Sankalp Foundation is a secular, not-for-profit organization in India, registered under the Societies’ Registration Act of 1860. Set up in 2023, the organization works for ‘the cause and care of disadvantaged older persons and children to improve their quality of life’ Sankalp Foundation envisions a society where elderly and children have the right to an active, healthy and dignified life and proper literacy for children. We are trying to work in the field of ageing, relief efforts work,literacy during the current Period and recognition of the organization’s outstanding contribution to population issues and efforts in the realization of older persons rights in India.
Currently there are a projected 138 million elderly in India. Sankalp Foundation voices their concerns, so they can lead secure & dignified lives. It works through 1 State Office across India from BIHAR, runs numerous programs on-ground, addressing elder and child needs and advocating for their rights, such as their right to quality Healthcare, action against poverty and many more at a state level, state and societal level with State governments. It advocates for elder friendly policies and their implementation thereof.
The organization’s programs are focused on direct interventions in the areas of Healthcare (mobile healthcare units, cataract surgeries), literacy (helplines, physiotherapy), Livelihoods (providing food packets and reliefs; linkages with government schemes), Disaster Response (e.g. covid19 relief response), as well as Advocacy and Awareness on rights and policies relating to elders.
