Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation

What Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation does

Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation (SHIF) is a Delhi-registered non-profit foundation (CIN U74999DL2015NPL276607) established in 2015 as a joint philanthropic partnership between the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation and Schneider Electric India. It operates a single program called SMITA (Smart Interactive Teaching Aid) that delivers solar-powered digital classrooms — comprising Smart TVs with internet connectivity, rooftop solar panel installations, and an Energy & Environment Conservation Education curriculum — to rural and semi-urban government schools across India. The foundation identifies, vets, and directly deploys program infrastructure to schools without intermediaries, handling solar installation, teacher training, and curriculum integration in-house.

The technology stack is deliberately low-tech and infrastructure-led rather than software-led: the core differentiator is the pairing of renewable energy hardware with digital classroom hardware to guarantee uninterrupted learning in areas with unreliable grid power, layered with a curriculum component that positions students as "Green Ambassadors." Geographic footprint as of 2024 covers 321 operational schools across 10 Indian states (Maharashtra, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, and one additional state implied by the count), with a publicly stated target of 500 schools by calendar year 2025. Documented student-level outcomes include a 20% enrollment increase at Raid Hoppati Secondary School in Meghalaya and STEM/solar model-building activities across sites.

The business model is non-commercial: SHIF does not charge schools or generate revenue from program delivery. All costs — hardware procurement, solar installation, teacher training, curriculum — are funded through Schneider Electric India's corporate social responsibility (CSR) budget and associated charitable contributions. The go-to-market is direct deployment via corporate partnership rather than sales; marketing relies on earned media across CSR publications and video testimonials on the foundation's YouTube channel, with a public school-nomination form as the primary demand-acquisition channel. The foundation has no disclosed external funding rounds, no venture or institutional capital, no M&A activity, and no commercial revenue lines.

Name

Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation

Legal name

SPREADING HAPPINESS INDIYA FOUNDATION

Website

https://shif.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SHIF is a non-profit foundation that deploys solar-powered digital classrooms (Smart TVs, internet, rooftop solar) and an energy-conservation curriculum to rural government schools across India via its SMITA program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Education Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms (EDAJAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI), K–12 Digital Curriculum & Interactive Lessons (EDAGAEAA), Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB), Environmental Science & Sustainability Programs (Ecology, Climate, Conservation) (EDAMABAD)

Keywords

• Rural education technology
• Solar-powered classrooms
• Digital learning infrastructure
• School electrification programs
• Environmental education curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Funding: SHIF operates as a CSR initiative funded by Schneider Electric India's corporate social responsibility budget. The foundation does not generate commercial revenue but relies on corporate partnerships and charitable contributions to sustain operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SHIF deploys solar-powered digital classrooms — comprising Smart TVs with internet connectivity and rooftop solar panel installations — to rural and semi-urban government schools across India. The foundation supplements the hardware with an Energy & Environment Conservation Education curriculum that trains students to become Green Ambassadors, integrating interactive digital learning with environmental awareness. All program costs are borne by the foundation through corporate social responsibility partnerships.

Product overview

Spreading Happiness InDiya Foundation (SHIF) operates the SMITA program, a unified educational initiative for rural government schools in India. The program combines three core components: Digital Classrooms (Smart TVs with internet connectivity), Rooftop Solar Panels (for reliable power supply), and the Energy & Environment Conservation Education curriculum. Together, these elements create solar-powered smart classrooms that transform learning experiences while environmental education transforms students into Green Ambassadors. Currently serving 321 schools with plans to expand to 500 schools by 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SMITA: SMITA (Smart Interactive Teaching Aid) is the core program of SHIF that operates in rural government schools. It includes digital classrooms with Smart TVs and internet connection, rooftop solar panels to power the digital classrooms, and Energy & Environment Conservation Education to transform students into Green Ambassadors.

