Madhi Foundation was established in 2016 as a non -profit organization committed to the cause of bridging
the equity gap in education for children across India. The Foundation draws its inspiration from the Tamil
proverb, “Destiny can be conquered with intellect (Madhi)”. Madhi Foundation specifically works to solve the
foundational learning crisis in India. Our vision, "Foundational Learning First, so every child is set up for
success", guides our every action and gives our work the purpose and direction it needs.
What we do
Madhi works closely with the Tamil Nadu School Education Department to conceptualise and implement
large -scale quality improvement programmes in Tamil Nadu’s government schools. Over the next 5 years
Madhi will strengthen its existing programmes in the state (as well as undertake new programmes) with the
singular aim of ensuring transformative improvement in the quality of school education in Tamil Nadu and
beyond.
Ennum Ezhuthum: We are currently also working as the ‘Chief Management Partner’ for Tamil Nadu’s official
Foundational Learning Mission, The ‘Ennum Ezhuthum Mission’ - a Rs. 500 Cr Mission of national and
regional importance aimed at universalising foundational learning for all children in Tamil Nadu’s 37,000
government schools.
The Foundational Learning Improvement Programme (FLIP): FLIP is a pilot initiative designed to strengthen
foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes in early grades. Building on the success of Tamil Nadu’s
Ennum Ezhuthum Mission, FLIP seeks to adapt the structured pedagogy approach to new geographies,
ensuring contextual relevance while maintaining rigour. Anchored in Madhi’s 6T framework—FLIP ensures
alignment across curriculum, training, mentoring, and monitoring processes to enable consistent, level￾appropriate, and high -impact instruction. The pilot, currently underway in Meghalaya and Nagaland, is
designed to generate evidence, build state ownership, and serve as a scalable model for improving
foundational learning across the state education system.
Enjoy English: Enjoy English is a tech -based product -service offering aimed at improving foundational English
among children from low exposure to English contexts. It is a one -of -a -kind idea that adopts an oracy -first
approach to language learning which is different from most programmes that adopt a subject -teaching
approach to English learning.
Communities Enabling Foundational Learning (CEFL): CEFL aims to equip the parents with the knowledge,
skills and tools to understand the quality of foundational education their children receive in public schools
and in turn, start advocating for improving the quality of education with stakeholders such as teachers,
administrators and local political leaders. We support parents to establish peer groups and networks of
parents and community members to support each other towards educating their child and collectively
demand for the same.
What is the work culture at Madhi like?
The work culture at Madhi is built both organically and inorganically. We articulate our core values and
reinforce them through actions consistently. Team members imbibe Madhi's values and help grow the
culture. Our core values (Mission obsession, Empathy, Resilience, Integrity, Inquiry) form the basis of our
actions, policies and interactions. Madhi nurtures a collaborative work culture where individual growth and
team success go hand in hand.
Given the nature of our work (our close partnership with the government), we often realise that we work with
partners who espouse a work culture that is vastly different from ours which can sometimes create a sense
of cultural dissonance. This is not something we can change and we expect team members to join us
knowing full well that when working with critical partners and stakeholders there would certainly arise a need
to adapt and accept the differences and the challenges that come from working in such an environment. We
have been fortunate to find team members over the years who have joined us and helped build a strong and
purposeful culture and despite our rapid growth, we have been able to sustain our culture over time.
The Job Description
In this role, some of your responsibilities will include
1. District -Level Project Management
• Lead the implementation across 4 blocks and ensure program cadence is met.
• Conduct weekly check -ins with OAs and monthly district review meetings.