A self-reliant India
Where no one is left behind, regardless of where they are born. Five fronts, one aim — and a set of promises we are willing to be held to.
The vision, the purpose, the direction
The Aahwahan story, in five minutes
Education, health, women's empowerment and the environment — the whole of the foundation's work, in one film.
Watch our storyOur Vision
Bolster capacity and optimize resources to deliver on the organization's holistic development plan with a focus on equality and inclusion, accountability & transparency, and sustainable growth.
Our Mission
Collaborate with socially responsible global citizens to harness the power of collective action and make a positive impact on the lives of marginalized communities.
Our Objective
Aahwahan Foundation was founded in 2009 by a team of like-minded individuals with a commitment to eradicate poverty. Growth and wellbeing are inseparable, so we work with a wide cross-section of people to transform rural India.
The management of Aahwahan is deeply committed to providing the basic requirements of life to every human being, and facilitate the development of overall potential — physically, mentally, and spiritually. The holistic development of every person would contribute to the overall health of society and promote social wellbeing.
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
The World Is One Family
The fields, the aim
Education
Classrooms, teachers and learning material carried to the children the school system misses.
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Health
Doctors, medicines and dignity brought to the doorstep of communities far from any hospital.
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Environment
Plantation and water-body revival drives planted, and kept alive, by local hands.
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WomenEmpowerment
Collectives, savings groups and skilling that turn training into an actual livelihood.
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CommunityDevelopment
Water, sanitation and infrastructure decided with the village, not delivered to it.
Read moreThe commitments
Grassroots Partnership
Improve the organization's accessibility and presence at all levels, enhance stakeholder engagement, strengthen relationships at grassroots, build a partnership with civil society, and advocate on the principles & goals of the organization.
Child & Human Rights
Advocate the protection of human rights, and support children in expanding their opportunities to reach their complete potential.
Rural Upliftment
Upliftment of rural communities as an integral aspect of the universal development essentials that are integral to human progress.
Rural Economic Capacity
Mobilize political will and resources to build the capacity of the rural economy through relevant policies, and deliver services to the rural population.
Rapid Emergency Response
Respond quickly to emergencies and ensure the availability of exclusive facilities for rapid response to our partners.
Non-Partisan Cooperation
Promote a non-partisan attitude and cooperation without discrimination.
Women's Empowerment
Leverage programs to promote women's empowerment and encourage their participation in economic development.
Sustainable Partnership
Collaborate with partners to achieve sustainable human development objectives and the realization of the mission & vision of social progress.
From statement to outcome
A vision only counts if it reaches the ground. This is the route it travels.
The Vision — a self-reliant India
The Mission — hand in hand with communities
The Objective — transparent, outcome-driven
Five programme fronts
The last mile — reached
Outcomes measured and published
A vision is only as real as what stands behind it
Where it started, the principles it won’t trade away, and the structure that holds it to account.
Where it started
The story of how a handful of volunteers in Bengaluru answered that call in 2009 — and never stopped.
Read our storyThe principles
Six principles shape every choice we make — from the villages we reach to the way we count our impact. These are the things we will not trade away, however convenient it would be.
See our valuesThe accountability
Every decision answerable. How Aahwahan Foundation is governed, audited and held to account — by a structure that sits deliberately apart from the people running the programmes.
See how we're governed