Come, write your own story.
A mentorship initiative connecting Indian professionals in the US with young women in India — to land a first job, study further, or explore a career, and to believe their future is worth fighting for.
Come, write your own story.
A mentorship initiative connecting Indian professionals in the US with young women in India — to land a first job, study further, or explore a career, and to believe their future is worth fighting for.
Across India, young women graduate with ambition and ability. Many are the first in their family to aim for a professional career, and have never spoken to someone who has done what they dream of doing.
Talent and motivation aren't the problem. Knowing how to turn a degree into a career, a first job or further study often is.
Young women from rural and underserved communities rarely meet ambitious women who look like them and have built something meaningful.
First-generation graduates have no one to ask about resumes, interviews or applying abroad. Without someone who has walked the path, it feels impossible.
The most powerful thing in a young woman's life is one person who consistently, genuinely believes she can go further.
A 30-minute hello, three 1-hour sessions and a 30-minute wrap-up, over three months, all on video. That's it. That's everything.
An Indian professional in the US fills in a short form, completes a 20-minute training and signs our Code of Conduct.
A young woman (18+) picks a track — land her first job, study further, or explore a career — and chooses her mentor from a shortlist.
A 30-minute intro call to get to know each other and agree on one goal for the three months.
Three 1-hour sessions using your real expertise. She leaves with a written plan, and a 30-minute wrap-up checks how it's going.
Kishreena is a brand-new foundation. You are reading this at the very beginning — and that is exactly why your voice, your story, and your time matter the most.
Run our first cohort of mentors and mentees with partner organisations in India, and learn from every pair.
Grow our mentor network across US companies and professional communities, and reach more young women through more partners in India.
A future where every ambitious young woman in India has someone walking ahead of her, holding the flame.
Be one of the first. Help us write the very first chapter.
Join the First CohortGrowing up in India in a family of doctors and teachers, I was always humbled by the opportunities I had — in a country where many don't get their meals every day, where many never go to school, and where many have no access to proper healthcare.
Three years ago when I moved to the USA, I struggled to adapt to the education system. And soon I realised: my struggles were so small compared to that one girl sitting in a village in India — and that I could use my privilege of being educated here to help my own people.
That's when Kishreena Foundation came to light.
"I want every girl to have what I had — someone who believed in her before she believed in herself."
Kishreena is named after my grandfather Kishan Nathani — a cardiologist who helped patients regardless of how rich or poor they were — and my grandmother Reena Nathani, a teacher who educated many to find their own voice. I would not be here without their guidance, and their legacy lives in every young woman we mentor.
Sarah Nathani
Founder, Kishreena Foundation
You don't need to be perfect. You just need to be honest, present and kind. Your path is exactly what a young woman in India needs to see. How mentoring works →
Opens our 5-minute mentor form.
We are looking for NGOs in India, companies and professional networks in the US, and organisations that believe every young woman deserves a torchbearer. If that is you — reach out.
Or write to kishreenafoundation@gmail.com. Tell us who you are and how you'd like to work together.