Vatsalya Society

What Vatsalya Society does

Vatsalya Society is a not-for-profit organization registered under the Rajasthan Societies Registration Act, 1958 (Reg. 172/JAI/1995-96), headquartered in Jaipur, India, with its principal campus at Achrol village in Amer Tehsil. Founded in 1995 by Jaimala Gupta and Dr Hitesh Gupta, the organization shifted its operating model in 2019 from 24x7 residential care of orphaned and abandoned children to a community school — Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan — implementing a Seven-to-Seven program (7am to 7pm) for approximately 100 children of daily wage laborers at an annual cost of roughly Rs. 55,000 per child. The organization complements the school with the Vatsalya Science Centre (physics, chemistry, biology, and renewable energy labs), the Vatsalya Space Observatory (Bortle-3 dark-sky zone, 16-inch Go-to Dobsonian Skywatcher, Evscope Equinox 2 Astroimager), skill-building programs (carpentry, tailoring, bakery, solar, computing, dairy), and the Anoothi women's artisan economic empowerment program, which has cumulatively trained over 4,500 women.

The organization's physical infrastructure is its technical differentiator: a self-built carbon-neutral campus powered by off-grid solar PV with solar reflectors for cooking and water heating, biogas-fertilizer cycles, rainwater harvesting, and organic farming, all assembled in-house by the team. The financial model is diversified across individual donations (via Give India, Danamojo, Benevity, and direct bank/FCRA channels, with 80G tax exemption), government and institutional grants (UNICEF, GAIN, NACO, RSACS, European Commission), social finance via BSE Social Stock Exchange (ZCZP model), and earned revenue from astro-tourism (INR 1,500/adult) and a 3-month astronomy course (INR 24,000/participant). Beneficiary and partner segments include socially deprived rural children, marginalized women including commercial sex workers, long-distance truckers (historically 40,830+ covered through HIV/AIDS Kavach), and pregnant women/mothers in UNICEF-supported tribal districts (Sirohi, Karauli, Dhaulpur).

Name

Vatsalya Society

Legal name

Vatsalya Society

Website

https://vatsalya.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vatsalya Society is a Jaipur-based non-profit operating a community school for rural children, women empowerment programs, health and HIV/AIDS interventions, and a self-built carbon-neutral campus with a Space Observatory and STEM Science Centre in Achrol, Rajasthan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development and Nonprofit Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outdoor & Wilderness Education Schools (Field-Based Learning) (THAAAOAA), Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF), Health Promotion, Prevention & Wellness Education (EDALAFAF)

Keywords

• Nonprofit community education
• Women livelihood training
• Child nutrition programs
• STEM education programs
• Public health initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Jaipur

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, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-exempt donations under GOI IT rule 80G for Indian donors. Accepts donations via bank transfer (ICICI), UPI, and through partner platforms Give India and Danamojo. Foreign donations accepted via FCRA account at State Bank of India.
2. Government and Institutional Grants: Grant-based projects in partnership with Government of India, UNICEF, GAIN, European Commission, National AIDS Control Society (NACO), and RSACS for various health, nutrition, education, and climate programs.
3. BSE Social Stock Exchange: Registered NPO partner on BSE SSE. Planning social impact project listing under ZCZP (Zero Coupon Zero Principal) model with minimum investment unit of INR 1,000, offering income tax exemption benefits to donors.
4. Astro-Tourism and Educational Programs: Stellar Safari astro-tourism events at INR 1,500 per adult and INR 500 per child. Three-month astronomy course at INR 24,000 per participant with 50% discount for first-year attendees and sponsorship provisions for BPL candidates.
5. Anoothi Women's Artisan Products: Women's artisan earnings through Anoothi program featuring Kantha, Block printing, Natural Dyeing, Tailoring. Trained artisans earn between Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 20,000 per month from Anoothi sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vatsalya Society is a not-for-profit organization that runs Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan, a Seven-to-Seven RBSE-affiliated community school (grades 1–10) at its carbon-neutral Achrol campus in Jaipur, providing meals, education, healthcare, sports and skill training to children of daily wage laborers. It complements the school with the Vatsalya Space Observatory, Science Centre (STEM), women's empowerment program (Anoothi), HIV/AIDS Kavach intervention, UNICEF Early Childhood Development and UNICEF-CCES climate programs, plus contribution-based astro-tourism and certified astro-courses open to outside visitors.

