Around 30% of the world's poor live in India.
The Reason Husti Started.
India is home to about 1/3rd of the world’s poor. This equates to around 400 million individuals and poses an enormous challenge for governments and NGOs alike. The issues are wide ranging in nature and are reflective of multiple failing systems at a local and institutional level. High impact, targeted interventions are of the utmost importance if we are to ascertain any considerable uplift in quality of life for generations to come.
Clean Water Changes Everything.
Poverty is a complex problem to solve and there are many incredible projects across the world attacking it in various ways. I launched Husti due to the sheer scale of local and institutionally failing systems across India. Whilst great progress has been made, we have a long way to go. The Poor often suffer from generations of disadvantage, which we believe can be tackled through ultra-high quality education programmes delivered powerfully and effectively.
Education can be one of the most powerful socioeconomic mobilisers. I have been privileged to receive a world-class education from some of the greatest teachers and institutions in the world and have come to learn of the systems, processes and people that make it possible. Every child deserves a bright future. A child in poverty needs a combination of an unfair advantage and an environment that holds them to a higher standard.
Priyam Patel
Founder @ Husti.org
Enabling Self-Reliance.