Also known as WOTR the Watershed Organisation Trust was founded in 1993 with the aim of tackling rural poverty by holistically rejuvenating rural communities and their ecosystems. This involves working at the grassroots to empower Indian villages to manage their land, water and forest resources efficiently, in order to depend on them for sustainable livelihoods. ...
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Right from the time it was founded, Karuna Trust has been dedicated to “reaching the unreached” and improving public healthcare in rural India through partnerships with the government and the public sector. Its first such project was with the Government of Karnataka, which entrusted the organisation to run a Public Health Centre (PHC) in Chamarajanagar...
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Stree Mukti Sanghatana started out in 1975 as a theatre troupe staging travelling street plays about women’s rights and gender equality. In the years since, it has established itself as one of Maharashtra’s leading social justice organisations that works to empower women, adolescents, children and the working classes, particularly waste pickers. One of SMS’s early...
The Tata Trusts have been involved in running mental health programmes in India for over four decades, and started its Udaan initiative specifically to tackle issues of mental health. Udaan’s programmes have helped to develop and strengthen rescue, recovery and rehabilitation work for people across the country, particularly among lower-income and marginalised communities who have...
When Chetana Vikas was founded in 1977, its rural development work was limited to five villages in Wardha district. Today, it has expanded its work to over 100 villages in the same district, allowing it to impact thousands of families while retaining its local, grassroots focus. The organisation’s main vision is to empower individuals and...
Founded on the principle of “raising health for all”, SNEHA works to holistically address preventive and promotive healthcare for the urban poor, especially vulnerable women and children. It helps to strengthen the capacity of local communities to access public healthcare, while simultaneously working with public health systems to ensure that they provide quality services. SNEHA...
Sankara Nethralaya, which means “temple of the eye”, is a charitable eye hospital founded in Chennai in 1978. The aim of its founders was to bring world-class eye care to all Indians, rich or poor, and to treat patients with compassion. Over the years, it has grown into a super-speciality institution for ophthalmic care, drawing...
