Eight Programs. Countless Lives.
Each program is designed with the community, executed with care, and measured by lasting impact.
Eight focused programs. One mission.
From classrooms to clinics, from saplings to scholarships — we build dignity at every step.
Education Support
Healthcare Services
Child Welfare
Rural Development
Environmental Protection
Disaster Relief
Humanitarian Aid
Women Empowerment
Education Support
Objectives
- Reduce school dropout rates in remote rural areas.
- Provide financial aid and merit scholarships to first-generation learners.
- Support girls' higher education through targeted campaigns.
Key Activities
- Annual school bag, notebooks, and writing materials distribution.
- Sponsoring school fees and tuition costs for orphan and single-parent children.
- Conducting village reading sessions and computer literacy classes.
Ramesh, a first-generation student from Soyla, was about to drop out due to severe financial constraints. Through Uday Foundation's merit scholarship and free study materials, he continued his studies and successfully secured admission to a reputed engineering college in Ahmedabad.
"Uday Foundation gave me the wings to pursue my dreams." — Ramesh
Healthcare Services
Objectives
- Provide primary diagnostic care directly in remote villages.
- Offer free basic medicines and facilitate secondary care referrals.
- Promote health, sanitation, and clean water usage among women.
Key Activities
- Monthly multi-specialty health check-up camps in Sanand taluka.
- Free eye check-up drives with spectacles distribution and cataract surgery sponsorship.
- Hygiene kit distribution and seminars in schools.
Laxmiben, a 65-year-old widow, had lost her sight to cataracts and could not afford private surgery. During our medical camp in Soyla, she was screened, transported, and operated on free of charge. She now walks independently.
"I can see the smiles of my family again. I am so grateful." — Laxmiben
Child Welfare
Objectives
- Eradicate malnutrition among rural and slum children.
- Provide a safe, happy environment for overall development.
- Ensure access to early education and primary pediatric care.
Key Activities
- Weekly nutritious food and milk distribution campaigns in rural slums.
- Pediatric diagnostic check-ups and free vitamin supplements.
- Organizing 'Joy Camps', drawing competitions, and active sports days.
Four-year-old Aarav was diagnosed with severe malnutrition. Uday Foundation enrolled him in our weekly nutrition and care drive. Within four months of nutrient supplements, his health recovered, and he is now actively learning.
"My child is active and smiling again, thank you Uday Trust." — Aarav's Mother
Rural Development
Objectives
- Establish clean drinking water systems in community areas.
- Construct clean, safe sanitation blocks in villages.
- Connect rural families with active government welfare benefits.
Key Activities
- Installing clean drinking water units in government schools and public centers.
- Upgrading community spaces and village libraries.
- Holding citizen guidance camps for PM Kisan, widow pension, and insurance registration.
Ambedkar Nagar, a locality in Soyla village, had poor groundwater quality, causing bone and dental issues. Uday Foundation installed a community water purification system, providing clean, fluoride-free water to 300 families.
"Fluoride-free clean water has saved our children's health." — Hasmukhbhai
Environmental Protection
Objectives
- Increase rural green cover through community forestation.
- Educate school students on plastic waste and waste separation.
- Distribute fruit-bearing saplings to marginal farmers to build income.
Key Activities
- Planting native trees in schools, public commons, and temple surroundings.
- Annual distribution of saplings (lemon, guava, mango) to rural families.
- Organizing plastic cleaning drives and environmental rallies in Sanand.
The primary school in Soyla village had a dry ground and zero shade. Volunteers and school children planted 500 shade-giving trees. Today, the campus is cool, green, and acts as a living environment classroom for the students.
"Our school classes feel cooler now under the shade of these trees." — Student
Disaster Relief
Objectives
- Provide quick food and drinking water in disaster zones within 24 hours.
- Deliver tarpaulins and blankets to families who lost their shelter.
- Organize post-disaster medical camps to prevent health epidemics.
Key Activities
- Distributing dry ration kits (rice, flour, oil, pulses) in flooded villages.
- Emergency distribution of blankets, tarpaulins, and clothing.
- Free medical help desk and disinfection drives in waterlogged sectors.
When Cyclone Tauktae severely damaged rural roofs and farms in 2021, Uday Foundation reached remote sectors in Gujarat. We distributed emergency meals, tarpaulins for broken roofs, and health kits to 500 affected families.
"When our house collapsed, their timely help protected us from the rain." — Recipient Family
Humanitarian Aid
Objectives
- Provide regular food security to destitute widows and elderly villagers.
- Offer thermal protection to street-dwellers during severe winters.
- Quench thirst in peak summer for daily wage workers on highways.
Key Activities
- Monthly dry ration kit distribution to registered single-woman households.
- Annual winter blanket distribution drives in Sanand and Ahmedabad outskirts.
- Daily 'Summer Chaas Campaign' serving fresh buttermilk to commuters and laborers.
Rambhaben, a 70-year-old widow without family support, frequently went hungry. Uday Foundation enrolled her in our monthly grocery aid. She now receives flour, rice, oil, and lentils at her door, ensuring two hot meals a day.
"Uday Trust brings food to my home like my own children would have." — Rambhaben
Women Empowerment
Objectives
- Promote financial independence through skill building.
- Provide tools and equipment like sewing machines to trained women.
- Conduct health and hygiene campaigns focusing on rural mothers.
Key Activities
- Running free 3-month tailoring and fashion design courses in villages.
- Facilitating self-help group formation and banking connections.
- Providing free sewing machines to top graduates to start home businesses.
Savita from Sanand had no source of income after her husband's illness. She joined Uday Foundation's free tailoring school. After finishing the course, she received a free sewing machine and now runs a successful tailoring business from home, earning a livelihood.
"Now I can support my children's education with my own earnings." — Savita