Started in August 2013, The Lighthouse Project connects working professionals and college students with children from under-resourced communities, through one-on-one mentoring. The mentors, who need to be above 18 years of age, must be willing to devote four hours every month for a span of eight months to mentoring and working with the child to develop life skills as well as expose them to a world outside their communities. The mentors have to undergo training as well on certain focus areas like goal setting, managing emotions and aspiration levels.

A mentor and a mentee