At Ambuja Foundation, we believe in continuously building the capacity of our on-ground volunteers—be it our Field Facilitators, Sakhis, Community Water Volunteers, Pashu Sakhis, or Pustak Paris.

Ambuja Foundation and the Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy have expanded the Atmiyata program to nine states, building on the success of its outreach and impact over the past four years.

As part of its flagship water stewardship program- Jalashay, Marico Limited, one of India’s leading FMCG companies, has partnered with Ambuja Foundation to launch a sustainable water conservation initiative in the drought-prone regions of Sanand and Viramgam in Ahmedabad district.

In the rural heartlands of India, where opportunities are often scarce and challenges aplenty, Ambuja Foundation is transforming futures— one playground at a time.

In the heart of Chandrapur’s Rajura block lies Devada, a quiet farming village where cotton reigns supreme. With 264 of its 298 households cultivating over 2200 acres, agriculture is more than a livelihood—it’s a way of life. But it was defined by outdated practices, limited tools and little access to credit.

Truckers spend most of their lives on the road, but when it comes to healthcare, they’ve long been left at the margins. Today, they find themselves on a ‘highway to health’ thanks to an initiative by Ambuja Foundation in partnership with Pernod Ricard India Foundation.

Vidhya Devi Sargara has had an axe to grind her whole life. Married at 16, she was forced to abandon her education when her father said, “If your husband isn’t educated, why should you be?” Her dreams of finishing school and pursuing higher studies came to a grinding halt.

Karnail Singh, a 79-year-old farmer from Ratyour village, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, proves it’s never too late to learn and prosper!

In Banli village of Chandi gram panchayat, Himachal Pradesh, access to water was a daily struggle. For decades, women carried water from a traditional bouri—a small natural well that collects rainwater and is used for irrigation or drinking.

In 2012, Kukudsath village in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, was grappling with poor sanitation, irregular healthcare, and rising illness. Today, it stands as a model for rural transformation. The community’s achievement has been recognised with honours like the Smart Village Award, Santh Gadge Baba Gram Swacchata Puraskar and Mazi Vasundhra Abhiyan - Nagpur Division.

Once daily-wage labourers in stone mines and fields, Jashuben and Manubhai lived a life of hard labour and uncertainty. Their farm struggled with low productivity, poor groundwater, and dependence on monsoons.

When one thinks of Farakka in West Bengal, bordered close to Bangladesh, it’s often seen as a marginalised and backward region. But progressive, forward-thinking farmers like Ismail Sekh are rewriting that narrative.