SIRI story
Siri Foundation was born from the idea that you don’t have to wait until you make your first million to make a difference in someone else’s life. Don’t wait, act now.
The founder, Srini Chintala, lives in the U.S.A., but comes from a small village in India. In July of 2010, after spending all day at a rural school, Srini reached his tipping point and decided to “just do his part” to make an impact in the lives of underprivileged children. He believes that, given equal access to the resources they need to succeed, all children can ignite their inner potential and achieve their dreams. He related to the cause, due to the fact that he was in the same position when he was a child growing up in rural India.
But how would you make an impact while living in the USA, so far away from the cause?
The answer came through two teachers, Mr. LVN Rao and Mr. Babu Rao Sureddi. Both men worked at rural schools, where they met kids everyday. Kids with great potential, but lacking the resources to succeed. They too were passionate about helping misfortune kids, whether it be through mentoring, after school tutoring, or counseling, in order to ensure that kids would not drop out of school. They had been supporting underprivileged students, but financially constrained to scale their services. After meeting LVN Rao and Babu Rao with a common passion, Srini decided to team up with them, tapping into his network of resources while LVN Rao and Babu Rao performed as the ground forces, connecting with kids in need. All three rolled-up their sleeves and founded the Siri Foundation Charitable Trust on 28th July, 2010.
Sustainability and incredible support from Asha for Education
Without Asha-for-Education support, the progress and change that Siri Foundation has created would not be possible. In 2010, Srini Chintala connected with Asha for Education of Kansas City through Viswa Ammula, attending a meeting and learning about the Asha cause, a cause that aligned with the core values of Siri foundation. Siri’s first project came to a reality because of the incredible support from the Asha Kansas City team. Asha truly helped in giving a platform to help achieve Siri foundation’s goals.
