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Caring for communities across the country

Caring for communities across the country

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About Infosys Foundation

Infosys Foundation was conceived with a simple goal: paying it forward by creating lasting, intergenerational change and helping people across the country. Our projects and grants have been instrumental in changing lives and developing the future leaders of the country through better access to resources and opportunities.

The Foundation's major focus areas include healthcare, education, sustainability, and women empowerment. It also prioritizes support for rural development, art and culture, and unforeseen events. And in 2023, we are proud to have extended our legacy of empowering marginalized communities to all 28 states of the country. Explore stories from our journey below.

Initiatives Across India

Ladakh

Conservation of exotic Himalayan species

Himachal Pradesh

Rehabilitation of army widows and next-of-kin

Delhi

Funding care for cancer victim families

Bihar

Funding midday meals to schools

Jharkhand

Year-round irrigation for tribal land

Rajasthan

Funding prosthetics for underprivileged patients

Madhya Pradesh

Restoration of the Bateshwar temples

Gujarat

Funding academics and research at IIM, Ahmedabad

Goa

Annual funding for animal welfare programs

Karnataka

Rehabilitation of Devadasis

Puducherry

Digital literacy for underprivileged students

Andhra Pradesh

Gravity-fed water systems for 150 villages

Meghalaya

Constructing a girls hostel for a local school

Tripura

Supported the midday meal scheme for government schools

Stories of Success

Infosys Foundation Initiatives

Discover how we're building a more equitable, safer, and better nation for marginalized communities, one initiative at a time.

Breaking the barriers to STEM Education
Education

Breaking the barriers to STEM Education

The pandemic caused a huge disruption in the grade-appropriate learning levels of rural children who had no access to internet service. eVidyaloka and Yuva Unstoppable bridged this gap with a well-designed STEM education program in 300 schools across states by setting up digital classrooms and teach-through-television programs, so that no child gets left behind.

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Smarter investments for a healthier nation
Healthcare

Smarter investments for a healthier nation

After surpassing China as the world's most populous nation, India's healthcare industry faces an unprecedented demand that requires timely intervention. Infosys Foundation rose to the task by partnering with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi to rapidly operationalize its Mother and Child Health (MCH) block and build an imaging data system, unlocking critical healthcare access.

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Championing women in sports
Women empowerment

Championing women in sports

Women athletes have traditionally been on the backfoot due to lack of safety, facilities, expertise, opportunity and equality. The Girls for Gold program, conceived by Infosys Foundation and GoSports Foundation, gave female athletes a much-needed boost by facilitating world-class sporting expertise, sports science centers, and technology-enabled academies across multiple sports.

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Keeping the city running and breathing
Sustainability

Keeping the city running and breathing

As Bengaluru's traffic woes increase with more people getting their own vehicles, Infosys Foundation came to the rescue. It joined hands with Namma Metro to construct a first-of-its-kind metro station in Electronic City that not only helps commuters travel smoothly but also helps the environment breathe more easily by harvesting rainwater and solar energy.

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Aarohan Social Innovation Awards

Conceived by Infosys Foundation, Aarohan Social Innovation Awards reward trailblazing solutions to real-world problems in healthcare, education, and women empowerment.

Revolutionizing jaundice treatment with phototherapy

Revolutionizing jaundice treatment with phototherapy

80% of premature babies and 60% of term babies get jaundice. Yet there are very limited options to diagnose and treat it in rural areas. When Prasad Muddam’s son was diagnosed with jaundice, treating him proved to be a huge struggle. This pushed Prasad to invent nLite 360 — a portable, battery-powered smart phototherapy device that provides customized treatment for jaundice.

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Empowering the blind with Artificial Intelligence

Empowering the blind with Artificial Intelligence

When Seetharam Muthangi's sister lost her eyesight, he wanted to help blind people lead a better life. This led him to build Smart Vision Glasses — an AI-enriched assistive device that helps people with visual disabilities identify objects and people, gauge distance, and even read books.

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Improving access to better sanitation

Improving access to better sanitation

A large majority of underprivileged urban women are still deprived of the basic amenities of sanitized household toilets. Shelter Associates, an NGO, strives to rectify this problem with their innovation of One Home One Toilet, a data-driven model focused on providing good quality toilets to houses in urban slums.

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