The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation supports remarkable leaders working to remove the barriers created by poverty and inequality, which prevent individuals and communities from unleashing their full potential.
We do this in the United States by closing the educational achievement gap focusing on MNSF’s five tenets.
We do this in developing countries by assuring that basic human needs are met and rights are protected, and ultimately providing increased access to educational opportunities.
M. Night Shyamalan Program Officer, Jennifer Walters
Asharan Orphanage, Delhi, India
Women in Guatemala suffer from the largest gender gap in the Latin American/Caribbean region. Indigenous women represent almost 25% of Guatemala’s population and are particularly marginalized. Few have gone beyond the thick glass ceiling...
In January of 2012, the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation awarded entrepreneur and Teach For America Alum Alejandro Gac-Artigas a start-up grant in the amount of $20,000 for his summer learning initiative.
Research finds that ⅔ of the...