Committed to lifting one million rural Indians out of poverty
every five years through community-driven change

11+

Years

5
Districts
17
Blocks
13,200+

Community
Volunteers

1.19 Mn

Reached

668K

Lives Impacted

1.3 Million

Unique Interventions
Delivered

11+

Years

5
Districts
17
Blocks
13,200+

Community Volunteers

1.19 Mn

Reached

668K

Lives Impacted

1.3 Million

Unique Interventions Delivered

Swades Foundation programme illustration

Our Impact

Every number represents a life touched. Over 600,000 lives have been positively impacted through Swades' holistic interventions

13,200+

Community volunteers

trained in multi-dimensional programmes

1,417+

Village Development Committees

creating empowered community leaders

2,372

specialised eco-system builders

trained in Health care, Animal welfare, Livelihoods & more

14,135+

women

empowered through capacity building across 1,417 SHGs

6

Farmer Producer Organisations

for farmer support system and ongoing training

240,000+

lives

received access to
clean drinking water
through 763 drinking
water schemes

116,000+

Individuals

received access to safe,
individual toilets at home

35,000+

Individual household toilets
built in rural homes

390+

schools

supported with WASH facilities

1,503+

hamlets

declared open defecation free (ODF)

415,000+

people

screened By
Swades Mitras

2,700+

health volunteers

trained within the communities

130,000+

spectacles

delivered to rural doorsteps

22,000+

cataract surgeries

conducted to restore sight

170+

village health camps

screening & care for
19,000+ individuals

155,000+

students

impacted through education efforts

10,649

students

supported through
scholarship

4,500+

teachers

trained across multiple programmes

659+

schools

supported with library set-up

18,800+

students

impacted with solar infra in 365+ schools & anganwadi's

Rs. 1260

million

added to annual GDP through community livelihood initiatives

50,800+

entrepreneurs

empowered across livestock and farm initiatives

10,500+

youth

skilled through training programs

103,000+

farmers

trained through capacity-building programmes

21,352

women

empowered across livelihood programmes

Our Work

Transforming Rural Lives Through Holistic Change

Swades Dream Village

A Dream Village is an empowered, self-sustaining community with individual household water, sanitation, health, and economic stability.

250+ Swades dream
villages celebrated

swacch (Clean)

Each house has a toilet, drainage system, follows waste segregation and disposal practices and has access to clean drinking water through a tap at home. Village is ODF

sundar (beautiful)

The village has good internal roads, painted homes and adequate solar street-lights, making communities feel safe

swasth (healthy)

The village has access to primary healthcare, institutional delivery and knowledge and access to vaccination

250+ Swades dream
villages celebrated

sakshar (literate)

Schools are places of joyful learning, with proper WASH facilities so that no child, especially no girl, drops out

samruddh (prosper)

Each household is able to make a dignified living with multiple sources of livelihood

Srishti (Climate)

Each village embraces climate-conscious living through efforts in waste management, solar energy adoption, soil and water conservation, regenerative farming, and tree plantation.

Our Approach

Our 360-degree development model operates across WASH, Health, Education, and Economic Development to create sustainable villages.

Engage

We involve communities from the start, building relationships and understanding their needs before implementing any programs

Engage community participation icon
Empower

We equip communities with the skills, knowledge, and resources to manage and sustain development initiatives

Empower community development icon
Execute

We implement programmes across water, sanitation, health, education and economic development, working with local partners and volunteers

Execute programme implementation icon
Exit

After empowering communities and creating strong ecosystem leaders, we monitor community progress and provide support to ensure long-term sustainability and self-reliance

Exit and community self-reliance icon

Stories of Empowerment

Empower rural communities to lead their development journey

Join Swades Foundation in Creating Thriving Rural Communities across India

Donate

Our Believers

Our Partners

WhatsApp