Every pound you spend here
helps educate a girl in India
20% of everything Pound & Paisa earns goes to educating underprivileged girls in India. Not a portion of profits. Not someday. 20%, every time, verified publicly.
every source ā donated to Nanhi Kali via The Mahindra Foundation UK
Every donation is made publicly through The Mahindra Foundation UK on JustGiving.
Anyone can verify the full donation history independently.
Why I'm doing this
The people who read Pound & Paisa are financially sophisticated. You earn in pounds, you think in rupees, you're building wealth across two countries. You're exactly the kind of person financial content is rarely built for ā and yet you navigate it every day.
The girls Nanhi Kali supports are on the other end of that spectrum. Same country. Completely different starting point. No access to quality education. No path to the kind of financial independence you're building.
I can't fix that inequality. But I can make sure that every pound this site earns ā from your membership, from affiliate links you click, from anything ā has a direct, traceable line back to a girl in India getting an education she otherwise wouldn't have.
That felt like the right thing to build.
What your membership actually does
Vague giving pledges are easy. "A portion of profits" means nothing ā it could be Ā£1 a year. Here's exactly what the numbers look like:
Who is Nanhi Kali?
Nanhi Kali means "little bud" in Hindi. It's a Mahindra-backed initiative that has been educating underprivileged girls across India since 1996 ā one of the largest and most credible girls' education programmes in the country.
- Supports girls in grades 6ā10 across underserved communities in India
- Provides academic support, 21st century skills training, and sports education
- Delivers essential school supplies so financial constraints don't force girls to drop out
- Backed by the Mahindra Foundation ā one of India's most trusted corporate foundations
- UK donations go via The Mahindra Foundation UK on JustGiving ā fully transparent and Gift Aid eligible
I chose Nanhi Kali specifically because of the Mahindra connection ā it's not a small charity with unknown governance. It's a well-run, large-scale programme with decades of track record. And the cause felt personally right: a UK-based NRI helping educate the next generation of girls in India through a programme backed by one of India's most respected names.
You can read more about the programme at their JustGiving page.
The transparency is everything
Anyone can make a giving pledge. The whole point of this one is that you don't have to take my word for it.
- Every donation is made publicly through The Mahindra Foundation UK on JustGiving ā a public page anyone can view
- Each donation appears in the log below with the date, amount, and a direct link to the JustGiving receipt
- The running total on this page is updated within 7 days of each donation being made
- If you ever feel the numbers don't add up, email me directly ā investingwhizz@gmail.com ā and I will show you the full income breakdown
I'm not doing this anonymously or via a private bank transfer. Every donation goes through JustGiving precisely because it creates a public, timestamped record that anyone can check. That accountability is the whole point.
Donation log
This log will be updated publicly with every donation made ā date, amount, and a direct link to the JustGiving receipt so you can verify it independently. The first entry will appear here once Pound & Paisa generates its first income.
Donations are made quarterly. The 20% is calculated on gross income before any platform fees.
The first quarterly donation will appear here with a link to the JustGiving receipt.
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