EMPOWER GIRLS LIVING IN RURAL RAJASTHAN TO LIVE HEALTHY AND FULFILLING LIVES FREE FROM SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISCRIMINATION
In a remote village in the Thar Desert of Western Rajasthan, a single conversation in 1993 sparked what would become the Veerni Project. What began as a response to urgent healthcare needs for women and children soon revealed a deeper, more powerful demand. By 2000, girls themselves were asking for something transformative: the chance to go to school.
Veerni exists to answer that call.
Today, the project supports 110 girls aged 12 to 18 through a fully residential programme that offers far more than education. For many, it is the first time they have experienced safety, stability and the freedom to imagine a different future. Each girl receives full board and lodging, comprehensive healthcare, access to arts and sport, and digital skills training, while attending high-quality private schools. The annual cost per student is $2,800.
The impact is profound. These are girls who might otherwise face early marriage, limited education and a lifetime of economic dependence. Instead, they gain the knowledge, confidence and independence to make their own choices, pursue higher education, and enter the workforce.
Veerni is intentionally caste-blind. Girls from different backgrounds live and learn together, forming bonds that transcend entrenched social divisions. In doing so, the project not only changes individual lives, but quietly challenges long-standing inequalities.
The need remains urgent. Across India, millions of girls continue to face systemic barriers to education and opportunity. Female labour force participation remains strikingly low, reflecting the structural obstacles that persist. Yet the evidence is clear: when girls are educated, communities become healthier, more resilient and more prosperous.
Veerni’s ambition is simple but powerful: to sustain its current cohort of 110 girls and to expand, so that more can benefit from the same life-changing opportunity.
Your support makes this possible.
A gift to Veerni is not a short-term intervention. It is an investment in a girl’s future—and in the generational change she will carry forward.
Prospero World is proud to support the Veerni Project through its fiscal sponsorship programme, enabling UK donors to give in a tax-efficient way with confidence that funds are carefully stewarded and impact rigorously monitored.
DONATE £60
£60 could provide give 4 girls between the ages of 16 and 18, with career counselling lessons every two weeks, for two months.
The female labour force in India remains very low, with the country ranking 120 out of 131 countries. The Veerni Project challenges this by educating and empowering girls living in the outskirts of Jodhpur, so that they can live healthy and fulfilling lives free from social and economic discrimination.
DONATE £150
£150 could give 10 girls between the ages of 12 and 18, a sports uniform, so that they can participate in physical education activities.
The girls lives at the Veerni Project whose aim is to educate and empower girls living in village in the outskirts of Jodhpur so that they may live healthy and fulfilling lives free from social and economic discrimination.
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Veerni Ambassadors, UK
Peri Izzo
Peri Izzo is an Executive Director at The Estée Lauder Companies, leading New Incubation Ventures.
She specialises in innovation, strategy and emerging consumer trends within the global beauty sector.
She has pioneered reverse mentoring programmes connecting senior leaders with next-generation talent.
A graduate of London Business School, she is committed to inclusive and forward-looking leadership.
Isobel Kelly
Isobel Kelly is a Restructuring Paralegal at Davis Polk, working on complex international legal matters.
She brings clarity and focus to high-pressure environments, supporting critical financial and legal outcomes.
Trained at BPP Law School, she combines strong technical grounding with a thoughtful, values-led approach.
Isobel represents a new generation of professionals committed to rigour, integrity and meaningful impact. She is a committed Veerni Ambassador.
Sacha Newall
Sacha Newall is the founder of My Wardrobe HQ, an innovative fashion rental platform redefining how luxury is accessed and experienced.
Based in London, she has built a business at the forefront of sustainable fashion, partnering with leading brands and retailers. Her work combines entrepreneurial vision with a commitment to more circular, responsible consumption.
She is also a proud Ambassador of the Veerni Project, supporting its mission to expand access to education for girls in rural India.
Dr Michala Pederson
Dr Michala Pedersen is a Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at Oxford University Hospitals and a tutor in Clinical Medicine at the University of Oxford. She specialises in heart rhythm disorders, combining advanced clinical care with leading research in the field. Trained in Oxford, London and Bordeaux, she holds a DPhil in Physiology and has contributed extensively to cardiology.
Her work reflects a deep commitment to improving patient outcomes while shaping the next generation of medical professionals.
So happy to sponsor the Veerni girls, good luck with your studies, Nathalie (Sophie's friend)
We are very proud to support Sophie and her colleagues in this excellent project Sallie and Ben
Wishing this beautiful adventure a prosperous future!
Looking forward to come to the Veerni fundraiser celebrating founder Jacqueline de Chollet's work achievement and the launch of her book. Sophie F
I am glad to support the Veeni Foundation
For all the love Sophie gives to us, we want to pass some of this on to even more of the girls she supports through this charity.
great calendars and candles! thank you for the good work
Thank you for the lovely candles! X
Bravo ! Roro.