About us
Our founder, Harini Logan, inspired by her journey through language learning and academic excellence, created Kalvi to make quality education accessible to everyone. Kalvi brings together educators, learners, and community organizations to uplift lives through language, literacy, and learning.
Our Mission
Kalvi’s mission is to expand access to linguistic education by mentoring learners worldwide, fundraising to host spelling bees in underserved communities, and sponsoring champions from countries like Morocco, Nigeria, and Ghana to compete on global stages.
Through blogs and podcasts with education and policy experts, we open conversations about access in linguistic education, while helping build a community that sparks a lifelong love for language in all students.
Vision
Our Vision
We imagine a world where every child can learn in a language they understand. A world where language is not a barrier but a bridge to opportunity. Our vision is to see every learner equipped with the tools to succeed, regardless of where they come from or what language they speak at home.
We believe in a future where literacy is global, learning is joyful, and no child is left behind because of the language they speak.
One child at a time. One word at a time.
Harini Logan, Kalvi's Founder
Aside from being a National Spelling Bee Champion, Harini has considerable hands-on experience with education. She has worked with reputable organizations such as the NorthSouth Foundation as a volunteer teacher, working with children to prepare them for success in regional, state, and national level spelling and vocabulary competitions. Harini works towards implementing positive change in education both locally and on the international level and looks to continue doing so through Kalvi.
Our Advisors
Maire Daly
Maire Daly is a seasoned social impactt consultant specializing in strategic planning, leadership team effectiveness, and building stronger boards. Maire is passionate about ensuring that social impact organizations have the strong leadership and operational foundations that they need in order to fulfill their mission and ignite social change. She has nearly twenty years of experience in a variety of roles, including strategic planning, partnership strategy, board management, and fundraising.
Maire has recently launched her own consulting business, Mindful Direction Consulting. She partners with social impact organizations to improve their strategic planning, leadership team operations, and board management. She works with leaders to provide strategic capacity, to transform strategy into action, and to facilitate effective leadership.
Shilpa Gadhok
Shilpa Gadhok is an award-winning brand executive passionate about unleashing the power of individuals, teams, and organizations to impact our world positively. For over 10 years, she has led some of the most iconic global brands at Procter & Gamble and The Hershey Company, and led teams at high growth start ups. As the Founder and CEO of SEE GOOD STRATEGY GROUP, a boutique consulting firm focused on brand strategy and leadership development, Shilpa is passionate about fueling teams, brands, and organizations with the tools and thought leadership necessary to step-change their growth and broader role in society. She is a Featured and Returning Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health and has guest lectured at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Vijaybhoomi University in Maharashtra, India.
Our values
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We educate: We believe in the power of teaching. Not just subjects, but self-worth. Through spelling, storytelling, and structured literacy, we help students grow into confident and capable learners.
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We celebrate language: Language is identity. It is history, culture, and connection. We celebrate every language our students bring to the table and teach with that respect at heart.
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We empower: Every learner has potential. We focus on helping them unlock it through personalized education, skill-building, and mentorship.
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We collaborate: Education thrives in community. We work with schools, families, and global partners to build programs that are local in focus and global in impact.
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We stay accountable: Every step we take is guided by impact. We measure success not by numbers alone but by the real progress our students make in their lives.
