Bandar and Bhaaloo

Bandar and Bhaaloo is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to provide funding for the high school education of girls in Jaipur, India. Its business model is to generate funds through the sale of one-of-a-kind stuffed animals, bags, and necklaces made of donated Indian saris and sewn by volunteers. Sold through low-cost channels and minimizing administrative costs, the funds we generate through the sale of these items are directed to high impact, proven educational partners in India. High school education plays an important role in arming girls and women with the necessary knowledge, attitudes and skills to make qualitative improvements to their lives.

Launched in 2018, Bandar and Bhaaloo has an ambitious plan to design, create and sell beautiful one-of-a-kind items, in order to support the high school education of girls in India. Girls in India face a distinctive set of barriers to learning, especially when they reach post-primary levels of education. It takes about $350 to send a girl to high school for a year. With volunteer sewers and donated saris, our costs are very low - thereby maximizing our profits. Volunteers will know where their efforts go - what schools and what girls are supported.