Vigyan Foundation

It empower marginalized communities through advocacy, capacity building, and rights-based interventions across urban and rural areas.

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  • 80G
  • 12A
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About

  • Headquarters

    Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

  • Since

    1988

Vigyan Foundation, is a charitable NGO focused on empowering marginalized communities through a rights-based approach. Working across urban and rural Read moreareas, it addresses education, gender, livelihood, social security, WASH, and employability. The foundation supports community-based organizations, promotes advocacy for vulnerable groups, and has developed GIS maps and studies on urban poor and migrant workers in Uttar Pradesh.


Action

Vigyan Foundation works to strengthen the dignity of people and enhance their capacity to access basic rights through forming community-based organizations and issue-based alliances to advocate for pro-poor policies.

Impact

Over the years, Vigyan Foundation has implemented various projects on diverse themes reaching out to a variety of beneficiaries in urban as well as rural areas.

Vision & Mission

Vigyan Foundation's vision is to create an oppression-less, non-discriminatory society where all citizens have access to equal rights, freedom and opportunities to live safe and dignified lives. Their mission is to empower communities to access their basic rights through organizing and advocacy.

Milestones & Track Record

Vigyan Foundation has worked extensively as an urban resource center, developed GIS maps of urban poor settlements in Lucknow and Kanpur, and manually mapped labor posts and homeless in several cities of Uttar Pradesh.

Leadership Team

  • Ramayan Yadav

    Treasurer

  • Rajdev Chaturvedi

    President

  • SANDEEP KHARE

    Secretary

  • Sanjay Kumar Mishra

    Member

  • Awadhesh Yadav

    Member

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    51-100

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAATV4615L

  • Registration ID

    1271/1988-1989

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    UP/2017/0160587

  • 12A

    AAATV4615LE20025

  • 80G

    AAATV4615LF20064

  • FCRA

    136550180

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

  • Headquarters

    D-3191, Indira Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, PIN - 226016

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Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society