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What We Do. From working with government schools to collaborating with various not-for-profits and civil society organisations, our work seeks to further our vision. Education. We strive to enhance the quality of learning in India’s government schools. Health. We work to improve the health of vulnerable communities. Livelihoods.
Our grants work emerges from our vision to contribute towards a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society. We support 1,150 not-for-profits and and civil society organisations (CSOs) across India with financial grants. A significant percentage of our grants goes to organisations working on the ground directly with vulnerable groups of people.
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Our financial grants to not-for-profits and civil society organisations help them in their work across a range of issues. This is an affirmation of our aim to improve the lives of the vulnerable and the marginalised. Currently, we support 1,150 such organisations.
Azim Premji became the first Indian to sign the Giving Pledge, a global initiative led by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, urging billionaires to allocate a significant portion of their wealth to philanthropy.
Mar 9, 2021 · The Azim Premji Foundation and Wipro are spending ₹1,125 crore to help India fight the Covid-19 pandemic. One of Wipro’s centres in Pune was also converted into a 450-bed intermediary care...
Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives support not-for-profits working in areas of human development and education, such as nutrition, local governance, and well-being of vulnerable groups. Azim's $15 billion donation to the Foundation's endowment make it one of the largest foundations in the world.
Mar 13, 2019 · Azim Premji, India’s most generous billionaire, has announced a fresh bequest to his eponymous philanthropic initiative that boosts his total commitment to Rs 1.45 lakh crore ($21 billion), making it one of the five largest private endowments in the world and the biggest in Asia.
Jun 20, 2017 · In addition, over the past two years Mr. Premji has established a new grantmaking endeavor, Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives, which supports not-for-profits working on issues ranging from helping women at risk of violence and people with disabilities to improving local self-governance, reducing child malnutrition, and interventions to ...
Mar 18, 2019 · The two trusts are Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives Pvt. Ltd (APPI) and Azim Premji Trusts (APT). The earnings of these two foundations go into the Azim Premji Endowment Fund (APEF),...
