Come, write your own story.
A mentorship initiative connecting college women in the US with girls in India who deserve the same shot at education, opportunity, and belief in themselves.
Come, write your own story.
A mentorship initiative connecting college women in the US with girls in India who deserve the same shot at education, opportunity, and belief in themselves.
In rural India, millions of girls begin their education with hope — and leave before they ever get the chance to discover what they're capable of.
Girls enroll in school but struggle to keep up — especially with English, which opens every door worth opening.
Girls in rural India rarely meet ambitious women who look like them and made it somewhere.
It's taught in classrooms but never practiced. Without fluency, opportunities stay permanently out of reach.
The most powerful thing in a girl's life is one person who genuinely, consistently believes she can go further.
One conversation a month between two women across the world. That's it. That's everything.
A college woman in the US commits to one 30-minute video call per month. That's all it takes to begin.
We pair you with a girl in India based on shared interests, language level, and goals.
English conversation, career awareness, life advice — and the simple power of showing up, every month.
You don't need to be an expert. You just need to show up. Your story — wherever you are in it — is exactly what a girl in India needs to hear.
Kishreena is named for my grandfather Kishan — a doctor who treated the poor for free and always brought me balloons — and my grandmother Reena, a teacher who believed education was the greatest gift you could give.
I'm a community college student in the US, fighting for my own educational opportunities. I built Kishreena because I know what it feels like to need someone to believe in you.
Every girl could be a torchbearer. We just have to hand her the flame.
A doctor who treated the poor for free. He gave me balloons and taught me that giving is the point.
A teacher who believed education was the greatest gift. Her flame lives inside every girl we mentor.
"The light my grandparents gave me — I want to pass it forward to every girl who deserves to shine."— Founder, Kishreena
We're looking for NGOs in India, universities in the US, and organizations that believe every girl deserves a torchbearer.
A doctor, a teacher, and a balloon. The story behind Kishreena and why their legacy lives in every girl we mentor.
It sounds small. But for a girl in rural India who has never spoken to an ambitious woman from the US — it's everything.
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