People before programmes
We listen first. The work follows what a person or a neighbourhood actually needs.
About us
A few friends.
A shared purpose.
The work started before the foundation did. And it still starts with people who care enough to show up.
SINCE 2019 · ROOTED IN COMMUNITY
Who we are
Good intentions.
Real, everyday work.
For years it was informal — a few friends taking career sessions at a school, arranging books for a student who couldn’t afford them, spending a Sunday morning cleaning a park.
In 2019 we registered as Jagriti Foundation so the work could outlast any one of us, take on more volunteers, and be accountable to the people it serves.
Jagriti means awakening. We use it plainly: most problems we meet are not caused by a lack of schemes or services, but by nobody explaining them to the person who needs them.
- Founded
- 2019 · work began earlier, informally
- Core team
- 9 members, all volunteers
- Registration
- Reg. no. / 12A / 80G details
- Based in
- City, District, State
- Focus
- Education, awareness, civic rights
SEVEN YEARS OF WORK
What that has added up to.
5,000+Students counselled
Through career sessions in schools and colleges over the past seven years.
100+Mentored one-on-one
Students paired with a member who stays with them through the year, not just one session.
00Your third number
Cleanliness drives held, adults taught to read, or students whose fees you covered — whichever you can count.
9Volunteers, no salaries
Registered in 2019. The counselling started years before the registration did.
How we work
Close to people.
Committed to the long run.
Education, awareness, and civic rights.
Simple principles guide everything we do.
Volunteers, through and through
Nine members, no salaries. Everyone contributes alongside a job or a business.
Consistency over a single event
We return to the same students, classrooms, and public spaces. Progress needs patience.
We would rather do ten things properly in one neighbourhood than one thing everywhere.
THE JAGRITI APPROACH
A little of your time. A lot of possibility.
Change starts with
showing up.
A Sunday morning. A book. A conversation.
There is a place for you in this work.