Aruna Kishor Foundation

What Aruna Kishor Foundation does

Aruna Kishor Foundation (AK Foundation) is a Section 8 non-profit organization headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, founded in January 2019 by Divyesh Kishorchandra Trivedi. The foundation delivers community development programs targeting underprivileged children, women, farmers, and tribal populations across Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Maharashtra, operating through three umbrella brands: Madhu Dhiraj (education), Kundan Chandra (women empowerment), and Ansuya Vasant (environment), supplemented by disaster response (Arogya Kavach) and outreach campaigns. Its core methodology is creative-media-based behavioral change communication — primarily puppet shows and drama — delivered through a network of 200+ active volunteers and field partners.

The foundation's program portfolio spans free tuition for grades 8-10, career guidance seminars, summer camps, mother-tongue literacy, awareness drives (traffic, voting, pesticides, environment), the Arogya Kavach COVID-19 response (30K+ hygiene kits and 60K masks distributed), and Project URJA (9 solar dryers plus the Nutriangle e-commerce platform for women's groups in Himachal Pradesh). Implementation is conducted directly through grassroots outreach and via CSR partnerships with named corporates including Reliance Industries Limited, COSMO Foundation, Crop Life India, and Kruti Charitable Trust, with technology and creative delivery supported by Innovator Solutions and DUDUZ HOUSE.

Revenue is generated through individual donations, CSR corporate partnerships, and charity shop sales (solar-dried food products, ornaments, household items, masks). The Arogya Kavach kit is priced at Rs. 180 per unit on a one-time donation basis, and the charity shop operates both online and through exhibition booths. With only 7 full-time staff, the organization runs a capital-light, volunteer-driven model that has scaled multi-state operations within roughly two years but remains reliant on episodic project-based funding rather than recurring revenue.

Name

Aruna Kishor Foundation

Legal name

Aruna Kishor Foundation

Website

https://akfoundation.org.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aruna Kishor Foundation is a Vadodara-based Section 8 non-profit delivering community development programs across India via puppet shows and creative media. It serves underprivileged children, women, and tribal communities through education, empowerment, environment, and disaster response initiatives funded primarily by CSR partnerships and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development & Non-Profit Social Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE), Agriculture, Food Security & Nutrition Technical Assistance (BPADAEAG), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Women empowerment projects
• Education awareness campaigns
• Disaster response services
• Environment awareness initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Vadodara

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The foundation accepts donations from individuals who wish to support the foundation's mission of changing lives and bringing sustainable development to underprivileged communities.
2. CSR Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility partnerships where companies collaborate with the foundation for community development programs. Companies benefit from domain expertise and ground-level implementation while providing funds and strategic resources.
3. Charity Shop Sales: E-commerce platform selling various goods and products made by underprivileged community members including food products, ornaments, household items, decorative items, cloth bags, and masks. Also sets up booths at exhibitions and charity events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aruna Kishor Foundation delivers community development programs to underprivileged tribal, rural and urban slum populations across India through three programmatic pillars: education (Madhu Dhiraj), women empowerment and livelihood (Kundan Chandra / URJA), and environment (Ansuya Vasant). It runs awareness campaigns using puppet shows and drama on issues such as traffic safety, voting, pesticide usage, and COVID-19 response (Arogya Kavach kits), and operates a charity shop and Nutriangle e-commerce platform selling goods produced by beneficiaries.

Product overview

Aruna Kishor Foundation is a non-government, not-for-profit organization that offers a portfolio of community development programs rather than a unified technology product. The core offerings include: Madhu Dhiraj (education), Kundan Chandra (empowerment), and Ansuya Vasant (environment) as umbrella programs. Key initiatives include the Arogya Kavach COVID-19 response campaign, the URJA women empowerment project in Himachal Pradesh providing solar dryers and an online selling platform (Nutriangle), and various awareness campaigns delivered through creative media like puppet shows. Educational offerings span free tuition, career guidance, summer camps, and mother tongue programs. The organization also operates a charity shop for products made by underprivileged communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Arogya Kavach: Health-hygiene kit, awareness and mental health support campaign developed and implemented by Aruna Kishor Foundation to fight against COVID-19 pandemic for children aged 5-14 years.
• Madhu Dhiraj
• Kundan Chandra
• URJA
• Ansuya Vasant

