Meet our Nonprofits

Sparsh Hospice is a centre for palliative care extending physical care, Psychological care, spiritual care and social care to people suffering from life threatening illness such as cancer.

The goal is to encourage, facilitate and spread awareness about palliative care through educating, training, extending services & research. Vision: To provide quality palliative care services, free of cost, to terminally ill patients hailing from all sections of the society.

Sri Arunodayam Charitable Trust is dedicated to the holistic care and rehabilitation of abandoned children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Their core programs encompass rescue, rehabilitation, and restoration, each tailored to meet the unique needs of these children.

Srujna is a not-for-profit platform enabling women affected by poverty, abuse and human trafficking to earn a respectable income in India. Since its inception in 2011, it has impacted the lives of 1.06 lakh women. It does so by developing dignified livelihood opportunities for women within their communities, developing leaders to sustain the units, and building their resilience by inculcating habits of savings and investments.

It has units in nine states in India and is actively working with 20,000+ women.

SVATAH Education Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to fostering financial literacy among students and adults from marginalized communities. Their work spans across direct interventions in schools, teacher training, and community programs, with a focus on practical, context-driven learning. Incubated by InnovatED and IIM Bangalore’s NSRCEL, Svatah has collaborated with partners like Zerodha, Zomato, L&T, and various government bodies to drive systemic change.

Swaccha Belaku, in collaboration with BBMP. Swaccha Belaku is to create India's first 7* zone as per the Swachh Bharat guidelines over a 3-year period through a multi-stakeholder intervention comprising private civic organizations, local government leadership, civic authorities, environmentally sensitive and active citizens. This project will reduce about 70,000 tons of carbon emissions per year. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), a city that aims to secure 7 star rating shall ensure:

? No garbage or litter is found in any public, commercial or residential location ? 100% of the waste generated is scientifically managed ? A steady reduction in the waste generated to achieve a clean & aesthetically pleasing environment ? Visible beautification of the city

Tapasya works for families from economically weaker and disadvantaged sections of society who are not able to unlock the benefits of multiple welfare schemes due to a lack of awareness and support systems. In a country like India having 1.39 billion population, 83% of families are earning less than 1.2 lakh/annum; i.e., 10K/month. Here the role of welfare schemes becomes very important to satisfy the basic needs of these families.

The Apprentice Project (TAP) is an edtech nonprofit that has built an AI and ML-powered WhatsApp chatbot to develop 21st-century skills in middle and high school students from low-income families in India. Their chatbot delivers video-based electives (coding, visual and performance arts, financial literacy, etc.) and prompts students to perform activities independently via personalized bot-based nudges and content.

The Community Library Project (TCLP) runs free, inclusive community libraries across Delhi and Gurugram, promoting the joy of reading and equal access to books for all. Its core theme is literacy, learning, and equity through free public libraries that nurture critical thinking, imagination, and community engagement.

PCVC extends support services for women and queer individuals affected by domestic and interpersonal violence.

PCVC is a rights-based organization that strongly believes in a survivor-centric approach.

Clients drive the process and make all decisions regarding their life with the full and unconditional support of a team of social workers, psychologists and welfare officers.

THE Labs (Driya Education Foundation) is a non-profit that runs interdisciplinary afterschool programs on AI & Humanities for underserved children in grade 6 to 8.

Toybank - Development Through Play is the flagship project of The Opentree Foundation, a Mumbai-based non-profit founded in 2004. Toybank creates safe spaces for at-risk children with a focus of mainstreaming play-based learning in India. We adopt a Conscious Play approach to enable children from vulnerable communities to alleviate stress, build resilience and overcome probable adversity. Through the Conscious Play approach, the programmes focus on childrens’ critical thinking, communication, and socio-emotional learning.

The Unifly Collective (Previously Barefoot Edu) is a non-profit organization founded in 2018, dedicated to improving grassroots education by building leadership capacity among principals and students to lead change.

Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) is a 29-year-old NGO that leverages innovative technological interventions for conserving the environment, creating livelihoods, addressing societal issues, and promoting sustainable development. TIDE’s work encompasses energy access and biomass-based cooking/industry solutions, Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency/conservation (RE & EE), environment management, and technology-based and innovative livelihoods, particularly with a focus on rural women to create new livelihood opportunities that would empower women and make them resilient and self-reliant. They track and report our impact on 4 parameters: Social, Economic, Environmental, and Institutional.

Towards Future enables children and women to become independent through education and awareness. This is achieved through their active participation and the involvement of other community members, fostering a collaborative effort for lasting change.

Training and Educational Centre for Hearing Impaired or TEACH, aims to create an inclusive educational environment for students with speech and hearing impairments. This specialized institution is dedicated to providing higher education and fostering the holistic development of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, enabling them to pursue successful futures.

UDAYAN is a residential home and school for children from leprosy-affected families in West Bengal and Jharkhand. Over the past 55 years, it has transformed the lives of thousands of marginalized children, currently supporting 310 boys and girls aged 4–18. UDAYAN offers a safe, nurturing environment with education, care, and opportunities for personal growth, helping children overcome the stigma of leprosy and build confident, independent futures.

Ulgulan for Social Change Foundation (Aadiwasi Janjagruti) is a grassroots initiative working in the tribal regions of Dhadgaon, Maharashtra. It focuses on empowering tribal communities through hyperlocal communication, youth leadership, & access to social justice & entitlements. The organisation creates awareness about government schemes, legal rights, education, & migration by using local languages & culturally relevant formats like mobile videos & village meetings.

UMEED offers a holistic & sustainable livelihood intervention for women. With the right professional skills, confident mindset and industry exposure we enable women to exercise rights, make choices and sustain them.

Universe Simplified Foundation sets up low-cost, portable Innovation Hubs in under-resourced Government schools to ensure students receive equal opportunities for inquiry-driven STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education at par with elite schools in India. The STEM based Innovation Hubs inculcate real life problem solving skills in students and empower them to apply science and technology to address real life challenges and to create better employment opportunities for themselves. The program is run with 6th - 9th grade students from zilla parishad and Gov. aided schools on the outskirts of Mumbai.

UPAY, founded in 2011 by IIT-Kharagpur alumnus Varun Shrivastava and fellow engineers, is a non-profit dedicated to making quality education accessible to underprivileged children across India. Working in urban and rural zones—including Nagpur, Pune, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Kolkata, and more.

Upraant aims to address global social, economic, and environmental inequalities by utilizing waste as a resource and providing empowerment opportunities to women from humble backgrounds. In addition, they wish to become synonymous with slow fashion

Urja Trust empowers young survivors aged 18 to 30 of gender-based violence. They facilitate safe spaces for these survivors to prevent further sexual exploitation, ending homelessness, so that they can live with economic independence, access safe spaces and developmental opportunities.

VAANI was created with the aim of bringing communication to the lives of deaf children and their families with a vision to enable access to every deaf child. VAANI at present works in three States of India to provide good quality services to deaf children and their families.

Vision: To advocate for the right of every deaf child to a full and complete life with respect and dignity.

Mission: To bring language & communication into the lives of deaf children and their families and thus enabling them to have meaningful conversations between themselves and the world around them.

Vedan works in the field of health, education, and environment. We take up projects to design a process based system, spread awareness, implement the system as a framework and hand hold till the system is in place and self-sustaining. We partner with local civic bodies and bring in subject matter experts as necessary. Our expertise lies in closing the loop completely and avoiding systemic loopholes.