Lend A Hand India

What Lend A Hand India does

Lend A Hand India (LAHI) is a Pune-based non-profit organization founded in 2006 that delivers vocational training, entrepreneurship education, and applied learning programs to school students across more than 20 Indian states. The organization has cumulatively reached nearly 2.3 million students through partnerships with schools that integrate LAHI's programs directly into their curricula, addressing the gap between academic education and employment readiness. Its three core service lines — vocational training, entrepreneurship programs, and applied learning — are delivered as a unified portfolio rather than as standalone offerings.

The organization operates a community-led, partnership-driven go-to-market model, with schools serving as the primary distribution channel and Education Department relationships functioning as top-of-funnel visibility drivers. LAHI does not sell to individual consumers; instead it partners with educational institutions that adopt its programs at the curriculum level. Core technology and proprietary tooling are not publicly disclosed, and the organization does not offer a software product, app, or API — its value delivery rests on program design, trainer networks, and institutional relationships rather than on a technology platform.

As a private non-profit, LAHI is funded through grants, corporate donations, and government-style partnerships; no revenue, grant totals, or budget figures are disclosed in the available sources. The organization marked its 20th anniversary in 2026 at a Pune event attended by Maharashtra Education Commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh, with co-founder Sunanda Mane continuing to publicly advocate for skill-based education as essential to quality education.

Name

Lend A Hand India

Legal name

Lend A Hand India

Website

https://lendahandindia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lend A Hand India is a Pune-based non-profit founded in 2006 that delivers vocational training, entrepreneurship, and applied learning programs to school students across more than 20 Indian states, reaching 2.3 million students cumulatively through embedded school partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Advanced Project-Based Learning & Portfolio Mentoring (STEM/arts portfolios, maker projects) (EDANAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scholarship, Financial Aid & FAFSA Support (EDAMAKAF)

Keywords

• Vocational education programs
• Entrepreneurship training
• Applied learning
• Skill development services
• School partnership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Pune

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Donations: As a non-profit organization founded in 2006, Lend A Hand India operates primarily through grant funding, corporate donations, and potentially government partnerships to fund its vocational training and applied learning programs for students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lend A Hand India is a non-profit organization that delivers vocational training, entrepreneurship, and applied learning programmes integrated into the curricula of partnering schools. The organization works with schools across more than 20 Indian states to equip students with practical, job-ready skills and entrepreneurial mindsets, having reached nearly 2.3 million students to date.

Product overview

Lend A Hand India (LAHI) is a Pune-based non-profit organization founded in 2006 offering a unified portfolio of vocational training, entrepreneurship, and applied learning programmes for school students across more than 20 states in India. The organization has reached nearly 2.3 million students through these integrated educational services aimed at creating future-ready youth with practical and employable skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vocational Training Programmes

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached nearly 2.3 million students through vocational training, entrepreneurship and applied learning programmes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC): Government-backed umbrella organization for India's skill development ecosystem. Comparable to LAHI as the broader vocational/skills ecosystem player that LAHI partners with or competes with for government funding.
• Akshara Foundation: Bengaluru-based non-profit working on education quality and learning outcomes in Indian schools. Comparable to LAHI in school-embedded non-profit education model, though with broader primary education focus.
• IL&FS Skills Development Corporation: Large Indian vocational training organization with pan-India presence. Comparable to LAHI in vocational training focus and multi-state footprint, though operates as a for-profit corporate entity.

Direct peers

• Tata Strive: Tata Group's skill development initiative providing vocational training to Indian youth. Comparable to LAHI in vocational training focus, partnership-based delivery, and youth employability mission.
• Smile Foundation: Indian non-profit running education and livelihood/skill-training programs for underprivileged youth. Comparable to LAHI in non-profit structure, vocational education focus, and CSR-driven funding model.
• Kaivalya Education Foundation: Indian non-profit focused on leadership development and quality education in schools. Comparable to LAHI in working with schools to improve educational outcomes and skill development.
• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest non-profit education organizations, running vocational and learning programs across many states. Directly comparable to LAHI in mission, school-based delivery model, and scale of student reach.
• Quest Alliance: India-based non-profit focused on equipping young people with employability and 21st-century skills through education programs. Comparable to LAHI's youth employability and applied learning mandate and partnership-driven GTM.
• Magic Bus India Foundation: Non-profit working with adolescents and youth on livelihood and employability skills across India. Comparable to LAHI in target beneficiary, vocational-skills focus, and school/community-based delivery.

Others

• Cipla Foundation: Corporate foundation funding education and skill development initiatives in India. Comparable to LAHI as a similar non-profit/CSR funding channel operating in the Indian education space, though as a funder rather than operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lend-a-hand-india

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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