Educate Punjab Project

What Educate Punjab Project does

Educate Punjab Project, legally operated as Gurunanak (UK Registered Charity No. 1017903), is a charitable organization headquartered in Manchester, UK with operational offices in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Founded around 2014, it serves economically disadvantaged children and families across Punjab and neighboring states (Haryana, Rajasthan) through a portfolio of education and welfare programs. Its core offering is a child sponsorship platform that connects individual donors directly with specific children, with monthly contributions ranging from $7 to $41 USD covering school fees, stationery, uniforms, bus fare, and books; 7,558 children have been sponsored to date.

The organization supplements sponsorship with a chain of eight free schools (Guru Nanak Academy), spiritual education (Guru Nanak Dev Ji Institute of Suchajji Foundation), scholarships, free computer and English skills training (B.J.S.K. Institute of Skills), mobile/laptop distribution for online learning, marriage assistance for needy girls, free grocery distribution, and emergency flood relief. Its technology stack is a web-based donation and sponsorship platform with cloud-hosted image management and multi-currency support (AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, SGD, USD). Distribution occurs primarily through the educatepunjab.net website, volunteer registration portals, and listing on the Dashvandh Network for tax-deductible giving.

Name

Educate Punjab Project

Legal name

Gurunanak

Website

https://educatepunjab.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Educate Punjab Project is a UK-registered charity operating as Gurunanak that connects individual donors with disadvantaged children in Punjab, India through monthly child sponsorships, free schools, skills training, and welfare programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarships, Grants & Education Benefits Administration (Financing-adjacent) (FSAKAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Need-Based Grants & Bursaries (EDAIAOAB)

Keywords

• Child education sponsorship
• Charitable fundraising
• Free school operations
• Donation management
• Social welfare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Child Sponsorship: Monthly recurring donations from sponsors who pay $7-$41 USD per month to support individual children's education. Services covered include stationary, uniforms, bus fare, and books.
2. General Donations: One-time donations for various projects including Flood Relief, Scholarships, Free Schools, Free Grocery Distribution, Mobile/Laptop Distribution, and Marriage assistance.
3. Marriage Assistance Sponsorship: Sponsorship of marriages for needy girls at £1,250 per marriage, including venue arrangements, kirtan program, langar for up to 250 persons, and household items like bed, sofa, fridge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Educate Punjab Project is a UK-registered charity that connects individual donors globally with underprivileged children in Punjab, India through child education sponsorship and welfare programs. Sponsors contribute monthly amounts ($7-$41 USD) to cover school fees, stationery, uniforms, bus fare, and books for specific children. The organization also operates a chain of eight free schools (Guru Nanak Academy) and runs supplementary programs including scholarships, marriage assistance, mobile/laptop distribution for online learning, free skill education, grocery distribution, and emergency flood relief.

Product overview

Educate Punjab Project is a UK-registered charity (No. 1017903) operating as a charitable organization focused on child education sponsorship and welfare in Punjab, India. The organization offers multiple interconnected programs: the core Sponsor a Child Program connects donors with individual children; the Guru Nanak Academy chain of eight free schools provides comprehensive education with no charges; the Guru Nanak Dev Ji Institute of Suchajji Foundation offers spiritually-focused free education; Scholarships assist meritorious but financially constrained students; Mobile/Laptop Distribution enables digital access for online learning; the B.J.S.K. Institute of Skills delivers free computer and English education; and supplementary programs include Free Grocery Distribution, Marriage Support, and Flood Relief. The organization also maintains a volunteer network and accepts donations through its website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Guru Nanak Academy: Chain of free schools for needy students providing education, books, uniforms, lunch boxes, and stationery completely free of cost
• Guru Nanak Dev Ji Institute of Suchajji Foundation
• B.J.S.K. Institute of Skills (Bhai Jasbir Singh Khalsa Institute of Skills)
• Gurunanak Trust

Quantifiable outcome

• 7558 children have been sponsored through the platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dashvandh NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducate Punjab Project is listed on the dashvandh Network platform, allowing donors to access tax benefits when making donations through this channel. This partnership helps reach donors looking for verified charitable organizations for tax deduction purposes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Akanksha Foundation: India-based nonprofit running a network of schools and after-school programs for underprivileged children, combining direct school operation with donor sponsorship. Closely comparable to Educate Punjab's free-school + sponsorship model.
• Room to Read: International nonprofit focused on literacy and gender equality in education, with operations across South Asia. Comparable direct sponsorship/donor model and school-building programs.
• Pencils of Promise: Nonprofit that builds schools and funds education programs in developing regions, with a strong digital donor experience. Highly comparable digital-first donation/sponsorship model.
• Khalsa Aid: UK-registered Sikh humanitarian charity providing disaster relief, education support, and community welfare, including Punjab-focused work. Mirrors Educate Punjab's UK-registered charity structure serving Punjab beneficiaries with diaspora fundraising.
• Pratham USA / Pratham Education Foundation: Large Indian education NGO operating literacy and learning programs for underprivileged children, often funded through diaspora giving. Highly comparable to Educate Punjab's child sponsorship and free-school model, with much greater scale.

Others

• GiveIndia: India's largest online donation platform aggregating vetted NGOs across causes including education and disaster relief. Comparable as the marketplace through which organizations like Educate Punjab can reach tax-advantaged donors, similar to the Dashvandh Network partnership.
• Dashvandh Network: Online platform that lists verified charitable organizations to enable tax-advantaged donations. Directly comparable as both a partner and a competing discovery channel for charity donors.

Broad incumbents

• Sponsor a Child - World Vision India: Global NGO with monthly child sponsorship programs for education and welfare in India. Operates the same child-by-child sponsorship model at much larger scale.
• Save the Children India: Established international child welfare NGO operating education, health, and emergency relief programs across India, including Punjab. Overlapping mission with Educate Punjab but with a much broader geographic and program footprint.
• UNICEF India: UN agency delivering education access, child welfare, and emergency relief across India. Overlaps with Educate Punjab in child education sponsorship and flood/disaster response, but at vastly larger scale and institutional mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/educatepunjab
• Facebookfacebook.com/EducatePunjab
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/educate-punjab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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