Product overview

Vatsalya Society operates a community school and social welfare organization in rural Rajasthan with multiple interconnected programs. The core offering is Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan, an RBSE-affiliated Seven-to-Seven school providing holistic care and education for children of daily wage laborers. Complementing this are specialized facilities including the Vatsalya Space Observatory offering astronomy education and astro-tourism, and the Science Centre (Vatsalya Vigyan Kendra) providing STEM learning with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Renewable Energy sections. Vocational skill-building programs train children in carpentry, tailoring, bakery, solar technology, and organic farming. The organization also runs women empowerment initiatives, HIV/AIDS awareness programs for truckers, early childhood development projects, and environmental sustainability programs including solar cooking workshops. The portfolio is united by Vatsalya's mission to provide equitable, experiential education and community development for disadvantaged populations in rural Rajasthan.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan (Seven-to-Seven School) RBSE-affiliated community school (Classes 1–10) operating a Seven-to-Seven full-day model (7am–7pm) that provides education, meals, healthcare, sports, skill training and extracurricular activities to children of daily wage laborers in rural Jaipur. Approximately 100 children currently attend; cost per child is approximately Rs. 55,000 per year, with parents contributing a small percentage.
• Vatsalya Space Observatory Astronomical observation and learning center in a Bortle-3 zone featuring a 16-inch Go-to Dobsonian Skywatcher (access to 30 million night sky objects), Evscope Equinox 2 Astroimager (only one in North India), a 6-inch AVX Go-to Newtonian telescope and five more heavy-duty scopes, used for hands-on astronomy education, citizen science projects, stargazing and astrophotography for visitors and students.
• Astro-Course Three-month certified astronomy course for enthusiasts aged 10 and up, comprising 9 hands-on sessions at the observatory and 4 online sessions covering telescope techniques, astrophotography and connections with scientists from NASA and JPL. Batch size limited to 30 participants; INR 24,000 per participant (50% discount for first-year attendees) with up to 15 BPL sponsorships.
• Astro-Tourism (Stellar Safari) Guided evening astronomy tours at the Vatsalya Space Observatory offering telescope observations of planets, galaxies, nebulae and stars using equipment including a 16-inch Go-to Dobsonian Skywatcher and Evscope Equinox 2 Astroimager. INR 1,500 per adult/adolescent, INR 500 per child (up to age 12), with INR 1,300 per head group rate for 5+ adults; contribution supports children's programs.
• Vatsalya Science Centre (Vatsalya Vigyan Kendra) STEM learning science wonderland with sections in Physics (Optics, Mechanics, Electromagnetics, Astronomy and Astrophysics), Chemistry, Biology, and Renewable Energy and Climate Science, including Atal Tinkering Labs. Developed in collaboration with Nobel laureate Frances Arnold, biochemist Pamela Bjorgman (Caltech), and other leading scientists, and led by passionate engineers for hands-on experiments.
• Skill-Building Program Vocational training for children above 14 years across Carpentry, Tailoring, Bakery, Solar, Computer, and Dairy and Organic Farming, where participants choose a field of interest to gain experience and employability advantages. Historically 6,800 youth covered under the program.
• Women Empowerment Program (Anoothi) Economic empowerment program for marginalized women (including commercial sex workers), offering training in Kantha, Block printing, Natural Dyeing, Tailoring, solar technology and organic farming, with artisans earning Rs. 4,000 to Rs. 20,000 per month through the Anoothi brand. 4,500+ women trained in last 9–10 years.
• HIV/AIDS Kavach Project HIV/AIDS awareness, counselling, condom distribution, ICTC testing and STI treatment services for long-distance truckers at five major truck halting-points on highways of Rajasthan and Gwalior (MP), with partner RSACS support for a targeted intervention program for female sex workers in Ajmer. 40,830+ truckers covered; 10,095 clinic footfalls; 3,335 ICTC tested; 614 STI cases treated.
• Early Childhood Development Program UNICEF-partnered program in aspirational districts Sirohi, Karauli and Dhaulpur strengthening the government's AMMA programme (6–59 months), Early Childhood Development (first 1000 days) and Anaemia Mukt Bharat monitoring through a mission approach using existing platforms.
• ECOSOL Solar Cooking Workshop International workshop on sustainable solar cooking hosted at the Vatsalya Campus, offering hands-on training in building pucca solar cookers, understanding solar thermal food processing, and DIY solar cooker construction, facilitated by Prof. Celestino Ruivo from Portugal.
• UNICEF-CCES Project Programmatic partnership with UNICEF and the Government of Rajasthan's Department of Education in 50 schools across Jaipur and Pratapgarh districts (including PM SHRI schools and Anganwadi centres) integrating Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainability (CCES) into the WASH programme through clean-and-green school assessments, sustaining solar infrastructure, youth hackathons and a system-strengthening approach.

