What ISHWAR does

ISHWAR (Inclusion & Social Harmony with Attitude Reconstruction) is a non-profit NGO registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, founded in 2002 and headquartered at Neb Sarai, New Delhi, India. The organization operates 10 interventional and developmental programmes serving approximately 250 underprivileged children and young adults regularly, with its core delivery being non-formal education (ages 4-16) for street children and those at risk of dropping out, supplemented by computer training (Jan Shikshan Sansthan syllabus), sports programmes (Shooting and Chess clubs affiliated to Delhi State Rifle Association and Delhi Chess Federation respectively), vocational training in stitching/tailoring/beauty care, medical camps, food and clothes donations, malnutrition intervention, educational excursions, and scholarships/emergency assistance.

The organization's revenue model is donation-driven and diversified across individual contributions, corporate CSR funds (NCR Corporation, VLCC Group, Rotary Club of Delhi, DS Puri Foundation, among others), international donors (William Leech Charity UK, AGS Shipping SRO), and a small earned-income stream from handicraft products (table runners, jute bags, cotton bags, kitchen aprons, frocks) produced by vocational trainees. Distribution is centralized at the Neb Sarai centre, with beneficiary acquisition handled via house-to-house social worker outreach, parental counselling, school partnerships, and word-of-mouth. ISHWAR is government-compliant across multiple frameworks (12A, 80-G, Darpan/Niti Aayog, Pulse Polio partnership), and donors are invited to inspect operations for transparency. The organization is governed by a four-member voluntary body led by President Anju Sachdev, Vice President Nina Puri, General Secretary & Treasurer Dr. Anupam Kamal, and Director Nidha Khosla.

Name

ISHWAR

Legal name

ISHWAR (Inclusion & Social Harmony with Attitude Reconstruction)

Website

https://ishwarngo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ISHWAR is a New Delhi-based non-profit NGO (founded 2002) that runs 10 education, vocational, sports, health, and nutrition programmes serving approximately 250 underprivileged children and young adults, funded through individual donations and corporate CSR.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Diet and Weight Reducing Centers (812191)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autism Spectrum (ASD) Academic & Social-Communication Support Tutoring (EDANAFAD), Nutrition & Dietetics Services (EDALAFAH)

Keywords

• Non-formal education
• Vocational training services
• Community development programmes
• Youth skill development
• Social welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: ISHWAR receives donations from compassionate individuals who wish to contribute to nation-building by supporting NGOs working at the grass-root level. Many individuals donate a part of their personal incomes. Donations are exempt under Section 80-G of the Income Tax Act.
2. Corporate CSR Funds: Corporations extend their support through CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds. Major donors include NCR Corporation (India) Ltd, VLCC Group, Rotary Club of Delhi, DS Puri Foundation, and various other corporate entities.
3. Vocational Product Sales: Young adults trained at ISHWAR's vocational training centre produce products including table runners, jute bags, cotton bags, and kitchen aprons for sale. ISHWAR helps them with machines, equipment and soft loans to become small home-based entrepreneurs.
4. Volunteer Programme Contributions: Students and citizens volunteer for programmes and contribute their skills. Community service project participants may raise contributions to support continuous running of NGO activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ISHWAR is a Delhi-based nonprofit society that delivers non-formal education, computer training, sports coaching (shooting and chess), vocational training in tailoring/beauty, medical camps, food and clothing distributions, malnutrition intervention, scholarships and emergency aid to roughly 250 underprivileged children and unemployed women and young adults each year. Its programmes are delivered through its Neb Sarai centre and funded by individual donations and corporate CSR contributions; vocational trainees additionally produce and sell handicraft products to support micro-enterprise.

