Founded by Ronnie & Zarina Screwvala, we operate with a single-minded focus of empowering 1 million rural Indians every 5 years. We bring together the best global practices, corporate thinking /accountability and highest standards of corporate governance to create a model of sustainable development, which is an industry benchmark and replicable at scale.
Our USP is a 360° intervention inside-out model of development, with a multiplier effect. Our holistic approach covers all aspects of individual and community development through 4 key verticals – Health & Nutrition, Education, Water & Sanitation and Economic Development. Our strength is our strong team comprising 10,000+ community volunteers and 270+ full time staff (FTE specialists & professionals); 90% FTE work at the grassroots, making us a strong execution foundation.
In 11 years, we have reached out to 3,662 hamlets across Raigad and Nashik districts of Maharashtra, with an estimated population of 11,82,797 (1.1 million) . Out of these 5,76,945 (half a million) individuals have benefitted directly from one or more of our programmes. We are currently working in 7 blocks (Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasla, Poladpur, Shrivardhan, Tala & Sudhagad) of Raigad and 4 blocks of Nashik (Igatpuri, Trimbakeshwar, Surgana & Peth).