Quantifiable outcome

• 580 orphaned and abandoned children rehabilitated and repatriated
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• TCI Foundation / Bill-Melinda Gates FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2005HIV/AIDS Kavach Project started with Bill-Melinda Gates Foundation funding via Transport Corporation of India Foundation (TCIF) in February 2005.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgrammatic partnership for CCES (Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability) project in Jaipur and Pratapgarh districts. Focus areas include clean and green assessments in institutions, sustaining solar infrastructure, and enhancing youth action on CCES. Also partners on Early Childhood Development in Sirohi district.
• National AIDS Control Society (NACO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body supporting HIV/AIDS Kavach Project for truckers since November 2011. Project operates at five major truck halting-points covering Rajasthan and Gwalior (MP).
• RSACS (Rajasthan State AIDS Control Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level funding support for HIV & AIDS program. Also supports targeted intervention program for female sex workers in Ajmer.
• GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported POSHAN project for Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) in Rajasthan. Also supported food fortification program in three states (Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat) and AMMA programme monitoring.
• Anchal (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor partner in women's economic empowerment program. Supports skill-building for marginalized women. Colleen and Anchal from USA have supported women's skill-building program for 13 years.
• Ripples of Hope (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in women's economic empowerment activities for marginalized women.
• iPartner India (UK)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in women's economic empowerment program supporting skill-building for female sex workers in Ajmer.
• Gram Shakti (India)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in women's economic empowerment program.
• BenevityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharity partner enabling corporate employee giving programs for Vatsalya donations.
• Give Foundation (Give India)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDonation platform partner for receiving contributions from Indian donors. Provides 100% donation routing option.
• DanamojominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDonation platform partner for receiving both Indian and foreign donations.
• Open Eyes (Delhi, Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational volunteer partner. Spanish organization sending volunteers to Vatsalya.
• India & You (Switzerland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational volunteer partner from Switzerland.
• St Ignatius School (Australia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational volunteer partner sending Australian volunteers.
• NASA and JPL ScientistsmajorTechnology or IntegrationGuidance from NASA scientists including Henry Throop, Glenn Orton (JPL), and Franck Marchis (SETI) for astronomy education. Mentors for 3-month astro course.
• Government of Rajasthan, Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF-CCES partnership implemented with Department of Education for clean and green school assessments in 50 schools.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Barefoot College: Rural education organization in Rajasthan focused on solar energy training and sustainable village development. Shares Vatsalya's emphasis on rural Rajasthan, hands-on solar training, and integrated community development approach.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): Leading Indian child rights NGO working on child development, education, and health. Comparable to Vatsalya's child welfare and education programs with similar donor-driven fundraising model and pan-India (now focused) operations.
• Smile Foundation: Indian NGO operating integrated programs in education, healthcare, livelihood, and women's empowerment. Closely comparable multi-vertical community development model targeting urban and rural poor across multiple Indian states.
• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest education NGOs operating learning programs for underprivileged children. Highly comparable as both organizations focus on affordable, scalable education models for disadvantaged children with strong volunteer and donor ecosystems.
• Mann Deshi Foundation: Rural women's empowerment NGO focused on financial literacy, livelihood training, and entrepreneurship for marginalized women in Maharashtra. Comparable to Vatsalya's Anoothi program for women's economic empowerment through skill-building.
• Agastya International Foundation: Large Indian science education NGO running hands-on STEM programs for underserved rural and urban children. Directly comparable to Vatsalya's Vatsalya Vigyan Kendra (Science Centre) STEM program in target audience and educational mission.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: Large Indian NGO providing mid-day meals to school children across multiple states. Comparable to Vatsalya's nutrition-integrated school model and similar multi-state program structure, though operating at significantly greater scale.
• Magic Bus India Foundation: Youth-focused NGO providing life skills education and sports-based programs to children from underprivileged backgrounds. Comparable to Vatsalya's youth development model combining education, sports, and skill-building for at-risk children.

Broad incumbents

• Concern India Foundation: Established Indian NGO supporting grass-roots development organizations through fundraising and capacity building. Operates in adjacent space with similar beneficiary focus but functions as a meta-NGO supporting other nonprofits rather than direct service delivery.

Emerging players

• SPACE India (Science Popularization Association of Communicators and Educators): Indian astronomy and space education organization operating schools, events, and curriculum programs. Directly comparable to Vatsalya's Space Observatory and astro-tourism offerings in terms of audience and product category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/vatsalyachildrenvillage
• Instagraminstagram.com/vatsalyajaipur
• Xx.com/vatsalyaudayan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vatsalyajaipur

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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