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For nearly three decades, grantors, donors, and partners have fueled dignity and opportunity across rural India. This page celebrates them.
The Indian CSR Awards
Workplace culture certification
Trust & accountability credentials
Forbes · Ms. Magazine · Indiaspora · India New England News
Each award here reflects years of empowering women and girls in rural India through programs that work, communities that lead them, and partners who help us scale. We share these honors as a marker of progress, and as motivation to keep building.
For nearly three decades, grantors, donors, and partners have fueled dignity and opportunity across rural India. This page celebrates them.
"We joined the Desai Foundation in its early days, drawn by the innovative model and the entrepreneurial spirit of the team. We have watched the community grow year after year, and through Jeavio we are proud to support STEM labs and health camps for children as a CSR partner. We have seen exactly how every dollar turns into impact, and we could not be more proud to be part of it"
“We believe in what the Desai Foundation is building, not just the mission, but the community behind it. Over the years, we’ve seen firsthand how this organization shows up for women and children in India, and how every effort turns into real impact. We’re proud to call ourselves champions of this work, and even prouder to be part of the Lotus Festival Host Committee this year”
“Over the years, we’ve seen the Desai Foundation grow into a powerful force for change. Its commitment to empowering women and girls in India is inspiring, and what makes it even more special is the strong community it continues to build in Boston”
“To be able to see the enthusiasm and the excitement on so many women’s faces as they learned how to sew, and as they learned how to do hair and makeup, and creating a business in their own community was extremely inspiring”
“The Desai Foundation cultivates dignity so that women and children can dream beyond their circumstances”
“I love the way the Desai Foundation cares more about the outcomes of the people they serve than just the numbers and dots. As a donor to the Desai Foundation, I am really impressed with the way they show us a different way to look at impact results, beyond the numbers.”
“I am so proud that I have had the chance to meet all of you and hear some of your stories. It is so impressive that the Desai Foundation understood the importance of finding local people like all of you to do this important work. I am so impressed by the model of this program, and so delighted to hear about all the things you are doing as Heroes for Humanity.”
— Secretary Hillary Clinton
