Asha-Jyothi Competitors

The American India Foundation (AIF) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged—with a special focus on women, children, and youth—through high impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods. As a binational organization strengthening the bridge between the civil societies of the world’s largest and two most powerful democracies, AIF also cultivates a robust platform for leadership development through its fellowship program, nurturing the next generation of globally minded changemakers.

Education transforms lives. First Book is building a world where every child has access to a quality education. We work to remove barriers to education and level the playing field for kids in need. At the heart of our work are the 600,000+ members of the First Book Network, the largest online community of individual educators, professionals and volunteers dedicated to supporting children living in low-income communities across North America. This Network is the key to creating lasting change. Through our research arm, First Book Research & Insights, we conduct studies that aggregate their voices to identify challenges, needs, and solutions. To address their needs, we provide free and low-cost books, resources and access to leading experts through the First Book Marketplace, which uses aggregated buying power to support their work. Founded in Washington D.C. in 1992 as a nonprofit social enterprise, First Book is dedicated to eliminating barriers to learning and inspiring young minds. Learn more atfirstbook.organd visit our award-winning eCommerce website atfbmarketplace.org.

Founded by Dr R V Ramani and Dr Radha Ramani , the Sankara movement had its beginnings as a primary health care movement in a 100 sq ft room in 1977. Today we have through support from various partners grown to a network of 14 eye hospitals as one of the largest community eye care providers in India. Irrespective of the socio-economic status of our patients , we believe in providing the finest eye care to all. Our full time doctors and other staff members are not just technically skilled but also trained to be empathetic and caring. As such providing the best of eye care is always a priority , even for patients living in rural areas. Sankara Academy of Vision was formally chartered in 2013 and currently offers & enables • Academic Programs (Medical & Allied health) • Capacity Building (Training & Conferences) • Clinical Research