
The women who banked themselves
In a Musahar village near Gaya, 38 women formed three SHGs. Five years on, they run a stitching cooperative, hold their own bank accounts, and have stopped three child marriages.
Every figure below is a life — a child back in school, a mother with a hospital she can reach, a village with clean water. These are independent counts, audited annually.
Our spending follows need, not fashion. Education and health remain our largest fields, with livelihoods growing fastest as villages move from survival to ambition.

In a Musahar village near Gaya, 38 women formed three SHGs. Five years on, they run a stitching cooperative, hold their own bank accounts, and have stopped three child marriages.

A 22-farmer collective in Ranchi district moved to mixed vegetable farming with drip irrigation. Average household income rose from ₹38,000 to ₹1.1 lakh per year.

In a Sundarbans village that ran dry every March, we revived a community pond and installed a solar pump. 240 families now have year-round safe water within walking distance.
| Year | New villages | Beneficiaries added | Children in school | Funds utilised (₹ Cr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | 78 | 52,000 | 29,400 | 43.6 |
| 2020–21 | 61 | 61,000 | 31,800 | 57.9 |
| 2021–22 | 92 | 74,000 | 34,200 | 69.4 |
| 2022–23 | 110 | 83,000 | 36,500 | 71.2 |
| 2023–24 | 134 | 96,000 | 38,000 | 80.7 |