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.

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.

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.

Ambuja Foundation along with Pernod Ricard India Foundation organized a Cervical Cancer Training Program as part of the Sajag project in Derabassi, Punjab for community and frontline healthcare workers.

For decades, the health challenges of rural India were largely framed around infectious diseases— malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhoea.

In 2015, after suffering from a bout of Dengue and constant high fever, doctors identified an unexpected cause behind his prolonged complications. Harjinder Singh's (45), from Bathinda, blood sugars were dangerously high, around 300 mg/dl. He was constantly tired and wasn’t proactive at work.

Ambuja Foundation promotes kitchen gardening as a way to improve nutrition, particularly for women, and to provide a supplementary income source for families, especially during times like the COVID-19 lockdown. Essentials like training, seeds, and support to individuals and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to establish and maintain kitchen gardens, encouraging the consumption of fresh vegetables and the sale of surplus produce in local markets.

Open Gyms in Chughe Kalan and Mehma Sarkari, Bathinda were setup by Ambuja Foundation and the Youth Club encouraging community members to try the installed outdoor equipment and get fit. Physical fitness was encouraged amongst community members to improve lifestyle habits and be more fit.

Ambuja Foundation’s team carried out Tobacco-Free campaigns in schools in the region, creating awareness amongst students, parents and school management committees on the ill-effects of tobacco consumptions.

Daily walks are considered to be a good remedy for maintaining blood sugar levels, hypertension, improve heart health, weight management and overall well-being. This was encouraged in the community and at nutrition centres by Ambuja Foundation’s health volunteers.

Flour millers like Balveer Singh were educated by the Ambuja Foundation team on the dietary benefits of mixed flour and encouraged to not only promote it but also sell it at their mill.