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Our Mission

Our mission is to leverage the power of social capital to promote healthcare, education and sustainable development in underserved communities with a particular focus on women and their families.

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Our Method

SoCCs (Social Capital Credits) is a breakthrough concept and an ambitious, innovative model of social development developed by Asia Initiatives to tackle endemic issue of poverty while simultaneously promoting the building of community spirit.

Impact

2000

girls learned important life skills and built confidence

1300

women and girls gained access to sanitary napkins

1000

women started micro-poultry businesses

600

children gained access to computers

And much more!
2000

girls learned important life skills and built confidence

1300

women and girls gained access to sanitary napkins

1000

women started micro-poultry businesses

600

children gained access to computers

And much more!

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Tribal Livelihoods in the Doon Valley

We are working to alleviate poverty of the Tongia Tribal people through education and livelihood programs, while empowering locals to spearhead environmental conservation efforts.

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Health and Education for Girls in Lucknow

Supporting young girls living in informal settlements or "slums" by equipping them with skills to succeed in education and fight against social pressures of early marriage and other restrictions on girls.

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Organic Farming in Drought-Prone Maharashtra

Together with Save Indian Farmers and the Deendayal Trust, villagers earn SoCCs for implementing organic farming practices and redeem those SoCCs for reduced interest buffalo loans.

News and Events

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Board Members visit field sites

Board Members Sweta Jhunjhunwala, Krishen and Geeta Mehta visited our SoCCs projects with our local partner Pramarth in Madhya Pradesh. The projects supported by AI include in rain water harvesting and goat rearing micro enterprises

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MIT Innovation Prize!

Asia Initiatives won the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge for Asia Region 2019 in the Financial Inclusion Category. Dr. Geeta Mehta presented SoCCs and SoCCs+ as tools to ensure financial security and stability for more people.

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Celebrating Women at the 2019 AI Gala

We were honored to host SG Ban Ki-moon once again to present the Award for Women's Empowerment in his name to Cecile Richardson, Kathy Matsui, and Dr. Madhura Swaminathan.

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