Ayang Trust

What Ayang Trust does

Ayang Trust is a not-for-profit charitable trust registered in November 2017 under the Indian Trusts Act, headquartered in Majuli — the world's largest inhabited riverine island in Assam, India. Founded by Bipin Shivaji Dhane (IIT Kharagpur alumnus), Aswathy Preetha Jayakumar (TFI Fellow), and Dharamjeet Kumar (Azim Premji University, Clinton Fellow), the organization operates a dual-generation model targeting children through education and women through livelihoods in climate-vulnerable Northeast India. Programs span three verticals: Education (The Hummingbird School LKG-Grade 10 with residential home for 90+ sponsored children, Project SEED with 39 community libraries holding 26,600 books, School Library Project across 200 government primary schools, and the Hatipoti bilingual children's magazine), Livelihoods (4 FPOs including 3 all-women collectives under the Lékopé brand serving 4,000+ women, sustainable agriculture and agroforestry covering 1,100 farmers, and the Women Entrepreneurship Project), and Community Resilience (flood response, conservation, and 350 acres of food forest restoration). The organization has expanded from its Majuli base to Papum Pare and East Kameng districts in Arunachal Pradesh and most recently North Lakhimpur in Assam, growing from a 3-person founding team to 100+ members. Revenue is sourced from donations and grants (Section 80G tax-deductible) with no commercial pricing; key institutional partners include GE Foundation, Eklavya Foundation, NABARD, Axis Bank, and Punjab National Bank. The board includes ex-Deloitte UK Deputy CEO, Stanford economics PhD, Eklavya Director, and ex-CEO of Recron Malaysia, providing corporate-grade governance for a grassroots operation. There are no disclosed AI/ML or technology platform components; program delivery is human-coordinator based and community-embedded.

Name

Ayang Trust

Legal name

Ayang Trust

Website

https://ayang.org.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ayang Trust is a non-profit charitable trust operating in Northeast India from Majuli, Assam, running education, livelihoods, and community resilience programs for flood-affected children, rural women, and small farmers across four districts in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services — Education, Livelihoods and Community Resilience

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Rural education services
• Community development programs
• Women livelihood empowerment
• Farmer producer organizations
• Flood relief programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Majuli

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Ayang Trust operates as a not-for-profit charitable trust funded through donations and grants. Donations are tax-deductible under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The organization accepts both general and cause-specific donations for initiatives such as education, school infrastructure, libraries, learning materials, or livelihood programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ayang Trust is a non-profit charitable trust delivering free or subsidized education, women's livelihood support, sustainable agriculture programming, and disaster response services to flood-affected and rural communities in Northeast India. Its flagship offerings include The Hummingbird School (LKG to Grade 10), community libraries under Project SEED, the Lékopé women-governed Farmer Producer Company, and emergency flood relief operations rooted in Majuli, Assam. The organization operates through 100+ team members, 39 community libraries, 4 FPOs, and partnerships with government schools and grassroots community institutions.

