mad in a nutshell

Make A Difference (MAD) is an award-winning NGO founded in 2006 by Jithin Nedumala. MAD works at the intersection of human development, community organizing, and technology to end generational poverty in India. Through its flagship initiative, the Progression Mentoring Program, MAD delivers an 18-year-long intervention for vulnerable children in need of care and protection—starting at age 10 and continuing until age 28.
The volunteer based intervention supports children through every major life milestone—emotional and academic development, higher education, job placements, and even marriage and parenting. The community-powered model relies on mobilizing passionate young leaders as Community Organisers, to ensures high-touch, age-appropriate, and scalable mentoring that helps children break the cycle of poverty permanently.