Anandaya Foundation

What Anandaya Foundation does

Anandaya Foundation is an Indian nonprofit organization founded in 2015 and headquartered in New Delhi that operates Project Pustakalaya, an integrated Learn-to-Read and Library Program for children in Indian government primary schools. The program bundles five operational components: physical libraries installed on school premises, a curated booklist aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, a structured Learn-to-Read methodology, digital teaching aids, and a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Assessment layer that tracks reading fluency and other outcomes. Anandaya delivers the program through direct co-development partnerships with six Indian state governments (Arunachal Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana) and the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, and supports implementation via a trained network of 2,565 teachers across 473 libraries, reaching 2,19,283 children to date with reported reading fluency improvement from 2% to 51%. The foundation is funded entirely by philanthropic donations and grants from a roster that includes founding donors SKG and Sinch and corporate donors Max, Toppan, Aditya Birla Group, and NTPC; the organization does not charge beneficiaries and operates as a nonprofit foundation rather than a commercial enterprise. The program is positioned within national education priorities (NIPUN Bharat, NEP 2020) and has received public endorsements from India's Minister of State for Education and the G20 Sherpa, and Anandaya maintains a small core team of approximately 10 employees.

Name

Anandaya Foundation

Legal name

Anandaya Foundation

Website

https://anandayafoundation.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Anandaya Foundation is an Indian nonprofit that runs Project Pustakalaya, a Learn-to-Read and Library Program delivered through state government partnerships to improve foundational literacy among children in Indian government primary schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foundational Literacy Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Literacy Foundations (Phonics, Reading Fluency, Comprehension) Platforms (EDAFAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

School Library Operations (K–12 Libraries) (EDAEAGAA), Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led) (EDAJAFAB), Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD), Digital Teaching Resources & Lesson Plan Libraries (EDAGAEAK)

Keywords

• Foundational literacy programs
• School library programs
• Teacher training services
• Reading intervention programs
• Literacy assessment systems

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Donations and Grants: Anandaya Foundation operates as a nonprofit organization funded by founding donors, corporate donors, and government partnerships. Revenue comes from charitable contributions rather than product/service sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Anandaya Foundation runs Project Pustakalaya, a comprehensive Learn-to-Read and Library Program that establishes physical libraries in government primary schools, equips them with curated SDG-aligned booklists, trains teachers to deliver structured reading instruction supported by digital teaching aids, and tracks literacy outcomes through Monitoring, Evaluation, and Assessment systems. The foundation partners with Indian state governments to deploy the program at scale across primary schools at no cost to beneficiaries.

Product overview

Anandaya Foundation operates Project Pustakalaya, a unified Learn-To-Read and Library Program with multiple integrated components: Physical Libraries (473 established), Curated Booklists, Learn-to-Read Program, Digital Teaching Aids, Teacher Training & Stakeholder Engagement, Monitoring/Evaluation/Assessment, Impact Assessment, and Perpetuity Program. The organization has benefited 219,283 children and trained 2,565 teachers, achieving measurable improvement in reading fluency from 2% to 51%. The program aligns with NIPUN Bharat, NEP 2020, and UN SDGs for quality education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Pustakalaya (Learn-to-Read & Library Program) A comprehensive Learn-to-Read and Library Program designed for children in Indian government primary schools; delivered free of charge through partnerships with state governments and municipal corporations to improve foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes aligned with NIPUN Bharat and NEP 2020.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reading fluency improvement from 2% to 51%
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• ICP (International Cooperation Partner)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development partner supporting Anandaya's programs through technical assistance and potential co-development of educational interventions.
• St. JudemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner collaborating on educational program development and implementation.
• S Chand GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading educational publishing company providing content expertise and potentially curated booklists for the library programs.
• DEVImajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting educational initiatives through strategic collaboration.
• Government of Arunachal PradeshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partnership for implementing library programs in government primary schools, providing access to schools and institutional framework.
• Government of PunjabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government education department partnership for reading program implementation in government schools.
• Government of OdishacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partnership for foundational literacy initiatives in Odisha schools.
• Government of Uttar PradeshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partnership for library and reading development programs in UP schools.
• Government of HaryanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partnership for school reading improvement initiatives in Haryana.
• North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal corporation partnership for implementing library programs in Delhi schools under NDMC jurisdiction.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Educate Girls: India-focused non-profit working on enrollment, retention, and learning outcomes for girls in government schools. Comparable government-school delivery model and outcome-tracking approach in primary education.
• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest NGOs focused on foundational literacy and numeracy, running programs such as Read India in government schools. Direct peer to Anandaya given overlapping mission (primary-school literacy), state-government partnerships, and ASER-aligned measurement approach.
• Room to Read: Global literacy non-profit operating in India with school libraries and early-grade reading programs. Directly comparable to Anandaya's Project Pustakalaya model of combining physical libraries with structured literacy instruction in government schools.
• Akshara Foundation: India-based non-profit working on foundational literacy and school library programs. Operates in a similar domain (early-grade reading, libraries in government schools) and competes for the same donor and government-partner pool.
• Literacy India: Indian NGO focused on literacy and vocational education for children and women. Comparable on foundational-literacy mission and community-delivery model.
• Katha: Indian non-profit focused on reading and literacy for underserved children, with publishing and school-library components. Comparable to Anandaya's curated-booklist and library-led reading approach.
• Door Step School: India-based non-profit delivering education and literacy support to underprivileged children, including in-school interventions. Comparable beneficiary base and school-delivery model to Anandaya.
• READ India (READ Global): Non-profit that establishes community libraries and reading programs in underserved communities. Highly analogous to Anandaya's Project Pustakalaya library-plus-literacy model, though operating at different scale.

Others

• S Chand and Company (publisher): Leading Indian K-12 educational publisher and an existing strategic partner of Anandaya. Relevant adjacent peer because of overlap in K-12 content creation and curriculum-aligned material for foundational literacy.

Regional players

• Sesame Workshop India Trust: India arm of Sesame Workshop focused on early childhood development and foundational learning for young children. Comparable on early-literacy mission, but concentrated on younger pre-primary ages rather than Grades 1-3.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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