Products and services

• Madhu Dhiraj (Education Program) Education program that equips underprivileged children, youth and adults with literacy and skills to live a dignified and sustainable life, including free tuition classes in Mathematics and Science for students from 8th to 10th standard.
• Kundan Chandra (Women Empowerment Program) Women empowerment and livelihood program that works through skill development, handholding, vocational training, capacity building, and income generation opportunities for underprivileged women.
• Ansuya Vasant (Environment Program) Environment protection program working through awareness on global warming, climate change, pollution, cleanliness, sanitation, renewable energy, and water scarcity for tribal, rural and urban communities.
• Arogya Kavach (COVID-19 Health-Hygiene Campaign) Health-hygiene campaign providing protective kits, awareness materials and mental health support to underprivileged children aged 5-14 years during the COVID-19 pandemic, distributed at children's doorsteps in rural areas and urban slums.
• URJA (Women Empowerment Project in Himachal Pradesh) Women empowerment project in Himachal Pradesh providing solar dryers, training, and access to the Nutriangle online selling platform for women groups to produce and sell solar-dried food products (apple chips, dried walnuts, chamomile tea, vegetable chips), with income going directly to women producers.
• Charity Shop Shopping platform (online and at charity events/exhibitions) selling food products, ornaments, household items, decorative items, cloth bags, and masks made by underprivileged community members at affordable prices.
• Career Guidance Seminar Career guidance workshop helping students plan their future and make informed educational choices by providing information about courses, educational institutions, and admission criteria.
• Traffic Awareness Program Traffic awareness campaign using puppet shows to educate communities about traffic rules, road safety, zebra crossing, helmet use, and seat belt usage, performed at schools, malls, and public places.
• Voting Awareness & Signature Campaign Campaign promoting 100% voting during elections through puppet shows and awareness activities at universities, public places, gardens, temples, and housing communities.
• Pesticide Awareness Program Mass awareness program on agricultural issues such as 'Right Usage of Pesticides' performed through puppet shows in rural villages to sensitize farmers about proper pesticide usage and safety.

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributed 30,000+ Arogya Kavach Kits to underprivileged children
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SAKSHAMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration with SAKSHAM for traffic awareness campaign during National Road Safety week 2020. Puppet shows performed by DUDUZ HOUSE in collaboration with SAKSHAM and Vadodara Traffic Police Department at various public places including schools, malls, and petrol pumps.
• Vadodara Traffic Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration for traffic awareness campaign during National Road Safety week 2020. AK Foundation conducted puppet shows on traffic rules and road safety in collaboration with the traffic police department.
• DUDUZ HOUSEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Performing partner for puppet shows in various awareness campaigns including traffic awareness, voting awareness, and pesticide awareness. Professional puppet shows with scripts full of information, entertainment and humor.
• Innovator SolutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Technical assistance provider for Project URJA - women empowerment and livelihood project in Himachal Pradesh. Provided technical expertise for solar dryer implementation and online selling platform Nutriangle.
• Kruti Charitable TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration for mass awareness program on 'Right Usage of Pesticides' in 40 villages of Vadodara and Bharuch districts. Puppet shows performed with support from Duduz House reaching over 5000 farmers.
• Crop Life IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in pesticide awareness campaign collaborating with Kruti Charitable Trust and AK Foundation to sensitize farmers about proper pesticide usage through puppet shows.
• Orsang Seva TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration for environment awareness and plantation drive for tribal children of Aashramshala in Panchmahal district. Games and puppet shows organized to create environmental sensitivity.
• Forest Department of Panchmahal districtmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Joint initiative with Orsang Seva Trust for environment awareness programs and plantation drives at Shivrajpur for tribal children.
• M S UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in voting awareness and signature campaigns. Puppet shows conducted at the university campus as part of 100% voting promotion campaign.
• NutrianglecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Online selling platform provided to women beneficiaries in Project URJA through which solar-dried food products (apple chips, dried walnuts, chamomile tea, vegetable chips) are sold with income going directly to women producers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pratham: Large Indian education-focused NGO working with underprivileged children in urban slums and rural areas through literacy and skill programs — directly comparable in education pillar, target segment, and CSR/donor funding model.
• Goonj: Indian NGO running rural/urban community development, livelihood, and disaster response programs with grassroots delivery networks — directly comparable mission, beneficiary profile, and rural-tribal outreach approach.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: Large Indian mid-day meal and nutrition-focused foundation — comparable in nutrition/community-food-service mission (Arogya Kavach-adjacent), Indian NGO operations, and CSR/corporate funding model.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: Indian development foundation working on rural livelihoods, agriculture, and community empowerment across multiple states — directly comparable in rural livelihood (livestock/agriculture), women empowerment, and tribal-community focus.
• Smile Foundation: India-based non-profit operating programs in education, livelihood, and health for underprivileged children, women, and communities — directly comparable in target population, urban-slum/rural focus, and CSR-funded operating model.
• SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association): Indian organization focused on women in the informal sector — livelihood, skill development, and economic empowerment — directly comparable to AK Foundation's Project URJA women's livelihood model and rural women beneficiaries.
• Naandi Foundation: Indian non-profit running education, livelihood, and community development programs for underserved communities — directly comparable scope (education + livelihood), CSR partnerships, and rural/slum targeting.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity India: Larger, internationally-affiliated Indian non-profit working on housing and community development — comparable as a broader community-development incumbent with CSR partnerships operating across Indian states.
• Development Alternatives: Established Indian sustainable-development organization with broader environment, livelihood, and enterprise-development offerings — comparable in environment/sustainability pillar (Ansuya Vasant) and community-development orientation.

Others

• Give Foundation / GiveIndia: India's leading online donation and fundraising intermediary for NGOs — adjacent, enabling platform that channels individual and CSR donations to non-profits like AK Foundation rather than directly competing in program delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AKFoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/AKFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aruna-kishor-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/AKFoundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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