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Swades Foundation

@weareswades

Empowering 1 Million Lives in Rural India Every 5 Years. Founders: @RonnieScrewvala, @ZarinaScrewvala

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Ram Sankaye is more than just a teacher—he is a true changemaker. A gifted mimic and entertainer, Ram brings lessons to life with his delightful performances, featuring popular cartoon characters that keep his students engaged. To restore the community’s faith in the local

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It was an honor to host Shri Vijay B. Waghmare, Secretary, Tribal Development Department, and Smt. Leena Bansod, Commissioner, Tribal Department, at Gaydhond – a Swades Dream Village in Nashik. Once a remote tribal hamlet, Gaydhond now inspires neighboring villages, led by its

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At Swades Foundation, we believe in transforming skills into sustainable livelihoods. With the support of Nomura, two inspiring women’s self-help groups stepped beyond their villages to showcase their craftsmanship, proving that rural entrepreneurship is a force for change.

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We are thrilled to announce that Swades Foundation has been recognized with the Sustainability 100+ Award by AB InBev India and Network18 Media & Investments Limited for our impactful work in Water Stewardship! This prestigious award celebrates our efforts in ensuring

We are thrilled to announce that Swades Foundation has been recognized with the Sustainability 100+ Award by AB InBev India  and Network18 Media & Investments Limited for our impactful work in Water Stewardship!

This prestigious award celebrates our efforts in ensuring
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Taking a step towards uninterrupted early childhood education, we recently inaugurated the Anganwadi Solar Programme in Pen Tarf Tale and Bhira A.Wadi, Mangaon. With the generous support of TORM, we have installed 8 solar units across Anganwadis in Raigad, ensuring that 138

Taking a step towards uninterrupted early childhood education, we recently inaugurated the Anganwadi Solar Programme in Pen Tarf Tale and Bhira A.Wadi, Mangaon.

With the generous support of TORM, we have installed 8 solar units across Anganwadis in Raigad, ensuring that 138
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Belpanda, Nashik - once battling for water- now a v strong transformation model ⁦Swades Foundation⁩ with Honeywell’s support - GroundWater Recharge to Farm Ponds - generating 52.5 mill litres of water for Harvesting, impacting 600 lives permanently. #StoriesOfSwades 👍🙏

Belpanda, Nashik - once battling for water- now a v strong transformation model     ⁦<a href="/WeAreSwades/">Swades Foundation</a>⁩ with Honeywell’s support - GroundWater Recharge to Farm Ponds - generating 52.5 mill litres of water for Harvesting, impacting 600 lives permanently. #StoriesOfSwades 👍🙏
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👇is Safed Musali (medicinal) will augment farmer income by 25K pa forever -👍 Multi-Crop Farming -Bhawada village Nashik with 44 farmers - & over next two years ⁦Swades Foundation⁩ will scale this across 54 GPs impacting 10K farmers. 🙏 ⁦LTIMindtree⁩ #StoriesOfSwades

👇is Safed Musali (medicinal) will augment farmer income by 25K pa forever -👍 Multi-Crop Farming -Bhawada village Nashik with 44 farmers - &amp; over next two years ⁦<a href="/WeAreSwades/">Swades Foundation</a>⁩ will scale this across 54 GPs impacting 10K farmers. 🙏 ⁦<a href="/LTIMindtreeOFCL/">LTIMindtree</a>⁩ #StoriesOfSwades
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Dairy farming has emerged as a powerful source of income and a key path to livelihood diversification for Swades households. Watch Vasanti’s inspiring journey — as shared by hundreds of households in rural Maharashtra. #ngo #DairyFarming #RuralIndia #WomenEmpowerment

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We’re thrilled to share a rewarding moment as Swades Foundation is honoured with the Sustainability 100+ Award by AB InBev India and Network18 Media & Investments Limited for our impactful work in Water Stewardship. This recognition is a tribute to everyone who has been part of

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A heartwarming welcome at Shevkhandi, Nashik by Swades Foundation who we’ve proudly supported over the years. Met members of village development and livelihood communities, women leading goat-rearing initiatives, and students from skilling projects during this enriching visit.

A heartwarming welcome at Shevkhandi, Nashik by <a href="/WeAreSwades/">Swades Foundation</a> who we’ve proudly supported over the years.

Met members of village development and livelihood communities, women leading goat-rearing initiatives, and students from skilling projects during this enriching visit.
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At Swades, we believe that empowering people should never come at the cost of the earth that sustains us. This #EarthDay, we celebrate bold strides towards a conscious future. 🌎🌱 Here’s how we renewed our commitment to a climate-smart rural economy in 2024–25. #EarthDay2025

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👇30 acres -watermelon farming in Cheravali (Maharashtra) in2018-now transformed to 350+acres, yielding 4,500 tons of produce. Farmers earn ₹65K /acre, contributing to a village GDP of ₹2.17 Cr. Reliable irrigation & multi-cropping 🙏 @WeareSwades Deutsche Bank #StoriesOfSwades

👇30 acres -watermelon farming in Cheravali (Maharashtra) in2018-now transformed to 350+acres, yielding 4,500 tons of produce. Farmers earn ₹65K /acre, contributing to a village GDP of ₹2.17 Cr. Reliable irrigation &amp; multi-cropping 🙏 @WeareSwades <a href="/DeutscheBank/">Deutsche Bank</a> #StoriesOfSwades
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On Maharashtra Day, we celebrate the people who make this land truly extraordinary. At Swades, we’re proud to walk alongside rural communities in Maharashtra—and eventually, watch them lead from the front. #SwaSeBaneDes #MaharashtraDay #MaharashtraDin #JayMaharashtra #Marathi

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When the land is parched, communities don’t demand water, they pray for it. Here’s a glimpse of how Swades’ water initiative transformed both the landscape and lives in Chachkond. 💦 #WaterForLife #SwadesImpact #ruraltransformation #water

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NATURE CONSERVATION ⁦Swades Foundation⁩ - Taluka Surgana Nashik-104 Households - all women- curated seeds of 33 diff tree species X 7200 seeds and will continue this to augment/build a Forest - imagine the power of this -across Bharat 🇮🇳 ⁦Zarina Screwvala

NATURE CONSERVATION ⁦<a href="/WeAreSwades/">Swades Foundation</a>⁩ - Taluka Surgana Nashik-104 Households - all women- curated seeds of 33 diff tree species X 7200 seeds and will continue this to augment/build a Forest - imagine the power of this -across Bharat 🇮🇳   ⁦<a href="/zarinascrewvala/">Zarina Screwvala</a>⁩
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We LTIMindtree is so pleased to partner with Swades Foundation Ronnie Screwvala for holistic development in NITI Aayog Aspirational Block - Surgana! Together, we're working towards creating lasting change and empowering local communities. An afternoon so well spent!

We <a href="/LTIMindtreeOFCL/">LTIMindtree</a> is so pleased to partner with <a href="/WeAreSwades/">Swades Foundation</a> <a href="/RonnieScrewvala/">Ronnie Screwvala</a> for holistic development in <a href="/NITIAayog/">NITI Aayog</a> 
Aspirational Block - Surgana! 

Together, we're working towards creating lasting change and empowering local communities. An afternoon so well spent!
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It was a pleasure to host senior leaders from CreditAccess Grameen Limited – Gururaj Rao and Gopal Reddy – our trusted partners in rural transformation. Their visit to Nashik offered a powerful glimpse beyond reports – into the real impact of their support in sanitation,