One Young Voice.
One Powerful Vision.
A 16 year old student is raising $50,000 to help bring practical financial literacy to children, teens and young people in underserved communities across Africa.
What if learning about money could change a life?
For Sanvi Paritala, that question became impossible to ignore.
As a 16 year old Indian American student with a passion for financial literacy, business, entrepreneurship and innovation, Sanvi discovered that learning about personal finance was helping her make better decisions and understand the world around her.
Then she asked herself a question that changed everything.
If what I know about finance has helped me, why does everyone not have the opportunity to learn it?
That question became the beginning of The Gift of Financial Literacy Campaign.
Meet Sanvi Paritala
Sanvi grew up in the United States and travelled to India to visit her grandparents. Those experiences gave her a wider perspective on how differently people can live and how access to opportunity and knowledge can shape what becomes possible.
Rather than simply recognising the problem, she decided to act.
She began researching organisations working with communities where financial education is limited. That journey eventually led her to KAFI Foundation.
Sanvi believes financial literacy should not be a privilege reserved for those who happen to have access to the right schools, resources or opportunities.
She wants young people to have the knowledge they need to understand money, make informed decisions and build stronger financial futures.
A $50,000 Campaign With A 10 Million Person Vision
The Gift of Financial Literacy Campaign seeks to raise $50,000 in support of KAFI Foundation's work to make practical financial education accessible to children, teens and young people across Africa.
Because the vision is bigger than one campaign, one country or one generation.
Your Donation Can Help Put Financial Knowledge Into Young Hands
Textbooks and Workbooks
Practical learning materials designed to make financial concepts easier to understand.
Board Games
Interactive tools that turn financial learning into an engaging experience.
Card Games
Creative resources that help young people explore money concepts through play.
Money Journals
Resources that encourage young people to think intentionally about money and their financial goals.
Community Education
Financial literacy programmes that bring practical knowledge directly into communities.
Digital Resources
Digital learning tools that can extend financial education beyond the classroom.
Why Your Donation Matters
A donation to this campaign is not simply a contribution towards a fundraising target.
It is an investment in knowledge.
Knowledge that can help a child understand saving. Knowledge that can help a teenager understand financial choices. Knowledge that can help a young person approach opportunities with greater confidence.
Money can be spent once.
Knowledge can continue creating value long after it is received.
This is the gift we are inviting you to give.
Sanvi Is Starting With A Question. We Can Help Her Build The Answer.
Sanvi knows that she cannot personally understand the needs of every community across Africa. That is why she chose to work with KAFI Foundation, trusting the organisation to apply its understanding of local communities and programmes to the use of campaign contributions.
Her hope is simple but powerful: that this campaign will help more people discover the importance of financial literacy and inspire others to participate in creating meaningful change.
She also hopes that other young people will see what can happen when they choose not to wait for someone else to solve a problem.
Help Give The Gift That Can Last A Lifetime
We are raising $50,000 to support financial literacy education for children, teens and young people across Africa and contribute to a vision of reaching 10,000,000 people by 2030.
You do not have to change the world alone. You can simply help one young person gain knowledge that may change the way they see money, opportunity and their future.
DONATE NOWAll campaign contributions are directed through KAFI Foundation's official donation platform to support transparent receipt and tracking of contributions.
Imagine A Generation That Understands Money Before Money Controls Their Choices.
That future begins with education.
It begins with access.
And sometimes, it begins with one young person deciding to ask a question.
Sanvi has asked the question.
Now we have an opportunity to help build the answer.
Give the Gift of Financial Literacy.