Products and services

• SMITA Program (Smart Interactive Teaching Aid) A comprehensive educational program for rural government schools in India combining solar-powered digital classroom hardware (Smart TVs with internet, rooftop solar panels) with an Energy & Environment Conservation Education curriculum to transform students into Green Ambassadors.
• Digital Classrooms Smart TV-based classroom installations with internet connectivity that enable audio-visual learning experiences, connecting rural students to educational content from diverse sources beyond textbooks.
• Rooftop Solar Panel Installation Solar panel installations on school rooftops that power the digital classrooms, addressing irregular power supply issues common in rural areas to ensure uninterrupted digital learning.
• Energy & Environment Conservation Education Educational curriculum component featuring learning sessions, interactive activities, and skill-building competitions designed to sensitize students about environmental preservation and transform them into Green Ambassadors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% increase in student enrollment at Raid Hoppati Secondary School
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schneider Electric IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Schneider Electric India is the primary co-founder and strategic partner of SHIF, established in 2015. The partnership leverages Schneider Electric's expertise in energy efficiency and solar solutions to power digital classrooms in rural government schools. Deepak Sharma, Zone President of Schneider Electric India with 30 years of experience, leads the company's involvement.
• Sachin Tendulkar Foundation (STF) / SRT Sports Management (SRTSM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Sachin Tendulkar Foundation represents the cricket legend's philanthropic arm, working with SHIF since 2015 to realize the vision of solar-powered smart classrooms in rural India. Venketaraman R represents the foundation team, curating purpose-driven platforms and partnerships.
• Luminous Power TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeelima Burra, Chief Strategy Officer at Luminous Power Technologies, serves as a key leader on the SHIF board, bringing over 20 years of leadership experience and contributing to strategic innovation and sustainability transformation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Naandi Foundation: Naandi Foundation operates large-scale rural education and school transformation programs across India, including government-school partnerships. Comparable to SHIF as a fellow NGO delivering education infrastructure and curriculum to under-resourced rural government schools with corporate backing.
• Pratham Education Foundation: Pratham is one of India's largest NGOs focused on improving learning outcomes in rural and low-income government schools. Comparable to SHIF on target segment (rural government schools), geographic focus (pan-India, including states where SHIF operates), and goal of supplementing teacher-led instruction with structured interventions.
• Smile Foundation: Smile Foundation runs Mission Education, deploying into underprivileged government schools across India with corporate-CSR and individual-donor funding. Comparable to SHIF on funding mix, target beneficiary, and school-level deployment model.

Broad incumbents

• Infosys Foundation: Infosys Foundation funds large-scale education and rural infrastructure CSR programs. Comparable to SHIF as a tech-corporate-CSR education funder deploying into underserved Indian communities, though its programs span more verticals than SHIF's solar-classroom focus.
• Reliance Foundation: Reliance Foundation runs education and rural transformation initiatives under the Ambani family, similar to how SHIF bundles corporate CSR with rural education. Comparable in scale of ambition, corporate-CSR funding model, and pan-India rural reach — though its education program is broader than SHIF's.
• Bharti Foundation: Bharti Foundation runs the Satya Bharti School Program, one of India's largest corporate-CSR rural K-12 programs. Directly comparable to SHIF in target beneficiary (rural government school communities), funding source (corporate CSR), and operating model (deploying infrastructure + curriculum into government schools).
• Tata Trusts (Education portfolio): Tata Trusts fund multiple large-scale rural education and government school transformation programs across India. Comparable to SHIF in scale and corporate-CSR foundation structure, though much larger and more diversified across thematic verticals.

Emerging players

• EkStep Foundation: EkStep Foundation builds open digital infrastructure for foundational learning at scale in India (origin of Sunbird/ILP platform that powers DIKSHA). Comparable to SHIF on the digital-learning-infrastructure-for-government-schools axis, with potentially strong overlap in technology philosophy, though operating model and funding differ.
• iDream Education: iDream Education provides tablet-based digital learning content and infrastructure to rural government schools in India. Most directly comparable to SHIF on the digital classroom + rural government school axis, though it is a commercial/for-profit entity versus SHIF's CSR-funded model.

Regional players

• IL&FS Education: IL&FS Education runs IT-based vocational and digital learning programs in rural and semi-urban Indian schools. Comparable to SHIF in deployment of digital classroom infrastructure to underserved schools, though with greater emphasis on vocational IT training.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/shorts/K52sUTMT5ok
• Facebookfacebook.com/SHIF.India
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spreading-happiness-indiya-foundation-shif

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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