Mann Deshi Champions

We identify prospective outstanding athletes, provide them with excellent sports facilities and nurture their overall physical, mental and social development.

We aim to

  1. Create better opportunities for young girls and boys in rural India to play sports both in and out of school
  2. Train local coaches to identify and train talented athletes
  3. Offer financial and professional coaching support for talented young rural athletes
  4. Focus on and increase girls participation in sports
  5. Promote a career in sports

OUTCOMES

7,000 athletes

inducted into the programme.


300 athletes

competed in district, state, national and international level competitions.


Meet Prajakta Shinde

Prajakta Shinde is from Dahiwadi village. She is a daughter of a single mother. At Mann Deshi's Youth Development Center Prajakta developed skill sets for stage daring, improved her English and understood methods of giving an interview. Today Prajakta proudly says that she has secured a job at Tata Consultancy in Pune.


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