Overview
Dr M Chandrasekhar International Foundation is a Social Development International Organization under the Section 8 Non-Profit Companies Registration Act, 2013, which executes its CSR Mission to shape up and improve the Quality of Life of the Local Community consistently, mainly those living in the vicinity of the business operations of the Foundation group as well as for the needy, underprivileged and other parts of the country.
Dr M Chandrasekhar International Foundation is dedicated to the cause of humanity and is focused upon improving the Human Development Index by way of positioning itself as a parenting force of various Social Change Agents operating at the ground level. The Foundation has been the guiding force of the sustainable social development initiatives implemented by Dr M Chandrasekhar International Foundation. across its business locations.
The Foundation has also emerged as a major support institution for civil society organisations working for social change at the community level.
The goals of the Foundation are to:
To enable women to acquire great access to knowledge, resources and institutions;
To influence attitudes and behaviour for a social environment responsive to women’s concerns and people-centred issues;
To facilitate citizens’ active participation in the process of social change and governance at all level.
The CSR interventions are focused on enhancing quality of life of the community in the vicinity of business locations and other parts of the country by way of improving community healthcare and education, and also developing critical civic infrastructures besides generating sustainable livelihood options, promoting sports, art & culture and several other programmes.
The Foundation has aligned its programmes with the Government and other developmental agencies with an objective of bringing about a radical transformation in the lives of the communities and integrating them into the mainstream development process of the country. The Foundation drives holistic community initiatives to help address some of the persistent social challenges in the realms of Health & Nutrition, Water & Sanitation, Education, Skill Development, Sustainable Livelihood & Women Empowerment, Environment & Agriculture, Sports, Art & Culture, Rural Infrastructure and Social Inclusion.
Dr M Chandrasekhar International Foundation is an international development organisation founded in New Delhi, India in 04 Jan 2016 that partners with over 10 million people living with inequality and poverty to create opportunities to realise human potential.
We are known for our community-led, holistic approach and delivering long-term impact at scale. We work with communities in marginalised situations, hard-to-reach areas and post-disaster settings across Asia and Africa, with a particular focus on women and children.
The Dr M Chandrasekhar International Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life of those in need, mainly in Asia and Africa, irrespective of their origin, faith, or gender. Our multifaceted development approach aims to help communities and individuals become self-reliant.
We operate as a solutions ecosystem, including social development programmes, social enterprises, humanitarian response, a R & D and a university.
We are born and proven in the south, have become a world leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes, and have been recognised as the number one development organisation in the world for multiple consecutive years by Geneva-based independent media organisation, NGO Advisor.
