Happy Horizons Trust

What Happy Horizons Trust does

Happy Horizons Trust (HHT) is a non-profit educational trust registered under the India Trust Act of 1882, founded in 2013 by co-founders Kshitiz Anand and Vatsala, and headquartered in Bangalore with operational offices in Saharsa (Bihar) and Noida (Delhi NCR). The organization applies human-centered design, Design Thinking methodology, and Activity Theory framework to address systemic education challenges in rural India, with primary operational focus on the Kosi region of Bihar. Its portfolio spans seven integrated programs covering primary, middle, and high school segments plus teacher capacity: Project Jagriti (primary reading/storytelling), Project Jigyasa (creative skill-building), Youth Leadership Development Program / YLDP (three-year scholarship and mentorship producing community "Champions"), Learning Through Videos (film screenings with Socratic discussion), Career Awareness Seminars, Digital and Internet Literacy, and the Soochak Teacher Training program (80-hour curriculum).

HHT's delivery model is community-led and field-anchored: trained local Champions conduct sessions in government schools across 80+ schools in 3 states, with the organization partnering directly with District Education Offices, government bodies, NGOs, and corporate CSR programs. The organization reports reaching 35,000+ students, training 150+ teachers, conducting 2,000+ learning sessions, and 450+ film screenings. Its underlying technology is pedagogical and content-driven (storytelling, craft-based learning, video-based learning, activity-based learning) rather than a software platform; no proprietary technology product or AI/ML components are evident.

HHT does not charge for its programs. Revenue is grant- and donation-based, sourced from individual donations (tax-exempt under Section 80G), corporate CSR programs (Wipro, Luminous, Magnus Plywood, QOS Technology), government grants (Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India via WEE Fellowship), and international development funding (USAID with READ Alliance for mini libraries and M&E platform development). The trust currently operates with 13 employees and has stated intent to scale to approximately 40.

Name

Happy Horizons Trust

Legal name

Happy Horizons Trust

Website

https://happyhorizons.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Profit Rural Education Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Rural education programs
• Teacher training services
• Youth leadership development
• Digital literacy training
• Education intervention programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute monetary donations which are tax-exempt under section 80G of Income Tax Act. Donors can donate via Paytm or directly to HDFC bank account.
2. CSR Partnerships: Corporate partners including Wipro, Luminous, Magnus Plywood, QOS Technology provide funding for specific programs such as Teacher Training, Youth Leadership Development, and Digital Literacy.
3. Government Grants: Grants from Department of Science & Technology, Govt of India through WEE fellowship program to promote Digital Literacy in Rural Bihar.
4. International Development Funding: Support from USAID in collaboration with Read Alliance for mini libraries and M&E platform development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Happy Horizons Trust delivers structured educational intervention programs in rural government schools in India, primarily across Bihar. Programs target primary, middle, and high school students and their teachers, and are delivered free of charge via trained local youth Champions using a Design Thinking methodology. Offerings span literacy and numeracy, science and math, teacher leadership, digital literacy, career awareness, and youth leadership development.

Product overview

Happy Horizons Trust operates as a collection of educational programs rather than a unified technology product. The organization's offerings include Project Jagriti (primary school learning enhancement through storytelling and participatory methods), Project Jigyasa (creative skill-building workshops), the Youth Leadership Development Program (three-year scholarship and mentorship), Learning Through Videos (film-based learning), Career Awareness Seminars, Digital and Internet Literacy training, and the Teacher Training Program (Soochak). These programs work together to address systemic education challenges in rural India through interventions across primary, middle, and high school levels, engaging students, youth champions, teachers, and communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Jagriti
• Project Jigyasa
• Youth Leadership Development Program (YLDP)
• Teacher Training and Leadership Development Program (Soochak)
• Learning Through Videos
• Career Awareness Seminars
• Digital and Internet Literacy Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 52% of class 5 students in India cannot read class 2 text - HHT addresses this through Project Jagriti
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Teach For India X (TFIx)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017HHT partners with Teach For India for its Youth Leadership Development Program, featured in the Teach For India X fellowship. Managing Trustee Kshitiz Anand was selected as a TFIx fellow. Over 2017-2018, Teach for India provided mentoring to HHT, helping with program design, budgeting, and organizational strategy.
• Pratham BookscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHHT partners with Pratham Books for reading programs to enhance reading levels of students in schools. HHT is also a grantee of the Library-in-a-Classroom kit program distributed in schools in rural Bihar.
• Children's Film Society India (CFSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHHT partners with CFSI for its Learning Through Videos project. Films made by CFSI are screened across schools in Bihar with facilitated discussions.
• Indiana University Kelley School of BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHHT has partnered with Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. MBA students from the school work with HHT on various projects related to Marketing, Finances, and Strategy.
• Women Entrepreneurship & Empowerment FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupport to promote women empowerment of fellows in rural Bihar. Co-founder Vatsala was a 2017-2018 WEE Fellow at IIT Delhi.
• Bihar Entrepreneurs AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBihar Entrepreneurs Association supports HHT in up-skilling of youth in Rural Bihar towards becoming better professionals. Co-Founder Kshitiz was awarded the Young Entrepreneur Award by BEA and Govt of Bihar in December 2017.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bharti Foundation: Corporate foundation running Satya Bharti schools and rural education programs across India. Comparable as a large-scale, rural K-12 transformation model partnering with government systems, similar in target geography and government-school delivery.
• Pratham Education Foundation: India's largest NGO focused on education quality and literacy in government schools, with active programs in Bihar. Highly comparable as a rural-government-school delivery model focused on foundational reading and numeracy, the same problem HHT's Project Jagriti targets.
• Room to Read: Global non-profit focused on literacy and gender equality in education, partnering with HHT-adjacent organizations on library and reading interventions. Comparable on the literacy foundation and reading fluency mission that aligns with HHT's primary problem statement (class 5 reading gap).
• Akanksha Foundation: Indian non-profit operating schools and education programs in underserved communities with a strong focus on life skills, leadership, and holistic development. Comparable on community-driven K-12 enrichment and youth empowerment angles that resemble HHT's Champion and Career Awareness programs.
• Teach For India: Fellowship program that places young leaders in low-income schools and already mentors HHT via TFIx. Comparable on the youth-driven, leadership-development approach to education inequity that mirrors HHT's Champion model.
• READ Alliance: Literacy-focused non-profit partnering with HHT on USAID-funded mini libraries in Bihar. Direct peer on reading-level interventions for primary school children in resource-constrained settings.

Emerging players

• Mantra4Change: Indian education non-profit focused on systemic transformation of government school ecosystems through leadership, teacher capacity, and community engagement. Highly comparable to HHT's Soochak teacher training and Champion-style community engagement model.
• Educational Initiatives: India-focused assessment and learning company working on foundational literacy, numeracy, and critical thinking in schools. Comparable to HHT's alternative-learning methodology that aims to move students beyond rote learning toward critical thinking.
• Quest Alliance: Indian non-profit focused on employability and 21st-century skills for youth from underserved communities, with government school partnerships. Comparable on the digital literacy, career awareness, and youth empowerment programs HHT runs through YLDP and the Digital Literacy program.

Others

• Pratham Books (StoryWeaver): Not-for-profit publisher whose Library-in-a-Classroom kit HHT distributes in partner schools in Bihar. Comparable as a content-enabler in the same primary-literacy intervention chain HHT executes through Jagriti.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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