Since its inception, Ambuja Foundation has managed to successfully scale its work - growing from just 15 villages and a ₹1.01 crores investment in 1993, to 2073 villages and ₹11.6 crores in 2018.
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From time to time, the Central and State governments formulate several programmes for development.
Read moreIt's a familiar sight in rural villages - Women crouched over mud stoves with smoke billowing into their faces, as they cook for their families. It comes at a cost & it's usually their health, which is impacted from inhaling large amounts of smoke while cooking.
Read moreIn rural India, communities are often impacted by multiple and inter-related problems. In fact, no two communities are the same, with each one having challenges based on the unique dynamics and nature of the community.
Read moreMahatma Gandhi had a very clear perception of rural India and made an emphatic assertion that 'India lives in her seven and half lakh villages'. He held this conviction by saying that "If village perishes, India will perish too" and that "the progress of the country lies in the development of majority of its rural villages, the rural economy, industry and rural skills".
Read moreAs we celebrate 150 years of Gandhi, in this newsletter, we reflect upon some of his core philosophies and Ambuja Foundation's work to advance these philosophies for the betterment of rural India.
Read moreIn Oct 2017, Ambuja Foundation joined hands with the private sector banking giant HDFC Bank, to implement Holistic Rural Development Programs (HRDP) under their CSR initiative.
Read moreFor the women of Farrakka, chickens were bad news. Many of them had lost large sums of money investing in poultry farming with encouragement of the Government - but with limited support, training or veterinary services, the efforts were disastrous.
Read moreKnowing what to do in Community mobilization is important, but it is equally important to know what NOT to do.
Read moreWhen you visit a village in Rajasthan, you are bound to find a 'talab' close by - a village water pond that supplies water for drinking, domestic and livestock purposes.
Read moreWhen it comes to developing a rural community, unfortunately many interventions are undertaken by an external party and participation of the community in their own development is not always considered. At best, a general assessment of the needs of a community is undertaken and the willingness of the community to undertake certain activities is assessed during project formulation.
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