Your Gifts Made the Following Possible
Thanks to the donations given, KFI grants funded the following...
Projects Completed and Scholarships Awarded
Thanks to your generosity!
Kodai Friends International is an independent non-profit organization in the United States that supports the educational mission of Kodaikanal International School in India and its alumni.
KFI has funded programs, projects and scholarships ranging from music to community efforts, full academic scholarships to attending a conference, a bench in memory of a cherished classmate, tributes given through awards, and many more. Following are a few recent reports. For more information about additional projects funded by KFI, email us at admin@kfi-us.org.
David Nykerk Memorial Bench
Contributed by David's 1961 Classmates When our classmate, David Nykerk ‘61 died in 2013, the class wanted a memorial in his name to be placed at Kodaikanal International School, his alma mater. After a tree idea was rejected, David’s wife Mary decided a bench would...
Model UN Conference in Dubai
Sponsored by Kodai Alumni International (now disbanded) -- The trip to Dubai may have been one of the most influential trips I have been on in the duration of my high school life. While I have been to four Model United Nations conferences in the past, never before had...
Smokeless Stove student-led initiative
A project sponsored by the Minnesota Chapter, alumni and friends -- Smokeless stoves work to provide an economical and healthy alternative to the common stove used in homes in the rural areas in and around Kodaikanal. Every week, a handful of KIS students work...