Partners – Hi 5 Youth Foundation

"Dream team of funders supporting Hi 5’s vision of ‘Changing Young Lives Through Play’."

Book a Smile

BookASmile, a charity initiative by BookMyShow (Leading Entertainment Destination) started supporting Hi 5’s municipal school basketball training program in Mumbai from 2017-18. Their belief in our mission not just led them to support the basketball program but to also extend it to create sports infrastructure in Mumbai Govt. Municipal schools. Since the inception of our association, we have been able to bring many smiles on the face of 1000+ disadvantaged children and their communities. The BAS team has also supported courts at multiple government school locations and have been the key supporter to Hi 5 throughout. Beyond the funder-donor relationship, we have seen the BAS team supporting us in multiple ways to ensure that children and their families are being positively impacted through our work. They have also gone ahead and provided our children an avenue of joy through sponsoring tickets for movies and shows, giving them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience such events.

”BookASmile & Hi 5 Youth Foundation’s association started in 2017 and our partnership has been growing ever since. It’s heart-warming to see these children beating all odds and treading on the path to success with sports, especially through basketball, as a medium of change. It is our constant endeavor to support and enrich the lives of those from marginalised backgrounds and provide them with an opportunity for holistic development, which we believe resonates with the work undertaken by Hi 5 Foundation as well. The success stories of Hi 5 students is an inspiration for those young talents who are looking to conquer life with undying grit and determination.
BookASmileBookMyShow's charity initiative

Sachin Tendulkar Foundation

Sachin Tendulkar Foundation (STF) is a philanthropic initiative of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, started with a belief to give children a better tomorrow. The foundation started supporting Hi 5 from 2018-19 with focus on providing Tribal communities/children opportunities to excel in life through basketball.

”We have been working with Hi-5 Foundation for over a year now. During this course of time, we have found the team to be professional, dedicated and very enthusiastic. The passion to make a difference in the lives of children through the basketball excellence program, has been very encouraging. Together, we are hopeful of making a difference in the lives of many more children.
Mrinmoy MukherjeeSachin Tendulkar Foundation

Dream11 Foundation

Dream 11 Foundation, a charity arm of Dream 11 company (leading Indian fantasy sports platform) extended their support to Hi 5’s slum area program in Mumbai after experiencing the program’s impact first hand. Mr. Bhavit Seth (co-founder) through Dream 11 Foundation and his team has been standing strong with Hi 5 since 2019 to provide sports training in the most deprived slum areas of Mumbai.

Caring Friends

Caring Friends Network is a community run platform that acts as a bridge between NGO and philanthropic donors. Shri Ramesh Kacholia ji is the driving force behind this network and is a well-wisher to Hi 5. Caring Friends Network and Ramesh Bhai have been strong support pillars to Hi 5 since our program inception i.e. 2015. With their donation, we could build basketball courts in the government schools in Mumbai, orphanage and residential tribal ashram shalas.

AAK Kamani Pvt. Ltd.

AAK Kamani Pvt. Ltd. (leading manufacturer/exporter of oils and fats) has been supporting Hi 5 since 2018 by adopting an orphanage center in Mumbai for basketball training. Children in this orphanage needed this program the most as this is their only chance to change the course of life towards a better living. With AAK Kamani’s support, we could serve these underserved children in Mumbai and provide them with the much needed exposure via tournaments, camps, clinics etc…

Deccan Dunkers

Deccan Dunkers – as they call themselves, a Telugu speaking community in USA connected through their love for the game of Basketball. DD Team started supporting Hi 5 in the year 2019, and played a key role in our expansion to Telangana zilla parishad/tribal schools reaching new heights serving 2100 children. These motivated individuals are already driven by this sport and have strong belief in the model we run. With their second/third generation also being involved closely with Hi 5, our program is able to make a bigger impact by creating more opportunities for children in Telangana under the ‘Children Helping Children’ initiative.

