Karya Foundation

Karya aims to provide fair wages, be an impact-first enterprise, return profits to data collectors, keep their platform open-source, and be an industry leader in ethical data collection.

  • Bronze Certified 2023
  • 80G
  • 12A
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About

  • Headquarters

    Bangalore, Karnataka

At the Karya foundation, we believe that the answer to this is hyper-local opportunities, access and support. Working through a three-pronged approach Read more, we strive to create enabling ecosystems for rural Indians to find new careers and sustainably move out of poverty. Our Vision: An India where every citizen has the skills, opportunities and support necessary to live a dignified life. Our Mission: Creating supportive pathways out of poverty for rural Indians through dignified livelihood opportunities.


Action

Karya provides a smartphone app that allows rural Indians to earn income by completing digital tasks related to AI training data collection.

Demographies Served

Impact

Karya has reached over 35,000 people across 24 states in rural India, distributing over $800,000 in wages and completing over 35 million digital tasks.

Vision & Mission

Karya's vision is to create accelerated pathways out of poverty while building ethical, powerful and culturally sensitive AI. Their mission is to bring dignified, digital work to rural Indians.

Programs

  • Career Opportunities

    We are committed to collaborating closely with both the private sector and civil society organizations throughout India to develop distinctive apprenticeship programs and career opportunities for our participants.

Milestones & Track Record

Karya has developed an Android app and client dashboard platform to connect rural workers with digital tasks from tech companies.

Leadership Team

  • Safiya Husain

    CEO

  • Nidhi Kulkarni

    Manager, Research and Social Mobility

  • Riday Chokshi

    Manager, Research and Social Mobility

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAKCG0217A

  • Registration ID

    U85300KA2022NPL165671

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    KA/2022/0330446

  • 12A

    AAKCG0217AE20221

  • 80G

    AAKCG0217AF20221

  • FCRA

    Not Available

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

  • Headquarters

    G-01, Bridage Lavelle II, 12/10, Lavelle Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560001

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Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Private Limited Company