Project Concern International India

What Project Concern International India does

Project Concern International (PCI) India is a registered Indian non-profit society established in 1998 that designs and implements community development programs across seven thematic areas: Health and Nutrition, Gender/DEI and Social Norms, Women's Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods, Climate Action, Social Protection, Emergency Response, and Skilling & Employability. The organization operates 36 active programs across 14-15 Indian states and 259 districts, reaching approximately 17 million beneficiaries, delivered through embedded technical assistance to central and state government departments (notably State Health Society Bihar, JEEViKA, ICDS, SRLMs, and the Uttar Pradesh Department of Rural Development) and through a network of 2,500+ Community Resource Persons. Its technology stack is built on digital data collection and MIS platforms — ODK, KoBoToolbox, SurveyCTO, UWIN, Poshan Tracker, and the proprietary EmpowerHer dashboard/mobile platform — optimized for low-bandwidth, offline-enabled delivery on entry-level Android devices, along with Sentinel Community Surveillance Systems that aggregate field data into analytics dashboards.

PCI India is funded through a diversified mix of government grants and technical-assistance contracts, multilateral institutional funding (WHO, UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, D&L Packard Foundation, Tata Trusts), corporate CSR partnerships (notably HINDALCO's She Shines program targeting 50,000 girls across seven states), and individual/corporate donations; it registered on SEBI's Social Stock Exchange in March 2026 to broaden its funding channels. The organization went through a 'Reimagine PCI India' brand transformation in December 2022, updating its vision, mission, core values, and logo at the 25-year mark. As a non-profit, it does not charge for its services and does not publicly disclose revenue; it is led by CEO & Country Director Indrajit Chaudhuri with a senior leadership team that includes Dr. Amrita Misra (Director, Health & Nutrition, with a seat on the MOHFW Technical Advisory Group on Kangaroo Mother Care).

Name

Project Concern International India

Legal name

Project Concern International (PCI) India

Website

https://pciglobal.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Project Concern International (PCI) India is a non-profit development organization, founded in 1998, that implements health, nutrition, gender, livelihoods, climate, and social protection programs across 14-15 Indian states and 259 districts, reaching 17 million beneficiaries through government partnerships and institutional and CSR funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Funding: PCI India receives donations from individual donors and corporate donors. The organization lists numerous donors including major foundations and corporations on their website. Registered on Social Stock Exchange for transparency.
2. Government Grants and Contracts: Technical assistance and implementation contracts with central and state governments for poverty alleviation, health, nutrition, livelihood, and social protection programs.
3. Institutional Funding: Grants from multilateral organizations (WHO, UNICEF), bilateral agencies, and international development organizations for specific programs and interventions.
4. CSR Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility funding from companies like HINDALCO for specific projects such as the She Shines girls' empowerment program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PCI India designs and implements community-based development programs across seven thematic areas — health and nutrition, gender equality and social norms, women's economic empowerment and livelihoods, climate action, social protection, emergency response, and skilling & employability. The organization delivers programs through direct field implementation and embedded technical assistance to central and state government departments, operating 36 active projects across 14–15 Indian states and 259 districts reaching approximately 17 million beneficiaries. Revenue is sourced from government grants and contracts, multilateral organizations, CSR partnerships, and philanthropic donations.

Product overview

PCI India is a not-for-profit development organization (registered Indian society) operating since 1998. Rather than a unified software product, it delivers a portfolio of community development programs organized across seven thematic areas: Health and Nutrition, Gender/DEI and Social Norms, Women's Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods, Climate Action, Social Protection, Emergency Response, and Skilling & Employability. Key programs include JEEViKA Technical Support Program, EmpowerHer digital inclusion initiative, RECOVER Bihar COVID response, She Shines girls' empowerment, and Bamboo Livelihood Program. Programs operate across 14 states impacting approximately 17 million people through government partnerships, community mobilization, and technical assistance delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health and Nutrition Programs Comprehensive health interventions including maternal and child health, routine immunization, family planning, nutrition (including Take Home Ration), neglected tropical diseases elimination (lymphatic filariasis, visceral leishmaniasis), and non-communicable disease control programs delivered to vulnerable populations across 14 Indian states in partnership with government health systems.
• Gender, DEI and Social Norms Programs Gender transformative interventions including male engagement programs (Humein Badhna Hai, Engaging Men for Better Nutritional and Family Health Outcomes), TARA, Umang, Gender Transformative Model, Women Rise Up Against Child Marriage, and the South Asia Social Norms Learning Collaborative. Targets gender barriers, child marriage, and restrictive social norms in underserved communities.
• Women's Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods Economic empowerment initiatives including Cloud Kitchen, Swabhiman, Take Home Ration, public procurement programs, and technical assistance to rural development departments. Targets SHG women, ultra-poor households, and rural communities through market linkages, micro-enterprises, and skills development.
• Climate Action Programs Climate resilience interventions empowering vulnerable communities with climate-resilient livelihood and health solutions through community-driven models, including the DEWEE project enabling 1,000,000 women-led enterprises to adopt solar energy.
• Social Protection Programs Social safety net interventions including the Technical Support Unit (TSU) at the Department of Rural Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Ultra-Poor Graduation programs, and the Vulnerable Children & Youth (VCY) Program (Shelter Home).
• Emergency Response Programs Humanitarian response programs providing immediate assistance during crises and disasters to affected communities, including COVID-19 response and recovery (RECOVER Bihar) and other public health emergencies.
• Skilling & Employability (HUNAR Project) Skills development and employment readiness programs helping youth and women gain marketable skills for sustainable livelihoods through the HUNAR project.
• JEEViKA Technical Support Program Technical assistance to Bihar's rural livelihood mission (JEEViKA) providing capacity building, monitoring support, and program implementation guidance for SHG mobilization, health-nutrition integration, and livelihoods.
• JEEViKA Mobile Vaani

