Our partner organizations are situated in different parts of the world, represent small to large organizations serving a few hundred to 100’s of thousands of people, cover little to large landscapes, and operate in applied fields ranging from agriculture and sustainability to healthcare and human rights- but they all have one thing in common- commitment to improving lives and tackling the most crucial problems of our world today.
The varied interests and areas of emphases of our 32 partners showcased in the pages below can be grouped as follows,
Education: National, international, and special education
Health: Healthcare and public health, including those classified as rural health, tribal health, voluntary health, and community health
Change Agents: Performing arts, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, design, and innovation for social change
Justice for all: Seeking fairness, equity and opportunity through better livelihoods, microfinance, recreation for all, poverty reduction, transparency and better governance practices
Resource Management: Research in agriculture, horticulture, bovine productivity, water resources, energy, sustainability, architecture and housing
To be tractable, we have grouped all our partners into one or more of the five groupings. Rarely any of our partners, belong to only one or all the five groupings. Most of them have interests in 2-4 groupings. By delving deeper into their web sites, one should be able to gain insights on the breadth and depth of their interests. Most of our partners (30 of 32) work hard and strive to attain a better quality of life for their clients by seeking fairness, equity and justice in all actions that govern their clients. The next grouping is education, where 25 of our 32 partners are engaged, followed by 20 serving as change agents, 11 in health-related areas, and finally 10 in resource management.
World Health Partners (WHP) is a non-profit organization that is mandated to deliver health care to underserved communities in the poorest parts of the world. It uses technology and management systems to harness better value from existing resources. Since the resources in such low-resource settings exist across public and private sectors, WHP engages with both with no ideological barriers.
Read MoreREVA is a private university established in 2012 and is located in Bengaluru on a 45-acre campus. REVA University offers 33 undergraduate and 24 graduate programs, 2 part-time graduate programs and several certificate & diploma programs spread across the fields of engineering, architecture, science & technology, commerce, management studies, law, arts & humanities and performing arts.
Read MoreFounded in 1992, First Book is an award-winning, nonprofit social enterprise that uses market forces to further educational equity for children growing up at the base of the economic pyramid. First Book operates throughout the U.S. and Canada and has worked in more than 30 countries, fueling learning with more than 175 million culturally appropriate books and educational resources.
Read MoreWith over 700 beds, MMHRC has grown to be a multi-speciality hospital, touching lives in and around Madurai. We extend the traditional Indian hospitality to international patients, combining it with our cutting edge technology, clinical excellence and compassion to deliver quality health care to all patients every single day.
Read MoreWorking with several national and international organizations Satya Special School has pioneered the development of early childhood intervention programs and unique learner initiatives. The teaching and administrative staff of SSS are eager learners and dedicated teachers who work very hard to implement each newly acquired best practice technique in their classrooms.
Read MoreMahasemam is devoted to enabling women in resource-poor settings to become self-sufficient through the use of innovative and sustainable financial services. Mahasemm is a microfinance organization registered in Madurai in 1999 under the Indian Trust Act 1882. It operates in the six southernmost districts of Tamil Nadu
Read MoreThe Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) is committed to strengthening, reviving, or restoring, where necessary, the process of ecological succession and the conservation of land, forest, and water resources in the country.
Read MoreMahatma offers a rich experience for children by offering world class education which inculcates confidence, intellectual curiosity, harmony, and creativity to become renowned citizens of tomorrow.
Read MoreInspiration combines a team of architects, project management personnel, planners, infrastructure engineers, structural engineers, interior and product designers, landscape designers, horticulturists, trained artisans and technicians – all under one roof. With over 20 years of experience in the field of ecology and economy sensitive designs and constructions, Inspiration today enjoys a niche clientele in the field.
Read MoreSince 2000, Akshaya Patra has been concerting all its efforts towards providing fresh and nutritious meals to children on every single school day. They are continuously leveraging technology to multiply our reach. The state-of-the-art kitchens have become a subject of study and have attracted researchers and visitors from around the world.
Read MoreAravind is the largest, and widely considered to be one of the most productive eye care systems in the world, seeing approximately 1.4 million patients a year, and performing about 200,000 cataract surgeries annually, over two-thirds of which are offered free of charge for those unable to pay. Muhammad Yunus acclaimed Aravind as an organization which “reveals the power of a model that combines business discipline with compassion.”
Read MorePENN NALAM focuses on creating cancer awareness, preventing cancer through timely screening, and delivering cost-effective cancer treatment and care to women, especially for those who cannot afford corporate hospitals.
Read MoreEI is an educational products company that leverages the twin levers of cutting-edge educational research and a technology-based solutions approach to revolutionize how children engaged in the K-12 education space learn. EI’s vision is to create a world in which children everywhere learn with understanding.
Read MoreLocated in Hyderabad, India, IBS Hyderabad is one of the leading B-Schools in India. IBS Hyderabad’s case collection contains more than 6000 well-researched cases. In addition to these there are a number of teaching notes, structured assignments, and videos. Case studies developed by IBS Hyderabad are used by the elite B-schools and premier consulting firms around the world.
Read MoreThe IPH, Bengaluru is a non-profit academic research institute established in 2005, with a vision to create an equitable, integrated, decentralised and participatory health system within a just and empowered society. The work at IPH is organised into Research, Education and Policy engagement activities.
Read MoreSaidham Schools aspire to be the very best amongst schools at no cost to parents. In addition to education, they provide over 2000 children with food, clothing, study material, sports facilities, health care, excursions, free skill development with job placement, facilitating social well-being through mass marriage assistance, and empowering women with opportunities in 4 states across India.
Read MorePPES aims to empower girls and women from the poorest sections of society by focusing on improving their quality of life. Over last 18 years, Pardada Pardadi School has supported the complete education of more than 3000 rural girls. The organisation works with a holistic perspective towards rural development through social and economic empowerment of girls and women.
Sevalaya serves the poor, orphan and destitute children and senior citizens and works for rural development. All the services are rendered free, without any discrimination on the basis of caste/creed/religion/language/gender etc.
Read MoreAnanda Shankar Jayant was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. She tells her personal story of not only facing the disease but dancing through it, and gives a performance revealing the metaphor of strength that helped her do it. With precision and sparkling grace, Ananda Shankar Jayant performs and teaches the classical dance styles of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi.
Read MoreDarpana believes that art is a language that is universal. It is an arts center where the arts meet society, to inform, educate and transform. Started 66 years ago as a teaching and performance institute, it has grown into a contemporary symbiosis affirming the role of creativity in culture.
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