Swades Foundation

Founded by Ronnie & Zarina Screwvala, we operate with a single-minded focus of empowering 1 million Rural Indians every 5-6 years. We are bringing together best global practices, corporate thinking and accountability, highest standards of corporate governance to create a model of sustainable development, which is an industry benchmark and replicable at scale. Our vision: Build a model for sustainable and irreversible change by empowering rural communities to become self-dependent, creating rural communities as a strong asset to 21st century India. Our strategy: To Engage, Empower, Execute and Exit. To engage rural communities with corporates, urban youth, NGOs and governments and empower them to co-execute programs that transform their lives which enables our exit, creating role models and change agents for the rest of the country. We currently execute ~35 programmes in our geography and work with partners including Tata Trusts, Reckitt Benckiser, Deutsche Bank, UTI AMC, HSBC, Mahindra & Mahindra AFS, HDFC Bank, Australian Consulate - General Mumbai and RBL Bank to name a few.

tata trusts

A century-old vision that’s transforming lives... Tata Trusts is amongst India's oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organisations. The Trusts own two-third of the stock-holding of Tata Sons Limited, the apex company of the Tata group of companies. The wealth that accrues from this asset supports an assortment of causes, institutions and individuals in a wide variety of areas. This way, the profits that Tata companies earn, go back many times over to the communities they operate in. The funds have been deployed towards community development programmes across the country, for over 100 years now. The Tata Trusts continue to be guided by the principles of its founder, Jamsetji Tata. With his vision of proactive philanthropy and approach to ‘giving’, the Trusts catalyse societal development while ensuring that initiatives and interventions have a contemporary relevance to the nation. Philanthropy that's making a real difference... Since its inception, the Tata Trusts have played a pioneering role in transforming traditional ideas of charity and introducing the concept of philanthropy to make a real difference to communities. Through grant-making, direct implementation and co-partnership strategies, the Trusts support and drive innovation in the areas of: • Natural resource management • Education • Health • Livelihoods • Civil society strengthening • Media, arts, crafts and culture • Relief and rehabilitation • Innovation • Institutions The Trusts engage with competent individuals and government bodies, international agencies and like-minded private sector organisations to nurture a self-sustaining ecosystem that collectively works across all these areas. Official page of Tata Trusts.

global india business forum

GIBF is creating and building a World Business Community to provide a common platform for businesses and entrepreneurs to share ideas & experiences for entrepreneurial development for the prosperity of businesses globally. Vision: Creating and building a World Business Community for the prosperity of businesses globally. Mission: To provide a common platform for businesses and entrepreneurs to share ideas & experiences for entrepreneurial development. Values: We value Holistic Growth, Humanistic Diversity and are committed to Professionalism, Excellence, Community Involvement, Accountability and Timely Progress with Ethical Value. India is a fast growing country and an emerging Super Power. With Indian Government’s drive for “Make in India"​ and “Skill Development”, there are ample opportunities for both Indian and Global companies to run start-ups and make exponential growth in all business sectors. In such a dynamic and vibrant business scenario, to promote synergy, a need for the formation of a common platform was felt. The idea was perceived and progressed further by Dr. Jitendra Joshi, a successful businessman and visionary who has over, a glorious 25+ years of experience, in Manufacturing and Service Industry at Senior Level Management in numerous MNCs. To fulfil this need and to bring together business professionals from various segments like Automobile, Engineering, FMCG, Chemical, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics, Heavy Metal, Service Industry etc, Global India Business Forum (GIBF) is created. GIBF will consist of members from all fields of business, industry, academics and other professions without any segment boundaries. GIBF has its head office in Delhi, Corporate Office in Pune, India and Global offices in Dubai, USA, UK, Singapore and China. It also has a presence at Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata & Cuttack in India.

Yuva Mitra

Yuva Mitra is a social development organization working for rural development in Maharashtra and Haryana since the last 28 years. We work with a large number of target groups including women, youth, farmers and children focusing on Water Resource Development & Management, Livelihood and Skill Development, Institutional Building and Sustainable Agriculture, Health & Education through people participation.

reliance foundation

At Reliance Foundation, our vision is to build an inclusive India by pioneering a holistic model to address India’s multifaceted development challenges, and contribute to its collective aspirations. Central to our philosophy is the commitment to enhance the quality of life of people from marginalised and vulnerable communities, by empowering them and catalysing change through innovative and sustainable solutions. Our steadfast endeavour is to create replicable and scalable models of development through an integrated approach in the true Reliance spirit of maximising societal value for all, and making it a movement."​ Nita M. Ambani Founder and Chairperson, Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani is a board member of Reliance Industries and East India Hotels, and leads the cricket team, Mumbai Indians, in the Indian Premier League. She is also the Founder and Chairperson of Dhirubhai Ambani International School, one of India’s best international schools. In 2015, Nita Ambani founded an organization called Football Sports Development Limited, which focuses on developing sports in India through grassroots programs.