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 17 million people across 259 districts in 14-15 states
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Government of Bihar - State Health SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for health programs including COVID-19 response, routine immunization, maternal and child health, and family planning. PCI provides technical assistance and implementation support.
• JEEViKA - Bihar Rural Livelihood MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep partnership for integrating health and nutrition into livelihoods platforms, SHG mobilization, and women's empowerment programs in Bihar.
• SRLM/NRLM EcosystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with State Rural Livelihood Missions across multiple states for women's economic empowerment, digital inclusion, and livelihood programs.
• ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for maternal and child health, nutrition programs, and community development through Anganwadi system.
• WHO IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical collaboration for COVID-19 surveillance, response efforts, tracking international passengers, contact tracing, and household surveys.
• UNICEF IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for communication support during COVID-19, child welfare initiatives, and health programs.
• Government of Uttar Pradesh - Department of Rural DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical assistance for poverty alleviation, social protection, financial inclusion, and livelihoods planning initiative.
• Government of Odisha - Multiple DepartmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for women economic empowerment (EmpowerHer), girls' empowerment, and livelihood programs in Odisha.
• AIIMS PatnastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical support for Swaasthya Mitra intervention establishing help desks at health facilities in Bihar.
• World Food Programme IndiastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Take Home Ration experience and nutrition programs for women and children.
• Kudumbashree KeralastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerLearning exchange on women empowerment and health & nutrition enterprise initiatives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PATH India: PATH is a global health INGO with deep India operations in immunization, maternal-child health, and disease surveillance, often in technical assistance roles to government — closely matching PCI India's health and surveillance programs (RECOVER Bihar, GAVI immunization, WHO surveillance).
• Save the Children India: Save the Children India runs health, nutrition, education, and child protection programs with state government partnerships — directly overlapping with PCI India's child health (ICDS), immunization, and maternal-child portfolio.
• World Vision India: World Vision India is a large INGO delivering health, livelihoods, and child welfare programs at district scale through community partnerships — comparable footprint and donor profile to PCI India's 259-district, 14-15 state operations.
• Piramal Foundation: Piramal Foundation is an India-based philanthropic implementation organization running large-scale health, nutrition, and livelihoods programs in partnership with state governments — directly comparable to PCI India's TA-to-government model and thematic portfolio.
• Oxfam India: Oxfam India is a large development INGO working on gender equality, livelihoods, and humanitarian response across states, with comparable donor mix and government engagement — directly competitive with PCI India for the same bilateral and foundation funding pools.
• CARE India: CARE India is a large INGO delivering health, nutrition, livelihoods, and women's empowerment programs across Indian states via government TA and community mobilization — directly comparable to PCI India's operating model, donor mix (multilateral + bilateral + CSR), and state-level TA contracting.
• FHI 360 India: FHI 360 is a global development INGO with active India programming in health, nutrition, and social protection, often working through government TA models — directly comparable to PCI India's RECOVER Bihar and immunization TA programs.
• Plan India: Plan India implements gender, child welfare, and economic empowerment programs through government and community partnerships — closely comparable to PCI India's gender transformative models (Umang, TARA) and SHG-based women's empowerment work.

Others

• Tata Trusts: Tata Trusts is a major India-based philanthropic foundation funding nutrition and public health programs — a current financial partner of PCI India, with comparable thematic focus but operating primarily as a grantmaker rather than implementer.
• UNICEF India: UNICEF India is both a funder and an implementing partner in health, nutrition, and child welfare — listed as an active collaborator with PCI India on COVID response and child welfare, and so functions as a partner/funder rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pciindia
• Instagraminstagram.com/pci_india_

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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