How it began at Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal Sanstha (RMKM)
It was a natural disaster that lead to the setting up of Rajasthan Mahila Kalyan Mandal Sanstha (RMKM). Back in…
How it began at Annamrita – ISKCON Food Relief Foundation
The ISKCON Food Relief Foundation prepares 12 lac meals every day. That’s quite a feat. But this is not one…
How it began at Apna Ghar, Bharatpur
Apna Ghar (Our Home) was set up in 2000 by Dr. Bhardwaj and his wife Dr. Madhuri. Dr. Bhardwaj was…
How it began at Vatsalya, Jaipur
Vatsalya is a Sanskrit word which means ‘unconditional motherly love’; the organisation was registered as a charity in 1995. Mrs….
How it began at Rural Health Care Foundation
Rural Health Care Foundation (RHCF) is an NGO that provides affordable and sustainable primary healthcare to low income groups in…
How it began at Janmitram Kalyan Samiti
Not many people have the courage to give up a secure job to take the path less trodden. Manish Singh…
How it began at El Shaddai Charitable Trust
El Shaddai was founded by two individuals from very different backgrounds. They lived on opposite sides of the world but…
How it began at Association for Non-traditional Employment for Women (ANEW)
The Association for Non-traditional Employment for Women (ANEW) was conceived by the management of Paracor, a New York based private…
How it began at Disha Foundation
Disha Foundation was established in March 1995 by Mrs. P.N. Kavoori, who was a teacher at and then principal of…
How it began at ASSIST
A Belgian Jesuit started it all. But not in the way you think. Before ASSIST Mr. Jashti Ranga Rao, one…
How it began at Chaithanya Educational and Rural Development Society
Mr. Narra Srinivasa Rao is a simple man from an agricultural background. When you see his work, his involvement with…
How it began at Rural Development Foundation
I met Mrs. Errabelli Vandita Rao in her lovely Hyderabad home, which was done up with a classy rustic theme,…
How it began at SOS Children’s Villages of India
On June 23rd 1919, Hermann Gmeiner was born into a large farming family in Vorarlberg (present-day Austria). When he lost…
How it began at The ISKCON Food Relief Foundation
The ISKCON Food Relief Foundation feeds 12 lac school children every day. That’s quite a feat. But this is not…
How it began at Kiran Society
India’s poverty hits many people, especially those who come to the country for the first time. It was no different…
How it began at Shramik Bharti
A 25+ year old organisation is bound to have a rich history and in Shramik Bharti’s case, this has been…
How it began at Maitri, India
While Maitri was officially registered in 2005, it all started in the year X. At that time, Col. Bhopinder Singh…
How it all began at Janaseva Foundation
“Interaction with the poor reveal their needs and needs lead to our actions” says Dr. Vinod Shah a Gastroenterologist by…
How it began at Paripurnata Half-Way Home
The main force behind Paripunata Half-Way Home is Dr. Joyce Siromoni. A medical graduate (1954) from Christian Medical College, Vellore…
How it began at Teach For India
In the 1980s, a young Tufts college graduate, Shaheen Mistri, who had been brought up abroad, relocated back to India,…
How it began at The Akanksha Foundation
Akanksha began in 1991 with a simple idea. There were thousands of slum children who needed and wanted to be…
How it began at Sankara Eye Care Institutions
The history of Sankara Eye Care Institutions is steeped in belief and perseverance. Its story goes back to the 1970s…
How it began at Sshrishti
by Yashika Sharma My first question to Ms. Sanghamitra Bose, CEO and Founder of Sshrishti was,“Why the two S in…
How it began at ACCESS
ACCESS was set up by Mr. Thomas Swaroop and five friends – Noelenli Marshal, Francis Kumar, Julie Swapna, Navaneethamma, Padmini…
How it began at Udayan Care
by Yashika Sharma Udayan Care is a Delhi-based NGO that, since 1994, has been painting the empty canvas of destitute…