IDRF programs provide affordable, holistic education to students across India and Nepal, with a special emphasis on girls and tribal children. Quality education is generally out-of-reach for the poverty-stricken families. IDRF supports programs that cultivate students’ minds and their sense of social responsibility. For almost 30+ years, students have excelled in IDRF-supported classrooms and become advocates for progress in their own communities..
Giving Back:
NRIs’ Dreams Come True….
IDRF has been working very closely with the Indian-American Community in the United States, especially whenever a member of the community wishes to give back to his/her native place. It has been a rewarding experience for IDRF, NRIs and the marginalized people in India.
The fulfillment of such a wish requires at least two essential elements:
- Reliable and effective partner Non-Government Organization (NGO) in India, who is active in specific area/region.
- Such NGOs must have permission to receive funds from overseas under Government of India regulation- Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). If the NGO does not have a FCRA approval, IDRF’s ‘Letter of commitment’ has enabled it to receive FCRA on a ‘Prior Permission Basis’. So far, IDRF has successfully issued ‘Letters of Commitment’: ranging from $25,000 to $250,000 and have enabled the NRI community to fulfill its aspirations to give back to their motherland.

The following table contains IDRF’s NGO-partners working on various programs related to Education and Skill Development. Please click on each NGO-partner to learn more about their programs:
NGO |
Project |
Location |
Ajekar Padma Gopal Education Trust |
Construction of Science Laboratories and Classrooms (completed) |
Karnataka |
Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram |
Veer Narayan Project, Bastar Development Project, Mizoram Development Project, Ambulance service for poor patients |
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram |
Atma Vidya Ashram |
Sri Sivananda Ashram |
Andhra Pradesh |
Auroville Unity Fund |
Udavi School |
Puducherry UT & Tamil Nadu |
Bodh Shiksha Samiti |
Schools in slums |
Rajasthan |
Computer Shiksha |
Computer literacy and digital skills for the underprivileged children |
16 States in India |
Economic Rural Development Society |
Kesarben Memorial School (Gajole) & Primary School for Hindi Speaking Children (Boral)(completed) |
West Bengal |
Gwalior Hospital and Education Charitable Trust |
Corpus Fund for Snehalaya and Education of Poor Girls from Villages |
Madhya Pradesh |
Gyan Jyoti |
Scholarships to Students (completed) |
Haryana |
Indian Society of Agrobusiness Professionals |
Skill Training and Job Placement for Unemployed Urban Youth (completed) |
Odisha |
Jayarama Educational Society |
School Construction and Expansion |
Andhra Pradesh |
Lila Poonawalla Foundation |
Scholarships to Girls |
Maharashtra |
Ma Saraswati Trust |
Scholarships to Needy Children |
Tamil Nadu |
Maharshi Dayanand Mahila Shikshan Sansthan Samiti |
Construction of Staff Quarters and College Corpus Fund |
Rajasthan |
Nayantara Memorial Charitable Trust |
Student Scholarships |
West Bengal , Rajasthan |
Open Learning Exchange Nepal |
One Laptop Per Child and E-Pustakalya (completed) |
Nepal |
Sahaj Seva Samsthan |
Free Schools for Disabled and Disadvantaged Children, Hospital Construction |
Telangana |
Samarth Charitable Trust |
Day Care Center for Special Needs Children |
Gujarat |
Seva Bharti: Telangana |
Skill Development for Tribal Rural Youth (completed) |
Telangana |
Shiksha Bharati |
Tribal Girls Education and Hostel Facility |
Uttar Pradesh |
Shree Banaskantha Anjana Patel Kelvani Mandal |
Co-Ed Commerce College and Girls Hostel (completed) |
Gujarat |
SKKS Vidya Mandir |
Construction of Labs and other facilities |
Uttar Pradesh |
Society for Welfare of the Handicapped |
Operational Funds for the Hostel,Sponsorship of Children (completed) |
Punjab |
Sri Ram Gram Vikas Samiti |
Savitri Soni Vidya Mandir Inter College (Nagauri School) |
Uttar Pradesh |
Surabi Education Trust |
Residential Care for Homeless Boys |
Tamil Nadu |
Swami Keshwanand Smriti Charitable Trust |
Scholarships and Construction of Trust Office Building |
Rajasthan |
Swa-Roopwardhinee |
Mobile Science Laboratory Expansion (completed) ,Scholarship fund for brilliant but needy children , Integrated Development Centers and Patient-Assistant Courses |
Maharashtra |
Upakar |
University Scholarships |
USA |
Uttaranchal Daivi Apda Peedit Sahayata Samiti |
Ekal Vidyalayas Boys Hostel at Laksheshwar (completed) |
Uttarakhand |
Vatsalya Trust Mumbai |
Balikashram: Sanpada |
Maharashtra |
Yogoda Satsanga Society |
Corpus Fund |
West Bengal |