2K Foundation

2K Foundation, 2K is an American video game publisher based in Novato, California. 2K Foundation exists to invest in the communities and people that inspire them with their talent and enthusiasm. They Supported Hi 5 in 2023, by funding a basketball court at Mithagar BMC School in Mumbai.

Continental Coffee

Continental Coffee (India) Limited (leading coffee manufacturer and exporter) was introduced to Hi 5 by some of our USA supporters. CCL India Ltd. has been supporting Hi 5 in Telangana expansion and with their support we have been able to develop courts at 4 different tribal/rural government schools where before there was no sporting facility in the 10 km radius. These courts will serve 400+ children (both rural boys/girls) in Medchal/Sangareddy district and aim to bring change in this underserved area through sports.

SBI Capital

SBI General Insurance supported Hi 5 in 2021. One of the fastest-growing private general insurance firms, backed by the robust support of SBI, it upholds a strong legacy of trust and security.

Warburg Pincus

Warburg Pincus has been supporting Hi 5 since 2023. Combining sector-specific intellectual capital and financial strength, they accelerate portfolio growth. They collaborate across region and sectors to provide a refined investment thesis and a strong understanding of individual businesses

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM)

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is a top-tier third-party ship manager, delivering excellence through expertise at sea and on shore. As a valued partner, BSM supports our Education Program in Mumbai, enabling access to quality learning for children from underserved communities and driving meaningful grassroots impact.

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (formerly and commonly known as the Bombay Municipal Corporation or BMC): Hi 5 started its very first center under its flagship program umbrella – ‘Hope Thru Hoops’ in association with BMC. In 2015, Hi 5 launched its program in Mumbai for underprivileged children and with word of mouth connected with Head of Physical Education – Mr. Rameshwar Lohe. With the impact program structure and necessary documents in place, BMC permitted Hi 5 to run its flagship program in their schools in Mumbai. It has been an amazing journey with BMC and its officials have always been cooperative with our team to implement our impact program for the development of the children from low-income areas. Started with 9 centers, 600+ children in 2015 to now have served more than 1200+ children in 12 centers in our multi-year multi-level basketball program. The municipal school children in the program have performed tremendously well in the field of basketball with 70+ podium finishes, year on year, competing against elite private schools teams of Mumbai. Over the years, all these municipal center programs were supported by BookASmile (a social initiative of BookMyShow).

Sant Shri Gadge Maharaj Ashram Trust

Hi 5’s association with Sant Gadge Maharaj Ashram School started in 2016-17, with a vision to provide an alternate pathways to success to tribal children through sports i.e. Basketball. These ashram shalas are residential schools started in tribal areas of Maharashtra by the blessing of Sant Gadge Maharaj to provide free meals for education to tribal children, who otherwise don’t have access to education due to lack of financial resources. In 2016, Hi 5 started its basketball program in one of the schools of Gadge Maharaj Ashram Shala in Vajreshwari Village. This school is run by Mr. Anil Awate, residential director, Gadge Maharaj Ashram School – home to about 450 tribal children, who live on campus and get education in the school attached. Since the program’s inception, over 200 children (half of them being girls) have been trained and have got exposure through tournaments. These children are very athletic by nature and have instinct to do well in life, with little guidance, financial support and training from Hi 5 enabled.

Association Saikorian

Association Saikorian is a group (/alumni) of the Sainik School, Korukonda. Currently run by ex-army/ex-navy/entrepreneurs as office bearers, having projects in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Krishnaveni. In Telangana, Hyderabad chapter of Association Saikorian is known by the name – “Krushi Home” – an orphanage for 100+ children. Children here at Krushi Home are provided with meals, education support including tuition, health care, clothes and all the other daily essentials. Hi 5’s collaboration with Association Saikorian (Krushi Home) started in 2018-19, with the help of Raju Reddy sir from USA as a part of our expansion of the basketball excellence program in Telangana state. At Krushi Home, Hi 5 has built a basketball full-court for training children at Krushi Home, who also go to nearby Zilla Parishad School for education. With the collaboration, we expanded to two Zilla Parishad Schools in close proximity to the Krushi Home location and have been training 250+ children in basketball. Hi 5 has also built half courts at both of these Zilla Parishad schools and have been training both girls & boys in batches.

