Driving sustainable change through education, skills, and opportunity for all. Join us to uplift children, women, and youth in underserved communities.
In 2018, founder Hayley Lyle met Raj and began to record his story in a biography of how a non-profit investing in his impoverished village completely changed his life, empowered him as a leader, and became the catalyst for Raj to transform his community and communities around him.
Barefoot King Initiative continues this story of transforming young lives through education, opportunity, and dignity, because when you change one life, you can change an entire community.
We strive to steward your gift to maximize impact.
Our team's experience in international non-profit work only confirms the importance of building on a strong relationship.
We prioritize working with trusted partners in India who we know personally or have been verified through our professional network.
We have zeroed in on India, starting in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kanartaka.
We find that each community experiences a range of variables impacting them, from local government, language, local religion and culture. Our focus enables us to navigate these well.
We value every contribution and are honored that you chose us to steward your giving. We work to ensure every dollar is spent effectively.
We strive to be transparent with our spending and budgets. You can review our project plans per project and annual reports by emailing [email protected].
Our team brings expertise and commitment to every initiative, working together to empower communities and create sustainable change.
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Empowering communities through education and skills.
Supporting women’s leadership and independence.
Building resilience for lasting impact.
