Mumbai, Sept 16, 2024: Ambuja Foundation has successfully impacted the lives of over 4.5 million people across 4,267 villages in 13 states in the last financial year, according to its Annual Report 2023-24-‘The Tipping Point’. The foundation executed programs in several key areas, including water management, livelihood enhancement in rural areas, women’s empowerment, education, and sustainable development in many states like Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, and Himachal Pradesh.
According to the report, during 2023-24, the Ambuja Foundation collaborated with a diverse range of partners to effectively implement on-ground programs and drive lasting change in rural communities. With an extensive network across 61 districts in 13 states, the Foundation has considerable experience in strategizing, managing, and executing rural development projects in collaboration with governments, corporations, non-profits, philanthropists, and local communities. The foundation spent Rs 247.59 crore funded by Government, corporate, communities, and philanthropists during the financial year 2023-24.
Putting light on the work done by Ambuja Foundation in 2023-24, Pearl Tiwari, CEO, of Ambuja Foundation, said, “Ambuja Foundation is undergoing a remarkable ‘tipping point’ - expanding, deepening, catalyzing and ‘spreading like wildfire.’ And this is proven by seeing the progress made by the foundation in the last financial year. Documenting the milestones in the form of the Annual Report gives us a great moment of satisfaction. The report is a testament to the collective efforts of our dedicated team, partners, and supporters who share our vision of a more equitable and sustainable world. As we move forward, we remain committed to driving positive change and making a meaningful impact on the communities we serve.”
The foundation tackles some of India's most critical development challenges, focusing on water resource management, livelihood promotion, social development, women's empowerment, and infrastructure development. With its Efficient Water Management Program, Ambuja Foundation adopted integrated approaches to address the challenges of rainfed agriculture such as soil moisture conservation and water harvesting and recharge structures. During 2023-24, 1405 hectares of land were brought under integrated watershed development. This effort included constructing or reviving 912 farm ponds, as well as 224 ponds and 104 check dams, resulting in an additional rainwater storage capacity of 3.43 million cubic meters (MCM).
With its efficient irrigation method program, 65,000 farmers were reached with awareness sessions, 3.745 hectares were brought under micro irrigation, and 2,71,000 farmers were reached via different agriculture programs, with 13% participation by women.
Under the skill development program, Ambuja Foundation successfully enrolled 15774 youth across accredited courses in 2023-24 with 36 Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (SEDIs) and over 204 trainees have successfully ventured into entrepreneurship of which 22% were women. In 2023-24 Ambuja Foundation took its women centric programs to the next level and registered an additional 299 SHGs making a total 3252 SHGs with the involvement of 37,920 women.
Ambuja Foundation is an independent, pan-India development organization, committed to generating prosperous rural communities.
