Partnering Rice Kids enhances our capacity to better serve children and families.” Their support, frontline work and community-driven models align with our programs and make them more holistic while maintaining quality.
Rice Kids was founded by Sawhney at the age of nine. Since then, it has supported thousands through initiatives in education, nutrition and health. It operates in five U.S. States and several regions of India. More than 300 partners are involved in creating sustainable changes in the communities that suffer from poverty.
Sunaayy Foundation provides daily meals to its students, while also delivering an academic curriculum which incorporates emotional and social learning. They have shown success with their programs in terms of improving academic performance and attendance for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
This partnership is a reflection of the commitment both organizations have to address interconnected issues that hinder children’s access to quality education. The collaboration is aimed at creating lasting changes that benefit entire communities and families by focusing more on comprehensive support than isolated interventions.
About Sunaayy Foundation
Sunaayy Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in New Delhi in India in 2009, focuses on educating children who come from less privileged backgrounds. The foundation runs holistic learning centres that focus on education, nutrition, hygiene and health outcomes for children from underprivileged backgrounds. For more information, visit www.sunaayyfoundation.org.
Rice Kids
Rice Kids, a nonprofit 501(c), is dedicated to providing comprehensive nutrition and health care for underprivileged children. The organization was founded in 2018 and has helped thousands of people and runs programs in five states in the U.S. and in multiple areas in India.
