PAADHAI – a charitable trust- grew out of the worldwide shock provoked by the Asian tsunami of December
2004. The NGO works with rural and tribal communities on education, training and women empowerment
projects. Most of these projects are in remote locations where help is hard to reach. Paadhai works on…

• Identifying replicable projects that are expected to show measurable results over a period of time and those
  which have long-term sustainable impact.
• Raising resources by matching the needs of a project with the interests of the donors.
• Implementing projects through reliable local NGOs and groups.
• Conceptualizing and planning projects in detail, specifying milestones, providing guidance to the
  implementation group, monitoring the progress and carrying out audits.
• Keeping the donors fully involved through sending reports, arranging visits, and linking them with the target
  groups.