What Datamation Foundation does

Datamation Foundation Charitable Trust (registered 22 February 2002, Trust Deed# 3258) is a non-profit, apolitical, non-partisan charitable trust headquartered at 'Vimal Shree', B/12 Swasthya Vihar, Delhi. The Foundation implements ICT-enabled development programs targeting women, economically and socially disadvantaged communities, and youth across India, with stated design intent to address Millennium Development Goals. It operates three flagship programs — Swasthya (healthcare delivery via weekly OPDs, monthly health camps, mobile health vans, and SMS-based maternal health alerts), Jeevika (livelihoods and skills training), and Jalanidhi (water conservation and integrated water resource management) — alongside a network of Gender Resource Centres (GRCs), Community Multi-Media Centers (CMCs), and village-level training points spanning Delhi, Uttar Pradesh (Kanpur, Lucknow, Barabanki), and Rajasthan (360 Gram Panchayats across 9 blocks of Jodhpur, Churu, and Nagor).

The technology portfolio is conventional ICT-for-development rather than AI-driven: computers and internet, community and internet radio, satellite and cable communications, plus a localized-Hindi maternal health SMS toolkit co-developed with One World South Asia and Microsoft Research. Outreach channels include Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and a website newsletter for donor and beneficiary engagement.

The revenue model is a diversified non-profit mix: government grants and contracts (Delhi government departments including DTTE's TECOS, Samajik Suvidha Sangam/Mission Convergence, plus central ministries — Health, MSME, WCD, Labor, Panchayati Raj, Minority Affairs); bilateral and multilateral donor funding (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNESCO, USAID, World Bank, JICA, NABARD, EDC); corporate CSR partnerships (Microsoft, Nokia, Lafarge India, BBC World Wide); and individual donations. Services are delivered free to beneficiaries; programs are funded by grants and contracts rather than commercial sales. The Foundation shares branding and founder lineage (Chetan Sharma) with the separate, for-profit Datamation Group (ISO 9001 CMM Level 5, 3,500+ employees), but operates as a distinct legal entity with no parent-subsidiary or equity ownership structure.

Name

Datamation Foundation

Legal name

Datamation Foundation Charitable Trust

Website

https://datamationfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Datamation Foundation Charitable Trust is a Delhi-based non-profit implementing ICT-enabled health, livelihood, and water-conservation programs for women, youth, and marginalized communities across India through Gender Resource Centres, Community Multi-Media Centres, and partner-led government and donor contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Community Development Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

Keywords

• ICT-enabled development
• Community development programs
• Rural health initiatives
• Women livelihood training
• Water conservation projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Contracts: Implementation of government-sponsored programs and schemes including Mission Convergence, SJSRY, and various state government initiatives.
2. International Development Agency Funding: Partnerships and funding from international organizations including UN agencies, bilateral aid agencies, and multinational development organizations.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Collaborations with private sector companies for CSR-funded development projects and social impact initiatives.
4. Individual Donations: Public donations and support from individuals to fund ongoing charitable activities and community programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Datamation Foundation is a non-profit charitable trust that designs and delivers ICT-enabled community development programs in India, focused on improving health, livelihoods, and water access for women, economically disadvantaged communities, and youth. It partners with government bodies, international agencies, and the corporate sector to implement scalable field programs such as Swasthya (health), Jeevika (livelihoods), and Jalanidhi (water conservation).

