Earth Focus Kanha

What Earth Focus Kanha does

Earth Focus Foundation (DBA: Earth Focus Kanha) is a Section-8 non-profit registered in 2019 under CIN U85300MH2019NPL329099, headquartered in Nagpur, Maharashtra with field operations near Kanha Tiger Reserve in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The organization works with forest-dwelling Baiga and Gond tribal communities in the reserve's buffer zone through three integrated program verticals: an Education Program delivered via 'Anand Ghars' learning centers using a contextually grounded 'Stop, Look & Wonder' biodiversity curriculum; a Nature-based Livelihoods Program built around an agro-horti-forestry restoration model and the Jawahar Badi grow-bag technique (reducing water and seed inputs by 80%+); and a Communities Program that trains local tribal youth as Samuday Preraks (community mobilisers) and Shiksha Preraks (educators), with women organized into 39 Mata Samitis. Its technology stack comprises in-house Hindi-language mobile applications for monitoring, evaluation and learning, supplemented by drone-based ecosystem monitoring.

The organization's revenue model is philanthropy-based, combining individual donations (Razorpay-powered tiers from ₹500/month child sponsorship up to ₹50,000/acre land restoration), corporate CSR partnerships (15+ partners including Dell Technologies, ATE Chandra Foundation, Forbes Foundation, Astral, EagleBurgmann, Control Print, SG Analytics, BeerBiceps Foundation), and institutional grants (e.g., Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Trust). Distribution is community-led: programs are delivered through a field force of local tribal mobilisers deployed across 39 villages, with no traditional commercial sales motion. Cumulative reported impact includes 6,000+ lives transformed, 1,000+ children impacted, 84,000+ saplings planted (71,000+ in the last two years), 200 acres of barren land restored, and 600+ families accessing government welfare schemes through Haqdarshak-enabled convergence — outcomes generated over four years of operation following an initial three-year founder-funded bootstrap phase.

Name

Earth Focus Kanha

Legal name

Earth Focus Foundation

Website

https://earthfocus.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Earth Focus Foundation is a non-profit NGO that empowers Baiga and Gond tribal communities in the Kanha Tiger Reserve buffer zone through integrated landscape restoration, contextually grounded education, and nature-based livelihoods, delivering programs via trained local community mobilisers and funded by CSR and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating (115112)

SIC

Forestry (800), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agroforestry & Perennial Cropping Systems (EUABABAD), Earth Science & Geoscience Programs (EDAMABAI)

Keywords

• Tribal community development
• Landscape restoration services
• Rural education programs
• Agro-horti-forestry
• Nature-based livelihoods

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagpur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Website-based donation platform accepting contributions for specific programs including child education (₹500), general support (₹2,500-₹20,000), Samuday Prerak stipend (₹11,000 for 4 months), and land restoration (₹50,000 per acre).
2. Corporate CSR Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility funding from companies including Excel Controlinkage, Datacode, Precision Drawell, Bansuri Foundation, AMA, Control Print, EagleBurgmann, BeerBiceps Foundation, Nature Safari India, Star Circlips, Featherlite, Flexco, ATE Chandra Foundation, Forbes Foundation, SG Analytics, and Astral for education, restoration, and livelihoods interventions.
3. Institutional Grants: Support from foundations including Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Trust and institutional partnerships with organizations like NCCI for research-backed interventions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Earth Focus Foundation is a non-profit organization that delivers three interconnected programs — education through 'Anand Ghars' learning centers, nature-based livelihoods via agro-horti-forestry restoration, and community mobilization — to empower Baiga and Gond tribal communities in the buffer zone of Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Product overview

Earth Focus Kanha operates as a non-profit organization offering three interconnected core programs: the Education Program (featuring 'Anand Ghars' learning centers and the 'Stop, Look & Wonder' biodiversity curriculum), the Nature-based Livelihoods Program (built around an agro-horti-forestry restoration model), and the Communities Program (which trains local tribal members as community mobilisers and educators). A Computer Literacy Lab complements the education offerings. The programs work holistically to empower indigenous Baiga and Gond communities in Kanha's buffer zone through education, sustainable livelihoods, and community capacity building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Program (Anand Ghars) Activity-based learning program delivered through 'Anand Ghars' supplementary learning centres that build foundational literacy, numeracy and critical thinking skills for Baiga and Gond tribal children in Kanha's buffer zone, supplementing government schooling with a curriculum grounded in local biodiversity.
• Nature-based Livelihoods Program Agro-horti-forestry restoration program that reintroduces native crops and trees on degraded land in the Kanha buffer zone, providing short and long-term income sources for forest-dwelling Baiga and Gond communities through intercropping, the Jawahar Badi grow-bag model, and native species reintroduction.
• Communities Program (Samuday Preraks and Shiksha Preraks) Community mobilization and capacity-building program that recruits and trains local Baiga and Gond community members as Shiksha Preraks (educators) and Samuday Preraks (community mobilisers), supported by 39 operational Mata Samiti (Mothers' Committees) engaging 907 mothers.
• Computer Literacy Lab Digital literacy program established in partnership with Dell Technologies and NIIT Foundation, providing computer skills training and certification for 100 high school and college youth annually from Kanha's tribal communities.
• Online Donation Program Website-based donation platform offering tiered giving tied to specific outcomes — Educate a child (₹500), Support sustainability (₹2,500-₹20,000), Support a Samuday Prerak (₹11,000), and Restore an acre (₹50,000) — processed via Razorpay.