Parivaar NGO

Parivaar started with a mission to bring about transformation in lives of suffering humanity through earnest humanitarian work, and in particular change the lives of destitute and vulnerable children and youth in a loving and caring environment. Parivaar is West Bengal’s largest free residential educational institution for children from highly impoverished backgrounds, with 2100 + children (tribal/rural/orphans/street kids) living on campus. Hi 5’s association with Parivaar started in 2019 via our founder’s network and since then Hi 5 has built 2 full-courts, one each in boys & girls campus, training 150+ children daily.

Telangana Tribal Welfare Residential Education Institutions (TSWREIS)

TSWREIS institutions are run by Telangana State under the Ministry of Tribal Welfare, Govt. of Telangana to provide free education to children from tribal regions in need. There are about 187 of such schools in Telangana and Hi 5 in 2019 has partnered with one of the schools of TSWREIS i.e. Jinnaram village TSWREIS. The school is home to about 1000 children, getting education, meals, accommodation and all other basic utilities/stationary required for daily living. Children in this school are very athletic by nature as they have lived in hardships all their lives and are willing to put lots of effort to ensure they come out of it.

Chembur Childrens Home

CCH is a state run home for runaway/destitute/orphan children set up under the Bombay Children Act by government. The home is located in the heart of Mumbai and provides children with meals, education, NCC training, counseling, accomodation and health care facilities under one roof. Hi 5 association with CCH started in the year 2017 with building a basketball court at the campus and to provide home children an alternate pathway to succeed in life through basketball training. Children at CCH follow rigorous routines and have the instinct to do well in life. With Hi 5’s basketball program these children were able to experience success and get exposure by visiting in various tournaments.

Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS)

Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) is run under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India to provide free education to children from tribal regions. Hi 5 started its partnership with EMRS in 2023.

Ramakrishna Mission (RKM)

Ramakrishna Mission (RKM), started by Swami Vivekananda in 1897, is dedicated to providing quality education and healthcare to children across its schools in India. Hi 5 started its partnership with RKM Partnered in 2023.

Akshay Chaitanya Foundation

Akshay Chaitanya Foundation is an initiative of the HKM Charitable Foundation, working to provide food relief to marginalized communities in Mumbai. They have been supporting Hi 5 by providing nutritious meals to our children during the Intra Hi 5 League Maharashtra Regionals.

American School of Bombay

ASB is a coeducational independent american day school in the heart of Mumbai catering to children of International diplomats in India. The American School of Bombay follows a college preparatory program that culminates with an American high school diploma (ASB Diploma) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB Diploma). Our association with ASB started in 2018-19, with an exchange program called Yatra where children from ASB visit various Hi 5 center to share their experiences with children and also motivate them to do well in life. Since then, we have expanded our relationship with ASB, with more projects such as the exchange program between Hi 5 & ASB children on financial literacy, DIY science projects and basketball training modules. Through this association, both ASB & Hi 5 children got exposure to different worlds learning impactful life values in the process.

Reech Sports

Reech sports is a sports management and consultancy company providing a wide range of products and services in the field of sports. With Reech Sports, Hi 5 is working on exploring various models and programs to expand scope of the program design to other sections.

Arpan NGO

Arpan is the largest NGO in India addressing this issue with over 120 professionals providing prevention and intervention services to children and adults irrespective of their socio-economic background, gender, sexuality, caste, religion and political affiliation. Working with children from vulnerable communities, we believe it is important to be aware of the many challenges that they face, and with Arpan’s training program on understanding and tackling CSA issues, all Hi 5 coaches are better equipped to work with their groups. At Hi 5 we have mandated the CSA program (certificate) to all staff to ensure all children feel safe on the field and with our staff around.

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