Product overview

Ayang Trust operates as a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected social programmes across three verticals: Education, Livelihoods, and Community Resilience. The education portfolio includes The Hummingbird School and Home (flagship school from LKG to Grade 10), Project SEED (community libraries), School Library Project (government school partnerships), Children's Literature Development (local language publishing), and Hatipoti quarterly magazine. The livelihoods portfolio features the Women Entrepreneurship Project, Sustainable Agriculture Programme, Farmer Producer Organizations including the Lékopé brand, and market linkage initiatives. The Community Resilience Programme provides disaster response and long-term recovery support. All programmes adopt a dual-generation approach, strengthening both children and their families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Hummingbird School and Home Flagship K-10 (LKG to Grade 10) institution providing holistic, child-centered, inquiry-driven education aligned with NEP 2020, plus the Hummingbird Home residential facility for fully sponsored children from flood-affected and rural communities. Serves 305 students, including 90+ residential children, on a free or subsidized basis.
• Project SEED (Seeding Enquiry, Empathy, and Dialogue) A community-centered initiative bringing the culture of reading and children's literature to children of remote and flood-affected villages through 39 community-owned libraries, 26,600 books in local languages, and trained Xopun Xarathi reading facilitators; reaches 2,000+ children.
• School Library Project Initiative partnering with 200 government primary schools across Majuli District to establish library corners, aiming to deepen mother-tongue and language learning for 7,000+ children.
• Children's Literature Development Development of quality children's literature in Assamese and Mising languages through partnership with Eklavya Foundation, including 28 co-published and original titles featuring retellings of regional folklore curated and edited with children and community members from Majuli.
• Hatipoti Quarterly Magazine Bilingual (Assamese and English) children's quarterly magazine launched in December 2024, dedicated to promoting mother tongue use and publishing high-quality children's literature reflecting local Northeast Indian contexts.
• Women Entrepreneurship Project Programme supporting 2,500+ rural women producers in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh to transition from subsistence-based production to collective and entrepreneurial livelihoods, focusing on handloom textiles, bamboo crafts, and food processing; delivered through capacity building, equipment access, financial linkages, and market exposure.
• Sustainable Agriculture Programme Programme promoting sustainable agriculture and agroforestry using multilayer farming, natural practices, and modern irrigation systems to restore land affected by monocropping, soil erosion, and floods; supports 1,100 small farmer households and has restored 350 acres into sustainable food forest.
• Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) Collectives organizing small and marginal farmers to strengthen agricultural productivity, sustainability, and economic resilience; includes three all-women FPOs in Majuli, Papum Pare, and East Kameng, plus one mixed FPO in Bichom, Arunachal Pradesh.
• Lékopé Brand of women-owned and women-governed Farmer Producer Companies from Northeast India, owned by Lékopé Majuli Women Farmer Producer Company Ltd. Works with over 4,000 women farmers, producing mustard oil, handloom textiles, and locally rooted retail products; envisions becoming the 'Amul of the Northeast.'
• Community Resilience Programme Disaster management continuum rooted in preparedness, immediate relief, and long-term recovery for flood-affected communities in Majuli. Includes emergency relief, food support, rescue and evacuation, and conservation and afforestation initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• 305 students at The Hummingbird School with 90+ fully sponsored residential students
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eklavya Foundation (Bhopal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Eklavya Foundation for children's literature development. Co-published acclaimed titles translated into Assamese and Mising, and created original titles including retellings of regional folklore curated and edited by children and community members from Majuli.
• The Ant (Chirang District)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for MITA (Mental Illness Treatment in Assam) project bringing access to mental healthcare to underserved communities. Monthly camps conducted first Sunday of each month with 200+ registered patients. Project focuses on destigmatizing mental illness through community visits and awareness programs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Navsarjan Trust: Navsarjan Trust works on empowerment of marginalized communities in India through grassroots mobilization and rights-based programming. Comparable in community-led development approach and rural grassroots execution model.
• Kaivalya Education Foundation: Kaivalya works to improve leadership and learning quality in rural and government schools across India. Directly comparable to Ayang's Hummingbird School and School Library Project in underserved contexts.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: BAIF operates large-scale rural development, livestock, and sustainable agriculture programs across India including the Northeast. Directly comparable on the livelihoods and agroforestry side of Ayang's portfolio.
• Naandi Foundation: Naandi Foundation runs integrated education, livelihoods, and water-security programs across underserved India. Comparable dual-generation/community-development operating model at significantly larger scale.
• PRADAN: PRADAN promotes sustainable rural livelihoods and women's collectives across India, including Northeast states. Direct peer in the livelihoods + community empowerment model serving marginal farmers and women producers with comparable FPO-style collectives.
• Selco Foundation: Selco Foundation focuses on sustainable livelihoods, climate-resilient practices, and rural enterprise in underserved Indian regions. Closely comparable on the sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and rural entrepreneurship angles of Ayang's work.
• eVidyaloka: eVidyaloka delivers digital and volunteer-taught learning programs to children in remote Indian villages. Direct peer in the rural education / community-library space targeting out-of-school or low-resource learners.
• Aarogyaseva: Aarogyaseva delivers healthcare access and volunteer-driven medical programs to underserved communities, including in Northeast India. Its founder (Dr. Dayaprasad Kulkarni) sits on Ayang's board, indicating an active programmatic relationship in community health.
• SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association): SEWA organizes women workers into collectives for economic security, market access, and social protection. Closest analogue to Lékopé's women-governed FPO model and women entrepreneurship programmes.

Broad incumbents

• Piramal Foundation: Piramal Foundation runs large-scale rural development, education, and health programs across India including the Northeast. Broader incumbent peer with overlapping thematic areas but at significantly larger scale and geographic breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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