Product overview

Datamation Foundation operates as a non-profit charitable trust offering a portfolio of community development programs rather than a unified software product. Their core offerings include three flagship programs: Swasthya (healthcare), Jeevika (livelihoods), and Jalanidhi (water resources). These are delivered through physical service centers including Community Multi-Media Centers (CMCs) and Gender Resource Centres (GRCs) across urban and rural India. The organization also provides ICT-enabled training in skills development, health services, and education. Technology platforms include an SMS toolkit for maternal health communications developed with Microsoft Research, and various ICT enablers (computers, mobile, radio, TV, satellite communications). The portfolio spans advocacy campaigns (Save the Girl Child), healthcare programs (MCH Improvement, Mobile Health Scheme), skills development (vocational training), and water conservation initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Swasthya (Health Program) An ICT-enabled health program delivering maternal and child health (MCH) services, mobile health interventions, and community health outreach to underprivileged communities, particularly women and children, in rural and semi-urban India.
• Jeevika (Livelihoods Program) A livelihood-skills training and empowerment program targeting women and youth from economically disadvantaged communities, providing vocational training, micro-enterprise support, and capacity-building to enable sustainable income generation.
• Jalanidhi (Water Program) A community water conservation and access program that supports sustainable water resource management and clean water availability for underprivileged communities through field projects and local engagement.
• Community Media Centers (CMCs) ICT-enabled community media and learning centers that deliver mobile health services, e-learning content, and information dissemination to rural and underserved communities as a delivery channel for the foundation's programs.
• Governance Resource Centers (GRC) Program initiative that supports community governance, public service access, and resource mobilization for underprivileged populations, in collaboration with government and civil society stakeholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.5 million+ marginalized individuals reached through three flagship programs (Swasthya, Jeevika, Jalanidhi)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• BBC World WidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia and content partnership for development communication and awareness campaigns targeting marginalized communities.
• Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of NCT of DelhicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for implementing social welfare programs and schemes for women and marginalized populations in Delhi.
• UP Mahila Kalyan Nigam Ltd, Govt. of U.P.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partnership for women's welfare and development programs in Uttar Pradesh.
• State Water Resource Department, Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for water conservation, integrated water resource management, and sanitation initiatives.
• One World South AsiacoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical partner for mobile health SMS toolkit implementation, providing technology infrastructure for health messaging.
• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for MSME development and livelihood programs targeting rural entrepreneurs.
• CEDPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development organization partnership for women's empowerment and reproductive health programs.
• Department of Training & Technical Education, GNCTDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Technical Education Community Outreach Scheme (TECOS) for vocational training.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for child welfare, health, and development programs for vulnerable children and families.
• Population Council of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for population studies and reproductive health programs.
• Ministry of Labor & Employment, Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for employment generation and skills development programs.
• Department of Women and Child Development, Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for women and child development welfare schemes and programs.
• ChetanalayacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal NGO partner for community development programs in Delhi.
• UNFPAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations agency partnership for reproductive health and population development programs.
• Samajik Suvidha Sangam - Mission ConvergencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelhi government convergence mission partnership for delivering social welfare services to urban poor.
• Ministry of Health, Govt. of U.P.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for health programs and medical services in Uttar Pradesh.
• Uttar Pradesh Bhumi Sudhar Nigam Ltd., Govt. of U.P.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for land development and agricultural programs in Uttar Pradesh.
• UNESCOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations partnership for education, culture, and development programs including community multimedia projects.
• Plan International and Population FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint partnership for child welfare and population development initiatives.
• UP State AIDS Control Society, Govt. of U.P.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, and control programs in Uttar Pradesh.
• Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for welfare and development programs targeting minority communities.
• Microsoft LtdcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for software, digital literacy, and ICT training programs including Microsoft Unlimited Potential.
• Department of Gram Panchayatiraj, Govt. of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for rural governance and panchayati raj institution development programs.
• Gender and Water AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational alliance partnership for gender-equitable water management, with Datamation Foundation as member working in India and Bangladesh.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pratham Education Foundation: Major Indian non-profit delivering education, vocational training and livelihoods programs to underserved children and youth — directly comparable to Datamation's ICT training and education pillars.
• Gram Vaani: Social enterprise that builds IVR/mobile platforms for community media and development communication in rural India — analogous use of mobile/ICT tools for grassroots development messaging.
• Barefoot College: India-based non-profit training rural women and youth in skills including solar engineering and digital tools through community-based centres — directly mirrors Datamation's CMCs and women-skilling focus.
• Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF): Indian non-profit operating Community Information Resource Centres and digital literacy programmes for rural and marginalized communities — the closest direct peer to Datamation's CMC and GRC network with nearly identical ICT4D delivery model.
• Digital Green: Global development organization that uses ICT and video-based approaches to disseminate knowledge to rural farming communities — comparable ICT-enabled development model targeting India's bottom-of-pyramid populations.
• SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association): Large Indian women's organization focused on livelihoods, health and digital empowerment of informal-sector women — highly comparable Jeevika-style livelihood and health mandate plus bottom-up organizing model.

Broad incumbents

• Plan International India: Indian arm of Plan International focused on children, gender equality and youth empowerment — directly comparable target beneficiaries (women, youth, marginalized communities) and similar international-donor funding mix.
• CARE India: Large Indian arm of the CARE international development federation — runs health, livelihoods and women's empowerment programmes funded by USAID, World Bank and similar donors, overlapping Datamation's broad thematic portfolio at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Smile Foundation: Indian non-profit operating health, education and livelihoods programmes for underprivileged communities — directly comparable in programme mix (Swasthya/Jeevika analogues) and target population within India.
• WaterAid India: India country office of the international WASH non-profit — directly comparable to Datamation's Jalanidhi water-conservation and sanitation programme operating in similar geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DatamationNGO
• Facebookfacebook.com/datamationfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/datamation-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/datamationngo

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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