ABOUT US
What if playing and learning weren’t opponents? What if play was just another language that children had to learn as a part of their school syllabus? This is exactly what Project KHEL specializes and inculcates in thousands of school-going children in India.
IMPACT
PRITI
Priti was a shy girl. She would hesitate before talking to people and could not make friends”
BUNTY
GARIMA
She would come to the field and watch Project KHEL’s sessions before we convinced her to join in.
ISHRAR
Made in Maidaan Participants
FrisB(rabar) Participants
Workshop Participants
Training other Trainers
STORIES FROM THE FIELD
Giving Back Through Play: The Work of Project KHEL’s Youth Coaches
At Project KHEL’s FrisB(arabar) programme, our goal is not only to help young people excel in Ultimate Frisbee,
Not Just a Coach: Building a Feminist Sports Culture From the Ground Up
Sport is a deeply gendered activity. It not only welcomes boys and men more enthusiastically than girls and women but often serves as a space that celebrates skills and values marked as ‘masculine.’ At Project KHEL, we have spent over six years attempting to redefine this space — crafting a mixed-gender, feminist sporting environment where girls feel welcome and boys learn to build healthier relationships with other genders.
Why Every KHEL Team Member is a Practitioner
What if everyone in an organization — regardless of role or rank — was actively involved in fieldwork? What if every team member wore multiple hats, personally knew the beneficiaries, and met them regularly? What if accountability was universal, and skills weren’t...
A Story of Kindness
The Ripple Effects of Sports for Development
IN THE MEDIA
ACHIEVEMENTS
Selected as Acumen Fellow
After a rigorous selection process, our founder Akshai Abraham was selected as one of 20 Acumen Regional Fellows from India!
Winner of Mahindra Spark the Rise Contest
Awarded with India Education Awards, 2017
Our founder Akshai Abraham was awarded for the Innovation in Education at the India Education Awards.
Awarded with the Karamveer Chakra
Our founder was awarded with the Karamveer Chakra award in 2012, a National Medallion for Social Justice and Citizen Action was instituted by iCongo.
Awarded with the “Goldstar India Gold” Certification
Project KHEL has been awarded with the prestigious “Advanced Level Guidestar India Gold” in January 2018, third year in a row.
Eastern Bhoomika Awards
Our senior core team member, Angana Prasad received the Bhoomika Award to to acknowledge her work and sincere passion towards a gender equal society.
Selected for Youth Champions Initiative
Our team member Angana Prasad got selected to participate in the 8-day Youth Champions Initiative (YCI), implemented by the Public Health Institute (PHI) of California.
Felicitated with Piyush Vaghela Award
Our Founder was awarded for his contribution to the Ultimate Players Association of India.
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