AROEHAN

What AROEHAN does

AROEHAN is a private non-profit organization founded in 2009 and headquartered in Dahanu Road, Palghar district, Maharashtra, India, with a secondary office in Jawhar. The organization is dedicated to empowering tribal and rural communities in the Palghar, Dahanu, Jawhar, and Mokhada tribal blocks, working across 150+ gram panchayats and indirectly reaching approximately 700,000 people through programs in health and nutrition, water conservation, agriculture and allied livelihoods, education, local governance, and clean energy. Its on-ground portfolio includes 200+ check dams, 770 farm ponds, 30 solar systems generating 179.12 KW, 487,655 trees planted by 6,830 farmers, 203.55 acres under vegetable cultivation, and health interventions covering 15,000+ pregnant and lactating women, 800+ undernourished children, and 5,000+ adolescent girls.

AROEHAN operates through a community-led model that engages women's groups, Mata Samitis, and statutory committees of the Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat, with 225 Village Health, Nutrition, and Sanitation Committees formed to date. The organization maintains a complementary digital product, AROEHAN Infobank (infobank.aroehan.org), a curated knowledge hub covering four verticals — Livelihood, Health and Nutrition, Education, and Governance — designed to bridge policymakers, community leaders, and tribal populations. There is no proprietary technology platform beyond the Infobank content repository, and no app or API surface is disclosed.

The organization is funded entirely through donations and corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributions, with no fees charged to beneficiaries. Online donations are accepted via Razerpay integration with 80G tax exemption certificates issued. Core-tier funders include Azim Premji Foundation, JSW Group, and Tata Trusts, with additional support from Capri Global Housing Finance, HT Parekh Foundation, EdelGive, The Head Foundation, AKDN, IIT Bombay (for content co-development), Rotary International, and Lions Club International. The team is led by CEO Amit Narkar (for the Infobank entity), Operations Manager Pritam Noronha, and Consultant Naitri Patel, with approximately 29 total employees.

Name

AROEHAN

Legal name

AROEHAN

Website

https://aroehan.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AROEHAN is a Palghar, India-based non-profit founded in 2009 that empowers tribal communities across 150+ gram panchayats (~700,000 people) through integrated programs in health, water conservation, agriculture, education, governance, and clean energy, funded via donations and CSR grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (924120), Administration of Public Health Programs (923120)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Food Security, Agriculture & Nutrition Aid Programs (BPADABAD)

Keywords

• Tribal community development
• Rural livelihood programs
• Water conservation infrastructure
• Maternal health nutrition
• Local governance capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Dahanu Road

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and CSR Funding: AROEHAN operates as a nonprofit organization funded through donations and CSR contributions from corporate partners and foundations. The organization accepts online donations via Razerpay integration and issues 80G tax exemption receipts to donors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

AROEHAN delivers integrated rural and tribal community development programs across 150+ gram panchayats in Palghar district, Maharashtra, reaching approximately 700,000 people. Programs span health and nutrition, water conservation, education, agriculture, allied livelihood, and local governance. The organization also operates the AROEHAN Infobank, a digital knowledge repository covering livelihood, health, education, and governance topics.

Product overview

AROEHAN operates as a dual-product organization: (1) AROEHAN is the core NGO entity focused on on-ground tribal community empowerment through integrated programs in health, nutrition, water conservation, education, local governance, and livelihood support across 150+ gram panchayats; (2) AROEHAN Infobank is a complementary digital information platform that aggregates and disseminates knowledge, data, reports, public policies, and change stories related to tribal development and governance across four thematic verticals. These products serve different but complementary functions—one delivering direct community impact and the other enabling knowledge-sharing and informed decision-making.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AROEHAN Tribal Community Empowerment Programs Integrated development programs for tribal and rural communities in Palghar district covering health and nutrition, water conservation, education, agriculture, allied livelihood, women's empowerment, and local governance, delivered through field staff, women's groups, and gram panchayat partnerships.
• AROEHAN Infobank A digital information hub that aggregates and disseminates knowledge, data, reports, public policies, and change stories on tribal development and governance across four verticals: Livelihood, Health and Nutrition, Education, and Governance. Designed to bridge information gaps for policymakers, community leaders, and NGOs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ crore liters of water stored, increasing soil moisture and regenerating biomass
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IIT BombayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical institution that collaborated with AROEHAN for developing educational materials using graphic and audio-visual aids.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Seva Mandir: A long-standing NGO working with tribal and rural communities in southern Rajasthan on livelihoods, education, health, and women's empowerment — closely comparable to AROEHAN's integrated, community-led model in Palghar.
• Gram Vikas: Odisha-based rural development NGO working on water, sanitation, livelihoods, and governance in tribal villages — comparable integrated community-led approach and tribal geographic focus.
• PRADAN: Professional Resource Development Network promotes livelihoods among rural poor including tribal communities across multiple Indian states through women's self-help groups and agriculture interventions — directly comparable to AROEHAN's SHG/women's group model.
• Navsarjan Trust: Works on Dalit and tribal rights, governance, and community empowerment across Gujarat — comparable mission of empowering marginalized tribal communities through rights-based and community-led development.
• Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR): Specializes in watershed development, water conservation, and climate-resilient agriculture in rural Maharashtra and other states — directly comparable to AROEHAN's water-conservation and agriculture programs in tribal Maharashtra.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: Large Indian development NGO working on livelihoods, agriculture, water, and livestock with rural and tribal communities — comparable in scope of integrated community development and rural footprint.
• Sahjeevan (SSP): Gujarat-based NGO working on tribal and pastoralist community development including water, agriculture, and education — directly comparable in tribal community focus and integrated program design.

Broad incumbents

• Tata Trusts: India's largest philanthropic foundation funding rural, tribal, and water programs across the country — comparable integrated rural development work; also a financial supporter of AROEHAN.
• Aga Khan Development Network (India operations): International development network with active operations in rural and tribal India — comparable multi-sector development work and one of AROEHAN's listed supporters, making it both a peer and ecosystem participant.

Others

• EdelGive Foundation: Philanthropy platform aggregating capital and channeling it to high-impact Indian NGOs — comparable ecosystem role as a funder/enabler, and listed as a financial supporter of AROEHAN.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WeAroehan
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSC5dfxxMp9wleeVDxukIXg
• Facebookfacebook.com/WeAroehan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wearoehan
• Instagraminstagram.com/we_aroehan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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