From 7,000 Children to a Million
Over 7,000 children have already received school supplies, food and encouragement through the Iva and Shiv Foundation. Most people would call that a milestone. Nizi Bhandari calls it the warm-up.
Why a million
Big enough to scare you a little
Nizi will be the first to admit the number sounds enormous. One million children. He says it anyway — because a dream that doesn't scare you a little isn't big enough to be worth chasing. The point of a goal like this isn't that it's easy. It's that it pulls you forward, every single day.
And he's clear about how it happens: not all at once, and never alone. One child, one community, one giving day at a time. Seven thousand smiles became seven thousand reasons to keep going — and each one makes the next a little more possible.
A million children. It starts with the next one.
A goal this size is also an invitation. No single person reaches a million children — but a movement can. Every supporter, every shared post, every sponsored school bag moves the number forward. That's why Nizi tells the goal openly: so that anyone who hears it can decide to be part of it.
Read more about the vision on Nizi's Mission — or help move the number forward by joining the mission.
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The mission, in numbers
How many children has Nizi Bhandari helped?
Through the Iva and Shiv Foundation, Nizi Bhandari has helped more than 7,000 children with school supplies, food and encouragement across the Philippines. He describes that number as the warm-up, not the finish line.
What is Nizi Bhandari's goal?
His goal is to be part of the journey of one million children — helping in any way he can, one child, one community and one giving day at a time, with faith, hard work and the blessings of Shirdi Sai Baba.
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More of Nizi Bhandari's world
Nizi Bhandari's mission for a million children · Join the mission · The 7,000 smiles so far