Aroh Foundation

AROH Foundation focuses on comprehensive education and school infrastructure development, striving to promote the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4. Its initiatives cover various aspects, including enrolling out-of-school children, enhancing learning outcomes in Government schools, promoting computer education, improving school infrastructure, and initiating adult literacy in villages. These multifaceted efforts have positively impacted over 50,000 school children in more than 500 schools, providing them with access to basic amenities, modern teaching methods, and holistic support. AROH's flagship programs like Padho aur Badho, RISE, PARIVARTAN, SAMPOORNA, and HRIDAY, among others, address socio-economic, educational, and health aspects, with a particular focus on female children. It has also upgraded and renovated 500 Aanganwadis to ensure the holistic development of children under the age of 5 in rural areas, further improving its commitment to education and child welfare.

AROH Foundation is actively engaged in climate action, with a focus on water and natural resource management. Its initiatives span more than 18 states and align with Sustainable Development Goals 7, 11, 12, 13, and 17. Through flagship programmes like HARIT, JAL SHAKTI, PARIVARTAN, HRIDAY, and SAMPOORNA, it rejuvenates ponds, manages water resources, and promotes renewable energy for lighting, water supply, and cooking. Its achievements include the installation of solar infrastructure for over 1,000 solar water pumps, 2,000 solar street lights, and 6,000 solar lanterns, reducing electricity dependency. It has also introduced sustainable cooking methods, restored significant volumes of groundwater, and implemented water-saving farming techniques, along with community awareness drives, all contributing to a more eco-friendly and balanced ecosystem.

AROH Foundation employs a dual strategy for youth empowerment, combining placement-linked skilling and self-employment-based entrepreneurship, aligned with SDGs 1, 5, 8, 9, and 10. Its flagship programmes, including GARIMA, UDAAN, UNNATI, AROGYAM, DDU-GKY, SHAKTI, and more, provide skill training, enterprise development, and awareness campaigns. Notably, it has trained and placed over 25,000 youth, including 7,000 women, with leading employers nationally and internationally. It has also helped 22,000 women secure employment or self-employment, engaging over 2 lakh individuals in income-generating activities. Additionally, it has established 1,500 self-help groups and various enterprises, while promoting innovative and organic farming practices and addressing gender disparities. Its comprehensive programmes enhance the lives of women and contribute to environmental and social balance through community awareness initiatives.

AROH Foundation's flagship programme drives holistic village development, elevating rural living standards through infrastructure, human development, and local enterprise creation to foster economic growth and alleviate poverty. Aligned with all 17 SDGs, this initiative has expanded to over 500 villages across several states, including UP, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, and Chhattisgarh. Notable achievements include uplifting 2 lakh individuals through income-generating activities and establishing 1,500 self-help groups and numerous agri and non-agri enterprises linked with Government support. AROH has also promoted innovative, scientific, and organic farming practices, recharged groundwater, and ensured access to clean water. Its efforts extend to improving school infrastructure, sanitation, healthcare, and clean energy access, encompassing all 17 SDGs for comprehensive rural development.

AROH Foundation has taken proactive steps to address the critical importance of health and sanitation, especially in the wake of the global pandemic. Aligned with SDG 3, its comprehensive programmes focus on generating awareness around health, nutrition, and sanitation. These efforts have resulted in the installation of individual household toilets, community toilets, and school sanitation units, ensuring safe sanitation access. Additionally, it has marked hand pumps for water quality, conducted health camps, distributed health kits, organised vaccination and immunization drives, and promoted kitchen nutrition gardens for cost-effective nutrition. AROH also plays a pivotal role in waste management, recycling, and upcycling, emphasizing eco-friendly living and environmental conservation. Its work extends to capacity building and advocacy through mass-level awareness campaigns, contributing significantly to health and sanitation in vulnerable communities.