A district levels sports meet was organized for women and men at the Ambuja Pvt. ITI supported by Ambuja Cements in Darlaghat, Himachal Pradesh which was spread across 4 days involving all students studying at all the ITIs across the district aimed to promote sportsmanship, cultural exchange, and confidence-building among male and female ITI trainees.

March 2025 became a landmark month for water awareness and grassroots action as Ambuja Foundation led World Water Day celebrations across locations with community engagements, grassroots innovations and cultural expression. The Foundation mobilized thousands of farmers, women, school children, and community leaders across rural India to spotlight the urgent need for water conservation through education, symbolic acts, and sustainable practices.

Ambuja Foundation celebrated Independence Day with gusto this year, and was lauded in a number of locations for its work and impact:

All 37 Skill & Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (SEDI) at Ambuja Foundation that provide skill training and entrepreneurship opportunities to rural youth made efforts to celebrate the occasion of World Youth Skills Day, which is celebrated on 15th July every year, recognizing the important role that skilled youth play in promoting peace and development. SEDI students took part in morning parades in the community, rallies, tool-kit distribution, experience sharing, career counseling, expert guidance, health check-up camps, blood donation drives, traditional crafts, poster-making competitions, and face painting.

Ambuja Foundation was named in the Top 20 of India’s Best NGOs to Work for in 2023, thanks to a study by Great Place to Work. The study recognized organisations that have created a High-Trust, High Performance Culture for their employees. All nominated organisations went through a rigorous assessment and were evaluated through 2 lenses. The first lens measured the quality of employee experience through a globally validated survey instrument, Trust Index Survey. The survey helps seek anonymous feedback from employees and carries 75% weightage.

Ambuja Foundation was invited by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to showcase its work on Women Empowerment at the G20 Ministerial Conference on Women Empowerment, held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 2-4th August 2023.

Ambuja Foundation won the Indian Chamber of Commerce Social Impact Award 2023. The foundation has been awarded for its work in skills and women empowerment category in Sankrail, West Bengal and Bhatapara, Chattisgarh. The ICC Social Impact Awards is an initiative of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in which the Chamber engages with Corporate entities, NGOs and implementing agencies to recognize them for exemplary work done in the field of social investment, CSR and sustainability on a PAN India basis.

Ambuja Foundation was awarded by the prestigious Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for its excellence in financial reporting for FY 2021-22 in the Non-Profit Sector. ICAI council members appreciated Ambuja Foundation's professionalism in financial reporting and it's work in community development over the last 30 years.

Ambuja Foundation facilitated Farmer Producer Company from Bathinda, Punjab was awarded the Best FPO Award of the region during the State Credit Seminar 2023-24 in Chandigarh recently. At the same event, Ambuja Foundation facilitated SHG Guru Tegh Bahadur was also awarded the Best SHG Award.

Ambuja Foundation was felicitated as a Development Catalyst at the Livelihoods India Summit organized by Access Development Services - recognising its work over the last almost 30 years in empowering economically marginalised communities.

Dear Friends, Family & Supporters, This time of year is always one of reflection, and we wanted to share with you some of the things we achieved over the last 12months, with thanks to your support and well wishes!

There were celebrations at the Ambuja Foundation West Bengal office when the results of the Social Leadership Award came in, with Ambuja Foundation being honored for its work in Sankrail and Farakka. The award ceremony was facilitated by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industries (BCC&I) who scrutinized over 48 corporates and NGOs for their work in CSR.