Quantifiable outcome

• 71,000+ native saplings planted in two years; 84,000+ total saplings including 13,000+ in 2022
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Dell TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationDell Technologies partners with Earth Focus via their CSR to bridge digital divide. Use of EdTech in education, computer literacy and youth skilling are areas in which Dell provides active support. Set up computer literacy lab where 100 youth graduate with certification annually.
• NIIT FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIIT Foundation is a not-for-profit education society. Earth Focus has set up a digital inclusion centre for providing basic digital literacy to tribal youth. NIIT Foundation supports with course curriculum, teacher training, and final certification.
• Network for Conserving Central India (NCCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCCI is a network of researchers, NGOs and managers dedicated to conserving biodiversity in Central Indian Highlands. Earth Focus is a member organization and draws upon the science and research of NCCI for its restoration and nature-based livelihoods programs. Hosted NCCI's 2nd Millet Roundtable.
• QUESTsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerQUEST is a non-governmental organization working on quality issues in early childhood education, elementary education, and teacher education since 2007. Quest provides inputs for implementing foundational literacy and numeracy and development of contextually relevant teaching-learning materials.
• HaqdarshaksupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHaqdarshak enables access to government welfare and financial services for citizens and MSMEs. They train Earth Focus community mobilisers in community-specific schemes to ensure effective convergence of government schemes with interventions.
• Evanescence StudiossupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerEvanescence Studios, founded by a wildlife biologist and filmmaker, documented Earth Focus's journey in the documentary 'Forgotten People'.
• International Association for Human Values (IAHV)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAHV is an international volunteer-based NGO in special consultative status with UN ECOSOC. They are helping Earth Focus set up libraries in schools of Kanha, Madhya Pradesh.
• India@75 Foundation (CII)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndia@75 Foundation is an industry-led multi-stakeholder platform under CII focused on digital inclusion and volunteering. They help Earth Focus in village outreach and digital literacy programs.
• Nature Safari IndiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelieves in Conservation Through Tourism to make tourism an alternate economy for local communities. Through safaris, they increase awareness of India's biodiversity. Helps Earth Focus in restoration work.
• Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrust supporting activities that contribute to sustaining and enhancing India's Ecological Security through protecting, restoring and enriching natural ecosystems. Supporting Earth Focus Foundation's conservation work.
• Sandeep MallsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWildlife photographer, fitness and lifestyle coach, and successful entrepreneur. Through his campaigns he builds networks for EarthFocus in sustainable livelihoods interventions.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• PRADAN: National NGO promoting sustainable livelihoods for marginalized tribal and rural communities across India through self-help groups and farm-based interventions. Directly comparable mission, geography overlap (Central India), and livelihoods-plus-education model.
• Samerth Trust: Central India tribal development NGO operating in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh with livelihoods and education programs. Earth Focus Program Coordinator Kishan Puri previously led Samerth's Kawardha district program, making it a directly comparable operational peer.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: Large pan-Indian rural development NGO with livestock, agriculture, and watershed programs for tribal and smallholder communities. Comparable livelihoods-plus-environmental-restoration orientation and similar beneficiary segments.
• Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE): Bangalore-headquartered conservation research and action NGO with programs across India's biodiversity hotspots. Comparable ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation focus, with stronger research orientation.
• Wildlife Conservation Trust: India-focused conservation NGO operating in tiger reserves with community engagement and habitat restoration programs. Directly comparable geographic focus on tiger landscapes and conservation-driven community work.
• Seva Mandir: Rajasthan-based NGO working with tribal and rural communities on education, livelihoods, health, and natural resource management. Comparable holistic depth model combining community mobilization, child education, and natural resource stewardship.
• Centre for Wildlife Studies: India-focused conservation research and education NGO working on wildlife-human coexistence, including community engagement around protected areas. Comparable tiger reserve community engagement and education programming.
• Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR): Pune-based NGO working on watershed development, climate-resilient agriculture, and community-based natural resource management in rural India. Comparable restoration and tribal livelihoods programming.

Broad incumbents

• Centre for Science and Environment (CSE): Large established environmental NGO working on environment, sustainability, and community engagement across India. Broader scope than Earth Focus but overlapping environmental education and community capacity building.

Others

• Network for Conserving Central India (NCCI): Consortium of researchers, NGOs, and managers dedicated to biodiversity conservation in Central Indian Highlands, of which Earth Focus is a member. Provides research backbone and convening for Earth Focus's restoration programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/earthfocuskanha
• Instagraminstagram.com/earth_focus_kanha
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/earth-focus-kanha

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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