Citta Education Foundation India

CITTA India is a not-for-profit organization that works and builds in disadvantaged areas of India to bring holistic and sustainable growth. With a fo Read morecus on health, education and economic development, our synergistic HEED model (Health, Education, Economic Development) is uniquely powerful - it is easily scalable while remaining non-partisan and adaptable to the specific needs of the community. Our vision is manifest from rural Jaisalmer’s GYAAN center project. The center includes a state-of-the-art school building built over an area of 10,000 sq meter. The ‘Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School’ will offer free education and nutrition in an area infamous for systematic gendered discrimination and female infanticide. The GYAAN center will also include a Women’s Cooperative to skill-train local women in traditional handicrafts for global markets. Lastly, the center will include the ‘Medha Hall,’ a global platform which will act as a library, textile museum and multimedia performance hall.

CITTA India believes in ending poverty through respect and understanding, taking a localized approach that harnesses the power of local cultural history and community ties to bring education, equality, and economic opportunity to partner communities.

The Foundation has established programs like Deshpande Startups, Navodyami, Deshpande Educational Trust, and agricultural initiatives that have reached millions of beneficiaries across India.