13-Year-Old CEO Sets Up Kikli Foundation To Bring In Large Scale Impact Through Computer Literacy For Underprivileged Children

While most children at the age of 13 are figuring out what to do with their lives, Myra Mudagal, who is a student at Indus International School, Bengaluru, has established a non-profit foundation called to provide essential skills to underprivileged children to ensure they become employable in the knowledge industry, especially the IT and ITES sectors. In order to achieve this, her foundation runs programs in Computer Literacy for children by partnering with orphanages and government schools.

Since 2023, Kikli Foundation has adopted two gram-panchayats in Whitefield, Bengaluru, with 10 schools and orphanages with over 1000 underprivileged children and has conducted several sessions to bring students to Level 3 of computer literacy. For this, she has created a ‘mobile computer lab’ that gets passed on from school-to-school to maximize the usage of computers and laptops, which are donated by corporate firms. Some of these schools and orphanages include Doddabanahalli Primary Government School in Whitefield,

Vidya Bhavan Orphanage in Whitefield, and Bandapur Primary Government School, KR Puram in Bengaluru.

We asked Myra on what inspired her to embark on such a noble yet difficult path? “I have always had an interest in computer science and have always been good at coding. I know that once you enter IT industry, you earn high salaries. I feel if we can expose children to computers at a young age, they would want to enter IT industry, which will push them out of poverty levels. Imagine what it can do to our country, it will remove poverty! That라이브 바카라 my inspiration, to see an India that is fully developed and is computer literate,” replied Mudagal with exuberance.

Kikli Foundation has partnered with Netskill Academy for curriculum and certification process, which she aims to be delivered through blockchain technology. Further, she aims to raise funds through CSR initiatives of corporate firms who want to support computer literacy for children.

“From a young age, I’ve been exposed to entrepreneurship and the realities of it because both my parents are entrepreneurs. This exposure fostered my interest in entrepreneurship. I want to come up with innovative ideas and plans to teach children about computers. We want to scale this to millions of children, which will make a significant impact in society. We want to bring a monumental change through computer literacy,” added Mudagal on her future plans as the CEO & Founder of Kikli Foundation.

It's truly inspiring to see a young girl think and work to create an impact in the society. But it라이브 바카라 not just her foundation that keeps her busy. “One of my interests is art, over the years I have explored many mediums to make art with. I also am interested in writing. Writing is one of the ways I express myself along with my art. I journal regularly,” she said.

“There are millions of children who need our help. At this point, I’m looking to create a network of volunteers who can pitch in to teach these children. Also for companies and corporate to fund or donate computer equipment, which will help these children,” Mudagal added as closing remarks, asking for support to bring in the impact she intends to create.