Product overview

ISHWAR operates as an NGO with 10 interventional and developmental programmes serving disadvantaged children and needy young adults. The core offering consists of Non-Formal Education as the flagship programme, supplemented by Computer Education, Sports Programmes (Shooting and Chess clubs), Educational Excursions, Vocational Training (beauty, tailoring, stitching), Medical Camps, Food Donations, Clothes and Shoes Donations, Tackling Malnutrition, Workshops and Campaigns, and Scholarships and Emergencies support. Additionally, vocational trainees produce and sell handicraft products including Table Runners, Jute Bags, Cotton Bags, Kitchen Aprons, and Frocks made from recycled cloth. The programmes are managed from the centre at Neb Sarai, New Delhi and operate under government compliance with registration under the Societies Registration Act 1860.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Non-Formal Education Programme Flagship socially-inclusive education programme for children aged 4-16 from urban-poor, slum, and labourer households, including children with disabilities. Prepares out-of-school children for admission into government or private formal schools and provides remedial support to enrolled students, including girl-child education.
• SWAYAM Computer Education Programme Basic and advanced computer courses (6 months to 1 year) delivered in batches at a centre equipped with 10 computers under expert instructor supervision, following the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (Government of India) syllabus to enable career development for underprivileged youth.
• Sports Programmes (Shooting and Chess clubs) Sports and recreational training including ISHWAR Shooting Sports Club (affiliated to Delhi State Rifle Association under Jaspal Rana's patronage) and ISHWAR Chess Club (under Grandmaster Tania Sachdev's patronage), plus ball skills, aerobics, skating, hydro-therapy and IRIS Photography Club. Members can represent Delhi at Zonal, All-India and National level competitions.
• Educational Excursions Programme Educational field trips for beneficiary children to destinations including the National Science Centre, National Museum, National Zoological Park, Railway Museum, National Museum of Natural History, and Nehru Planetarium to supplement classroom learning with experiential exposure.
• Vocational Training Programme Vocational skills training in Beauty & Health Care (curriculum designed by VLCC), Stitching & Tailoring, and other trades for women and unemployed young adults. Includes job-placement assistance and soft loans for stitching machines to enable home-based micro-entrepreneurship.
• Medical Camps Programme Regular medical camps for approximately 250 underprivileged children including specialised Eye, Gynae, Dental, and Blood Pressure camps. ISHWAR is also a registered partner in India's Pulse Polio eradication programme administered since 2005.
• Food Donations and Mid-Day Meals Programme Mid-day meals for beneficiary children on a regular rotational basis, plus food-hamper distribution (rice, wheat flour, pulses, cooking oil, salt, sugar) to needy families, including weekly COVID-19 relief hampers during lockdowns.
• Clothes and Shoes Donation Programme Sorting and distribution of donated clean, wearable clothes (by size) and shoes to poor children and families, including bulk shoe donations received from Lakhani Shoes.
• Tackling Malnutrition Programme BMI-based identification of undernourished children combined with distribution of a proprietary nutritional supplement (jaggery, roasted groundnut, millet and chickpea) shaped as toffees, providing proteins, fat, iron, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
• Workshops and Campaigns Programme Periodic workshops and awareness campaigns conducted with experts covering stress management, entrepreneurship, menstrual hygiene, and other life-skills topics for children and community members.
• Scholarships and Emergency Aid Programme Merit scholarships for underprivileged children scoring 80% or more in school examinations and emergency financial assistance for families in crisis, including the 2004 Tsunami orphan adoption and ongoing medical-emergency support.
• Handicraft Products (Table Runners, Jute Bags, Cotton Bags, Kitchen Aprons, Frocks) Handcrafted products produced by ISHWAR vocational trainees: table runners, eco-friendly jute bags, cotton cloth bags, kitchen aprons, and frocks made from recycled cloth for very young girls in slums. Sales support trainees and enable home-based micro-enterprise.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-60 children admitted to formal schools annually
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2005ISHWAR was registered as a partner in India's Pulse Polio programme for eradication of polio starting 25th September 2005. Administered polio drops for children of under-privileged populace of villages surrounding Neb Sarai, Delhi.
• NCR Corporation (India) LtdcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate donor providing CSR funding support to ISHWAR's programmes for underprivileged children.
• KHUSHII (NGO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNGO partnership with Ms. Harveen Kapoor as General Secretary. Collaborative engagement in child welfare initiatives.
• VLCC GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVLCC designed Beauty & Health Care courses for ISHWAR's vocational training programme, providing curriculum expertise for women and young adults.
• Delhi State Rifle AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation body for ISHWAR Shooting Sports Club. Under patronage of Jaspal Rana, Padmashree Arjuna Awardee. Members eligible to represent Delhi at Zonal, All-India and National level competitions.
• Delhi Chess FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides trained coaches for ISHWAR Chess Club. Children receive professional chess training under guidance of Tania Sachdev, Grandmaster.
• Art of Living FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted week-long Bal Chetna Shivir workshop at ISHWAR from 27-31 Jan 2020. Workshop aimed at eliminating stress, creating sense of belonging, and restoring human values for children.
• Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationminorOthersISHWAR's malnutrition supplement formulation was forwarded to the Foundation as part of a project for wider spread amongst affected populations.
• The Pink Elephant Play SchoolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMs. Kiran Malhotra's play school partner supporting early childhood education initiatives.
• Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Government of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body whose syllabus ISHWAR's computer training programme follows. Enables certification for vocational graduates.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Naandi Foundation: Large Indian nonprofit operating education, nutrition (mid-day meals), and livelihood programs for underprivileged children. Comparable in addressing education, nutrition, and skill-building for disadvantaged populations through corporate partnerships.
• Teach For India: Large India-based education nonprofit placing Fellows in low-income schools. Comparable mission to improve educational outcomes for underprivileged children, though operating through a fellowship rather than centre-based delivery model.
• Sesame Workshop India: India arm of Sesame Workshop focusing on early childhood education, health, and wellbeing for underserved children. Comparable in targeting disadvantaged children with educational programming and leveraging international expertise.

Direct peers

• Smile Foundation: Indian NGO operating multi-program interventions in education, healthcare, livelihood, and women's empowerment for underprivileged communities. Comparable as a Delhi-headquartered nonprofit with similar CSR-driven funding model and integrated program structure.
• Akanksha Foundation: Indian nonprofit running schools and education programs for children from low-income communities, with strong vocational and life-skills components. Comparable in targeting underserved children with holistic education and after-school programming.
• Pratham: One of India's largest NGOs focused on education for underprivileged children, operating non-formal education, remedial learning, and vocational programs nationwide. Highly comparable as an Indian education-focused nonprofit with multi-program delivery models.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): India-focused child rights and development nonprofit supporting underprivileged children's education, health, and protection. Comparable mission around child welfare, individual donor and CSR funding, and program delivery through partner organizations.
• Magic Bus: Indian NGO using sports and activity-based learning to take underprivileged children from childhood to livelihood. Comparable sports-as-development model and beneficiary focus on youth from low-income communities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Profiles4 records

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