SRIJAN (Self-Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action) registered as a public charitable trust in January 2000. SRIJAN means an ‘act of creation’ in Sanskrit. The full name, Self-Reliant Initiatives through Joint ActioN, has two embedded themes: ‘self-reliance’ and ‘joint action’. We at SRIJAN believe that development on large scale can be achieved by exploring ways to execute poverty alleviation models through promoting self-reliance and enhancing self-respect of ‘beneficiaries. SRIJAN is working in 18 aspirational, deprived districts of five states in India- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Uttar Pradesh across more than 2,204 villages, impacting the lives of over 200,000 families in collaboration with Government agencies and both private and institutional donors. SRIJAN has functioned as resource organization in Telangana, Assam, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty, Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission, Kerkin Acte on Access to Finance and Inclusive Markets and UP State Rural Livelihoods Mission.
Anthill creations is a non-profit organization founded by IIT Kharagpur architects, that transforms spaces into interactive and sustainable playgrounds using locally sourced materials , helping children develop holistically and preventing excessive pollution at the same time. Over 5 years, they have collaborated with various companies in building 320 playgrounds across India by recycling 210 tons of tyre and reaching out to 2,00,000+ children across 20 states in India.
Established in 2007, Educate Girls’ is a non-profit that focusses on mobilising communities for girls’ education in India’s rural and educationally backward areas. Strongly aligned with the ‘Right to Education Act’ or the ‘Samagra Siksha’, Educate Girls is committed to the Government’s vision to improve access to primary education for children, especially young girls.
Learning Links Foundation (LLF) is a Not-for-Profit Trust, established in 2002, with a vision to foster purpose and progress by unlocking lifelong learning. Powered by its vision to inspire true learning from an early age and create links to enable learning across different stages of life, the foundation offers educational, training, skilling and self-enhancement solutions that create learning links throughout life across all age groups, while harnessing knowledge, innovation and technology. . Till date, LLF has positively impacted over 17.8 million students and 2.2 million teachers across over 52,000 schools.
Orion Educational Society is a skill development organisation with vision of impacting inclusive development across all sections of the society. With the presence in more than 29 states across India, Orion educational society is one of the largest skill development organisation that aims at creating diverse employment opportunities for unemployed youths from marginalized communities. It focuses on creating sustainable livelihood opportunities in the diverse sectors like Technology, Electronics, Travel & Tourism, Retail, Networking, Hospitality, Agriculture, Mobile Laptop Repairing, Healthcare, Apparel Manufacturing and Designing, Hospitality and more.
Pratham is an innovative learning organization created to improve the quality of education in India. As one of the largest non-governmental organizations in the country, Pratham focuses on high-quality, low-cost, and replicable interventions to address gaps in the education system. Established in 1995 to provide education to children in the slums of Mumbai, Pratham has grown both in scope and geographical coverage.
The Corbett Foundation (TCF) was established by Mr. Dilip D. Khatau, a former Member of the National Board for Wildlife in India and a Member of the Indian Wildlife Business Council of the Confederation on Indian Industry, on April 22, 1994. TCF is a charitable trust, a non-profit and a non-governmental organisation that is fully dedicated to the conservation of wildlife with active involvement of local communities.
Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that responds to people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing medicine, medical supplies and health programs. Their Emergency Programs help communities prepare for respond to and recover from disasters. Their Clinical Services deliver quality health care for people who have none.
Seva Sahayog Foundation is a Not-for-Profit organization registered under Section 8 as per Companies Act, 2013 on 31st August 2009. Seva Sahayog Foundation (SSF) aims to serve diverse communities and nation-building through a collaborative approach to ensure greater stakeholder participation through awareness, capacity building, and handholding. SSF integrates three core elements – Social Inclusion, Economic Growth, and Environmental Conservation – through its projects in order to achieve sustainable development.
Bombay Natural History Society is one of the oldest scientific organizations in India, working for nature conservation since 1883. Thier primary goal is to spread awareness about nature through science-based research, conservation advocacy, education, scientific publications, nature tours and other programs.
Global Cancer Concern India (GCCI) is a registered NGO which occupies a prominent place in the vanguard of cancer care NGOs in the country and has been working assiduously for the last 18 years for the well-being of the disadvantaged people afflicted with cancer. It was founded by Late Maj Gen R S Pannu.
Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, is a registered charity that was established over 24 years ago by Mr Mahendra Mehta. It was set up in order to tackle the problems of poverty in Mumbai, especially amongst young children. From its humble origins as a family institution it has grown rapidly, and now its projects cover a wide range of activities located in both India and other developing countries, including Afghanistan, Sudan, Kenya and Burundi.
The Akshaya Patra Foundation is an NGO in India headquartered in Bengaluru. Our organization strives to eliminate classroom hunger by implementing the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in the government schools and government-aided schools. Alongside, Akshaya Patra also aims at countering malnutrition and supporting the right to education of socio-economically disadvantaged children. Since 2000, Akshaya Patra has been concerting all its efforts towards providing fresh and nutritious meals to children on every single school day.
VIDYA is a registered not-for-profit organization working for the education, empowerment and transformation of less privileged children, youth and women through micro-level intervention. VIDYA was founded in 1985 by Rashmi Misra, who taught a class of five girls at her home on the campus of IIT Delhi and today, it is a movement in its own right. In the past 3 decades VIDYA has impacted over 3,50,000 people.
Sambhav Foundation, is a not-for-profit organisation that envisions a more equitable future, where everyone has a chance to prosper. It is committed to changing the lives of women, youth, and the intellectually challenged by empowering them with skills and linking them to sustainable livelihoods. Its goal is to change lives at scale through a holistic approach integrating education, employment, and entrepreneurship in a healthy environment. It’s multi-faceted programs aim to build ecosystems supporting continuous growth and development, ultimately leading to empowered and resilient communities.
Working with over 2000 partners, Sambhav conducts programs that have impacted more than 2.7 Million lives in India, including 13K micro-entrepreneurs incubated, till date. The foundation operates a network of 100+ skilling centers countrywide that offer 85+ vocational training courses.
Founded in 2016, Heartfulness Institute (HFI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to offering meditation practices and fostering holistic wellness. Beyond meditation, HFI has been at the forefront of environmental conservation, and education, Sports , and wellness worldwide. In 2018, HFI launched the Forests by Heartfulness (FBH) initiative to drive environmental conservation and sustainability efforts. FBH aims to plant over 30 million trees across India by 2027 and create carbon sinks of 759 million kgs. To conserve native, endemic, and threatened species, enriching mega-biodiversity for a cleaner and greener world. FBH aims to contribute to sustainability and play a pivotal rolein the transition to a circular bio-economy.
Our first success was The Green Kanha Initiative was started to transform 1,400 acres of barren land at Kanha Shantivanam into a thriving green oasis.Since 2016, we the initiative successfully planted over 800,000 saplings, dramatically revitalizing the landscape.
Inspired by the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, and equipped by their medical training in India, and subsequently, training in public health and research at the Johns Hopkins University, the doctor couple Abhay and Rani Bang founded `SEARCH' in 1986. SEARCH is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) working in the poorest, semi-tribal district, Gadchiroli, in the State of Maharashtra (India), 1000 km from Mumbai. SEARCH runs several health programs such as providing medical care through a hospital for the tribal and rural people of Gadchiroli, mobile medical units to 200 tribal villages, community health care in 269 villages, community-based mental health program, reproductive health education for tribal youths and women, youth leadership programme for youths from across the country, prevention and deaddiction of alcohol and tobacco, participatory program for tribal development, training of trainers from different parts of the country and abroad, field research to improve rural health services and advocacy to influence policy. Over past 38 years, SEARCH has been able to make some important breakthrough in the public health problems of India, and globally.
At Blind Vision Foundation, we are dedicated to empowering the visually impaired with innovative assistive technology. Our journey began with a vision to help individuals lead independent lives, shaped by invaluable insights from visually impaired individuals who shared their unique challenges and aspirations. Inspired by their stories, we gathered a passionate team of like-minded individuals committed to making this dream a reality.
Today, we take immense pride in having supported over 6,000 visually impaired individuals through our cutting-edge devices, transforming lives and enabling them to perform daily tasks with confidence and ease. Our mission continues to focus on creating a world where every visually impaired person has the tools they need to thrive independently.