American India Foundation

THE AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION IS DEVOTED TO ACCELERATING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE IN INDIA.

COVID:DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE CRITICAL RELIEF, LONG TERM SUSTAINED RELIEF AND INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR FUTURE COVID RELATED EXIGENCIES, AIF LEVERAGED ITS 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH STATE GOVERNMENTS, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A COVID RELIEF STRATEGY TO SAVE MAXIMUM LIVES DURING THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISES OF OUR TIMES. WORKING TIRELESSLY TO AUGMENT INDIA'S EXISTING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, AIF, WITH ITS RELIEF WORK, REACHED OUT TO 1.8 MILLION BENEFICIARIES AND 377,872 MEDICAL PERSONNEL THROUGH 127,352 EQUIPMENT ACROSS 31 STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES IN INDIA.PROVIDING 30,720 VENTILATORS, 13,000 MONITORS, 5,414 OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS, 53 OXYGEN GENERATION PLANTS AND 2,702 PORTABLE HOSPITAL BED UNITS ACROSS 35 CITIES, AIF RELIEF EFFORTS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT 40.8 MILLION LIVES AND BUILD FURTHER RESILIENCE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE.AS A LAST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST THIS VIRULENT RESURGENT VIRUS, AIF'S 'THE FIRST MILLION INITIATIVE' WAS DESIGNED TO ENSURE VACCINATION FOR A MILLION MOST VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED INDIANS. PRIORITIZING EQUITY AND INCLUSIVENESS, AIF RECOGNIZED PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, MIGRANT LABORERS INCLUDING STREET VENDORS, SEX WORKERS, PERSONS FROM TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND VULNERABLE WOMEN AS THE FIVE MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION. IN COLLABORATION WITH ON GROUND IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS, THE INITIATIVE HAS SO FAR ADMINISTERED 1.2 MILLION DOSES TO IDENTIFIED VULNERABLE GROUPS.GIVEN THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, ITS IMPACT ON THE POPULATION AND PRESSURE ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AIF ALSO DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED MISSION CORONA VIJAY - HAR BAAZU MEIN TAAQAT, A BEHAVIOR CHANGE COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE SAFETY, EFFICACY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF COVID-19 VACCINES AND TO BUILD VACCINE CONFIDENCE AND ADDRESS MISINFORMATION.

DIGITAL EQUALIZER:DIGITAL EQUALIZER BRIDGES THE EDUCATIONAL AND DIGITAL DIVIDE BY BRINGING TECHNOLOGY TO SCHOOLS ACROSS INDIA AND UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM TEACHING AND LEARNING INTO A COLLABORATE, PROJECT-BASED APPROACH. DIGITAL EQUALIZER EQUIPS EACH SCHOOL WITH A COMPUTER CENTER THAT PROVIDES TEACHING AT SITE. THE DIGITAL EQUALIZER CURRICULUM ENSURES THAT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH PRACTICAL DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS THAT ENHANCE BOTH THEIR CLASSROOM AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL LEARNING. EDUCATION:AIF'S LEARNING AND MIGRATION PROGRAM (LAMP) PROVIDES CHILDREN IN AREAS OF HIGH SEASONAL MIGRATION WITH ACCESS TO CONTINUOUS, QUALITY, AND AGE-APPROPRIATE EDUCATION. LAMP CONSISTS OF TWO PRIMARY INTERVENTIONS - EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN THROUGH SEASONAL HOSTELS AND A LEARNING ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ADVOCACY THROUGH THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT.OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE CLINTON FELLOWS AND ENGAGE, EDUCATE, INFORM AND INVOLVE (EEII).

PUBLIC HEALTH:DESIGNED TO REDUCE MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITY IN RURAL, IMPOVERISHED AREAS, THE MATERNAL AND NEWBORN SURVIVAL INITIATIVE (MANSI) UTILIZES A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT REQUIRED TO EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THEIR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN WHILE IMPROVING THE LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEM. MANSI PROVIDES PREVENTATIVE AND CURATIVE CARE FOR BOTH MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS ALL THE WAY FROM THE INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD TO GOVERNMENT HEALTH FACILITIES TO ENSURE NEW MOTHERS AND INFANTS HAVE THE CARE THEY NEED TO PREPARE FOR, SURVIVE, AND THRIVE DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY.

LIVELIHOODAIF'S LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM'S TWO SIGNATURE INITIATIVES INCLUDE MARKET ALIGNED SKILLS TRAINING (MAST) AND ABILITY-BASED LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT (ABLE).1.MASTTHE MARKET ALIGNED SKILLS TRAINING (MAST) WORKS TO ADDRESS THIS SYSTEMIC IMBALANCE BY PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED YOUNG PEOPLE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS TRAINING THAT EQUIPS THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND SUCCEED ON THE JOB. MAST NOT ONLY MEETS THE GROWING DEMANDS OF THE DIVERSIFYING LOCAL INDUSTRIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT HARNESSES INDIA'S YOUTH POPULATION TO BECOME POWERFUL ENGINES OF THE ECONOMY.2.ABLEABILITY-BASED LIVELIHOOD EMPOWERMENT (ABLE) HELPS BY WORKING TO ENSURE THAT PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN EQUAL, INCLUSIVE AND DIGNIFIED LIVELIHOODS. EMPOWERING INDIA'S DIFFERENTLY-ABLED, ABLE BUILDS SKILLSETS AND FACILITATES ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, WHILE ALSO PROMOTING ACCEPTANCE OF DISABILITIES IN THE LARGER COMMUNITY.