Why India's NGOs Need Your Support Now More Than Ever

India has over three million registered NGOs, one of the largest civil society sectors in the world. Yet most of them operate on shoestring budgets, dependent on a small circle of donors and volunteers. The work they do is irreplaceable. And it is increasingly under strain.

The Funding Gap Government welfare schemes, while well-intentioned, often fail to reach the last mile: the most marginalised families in the most remote or underserved communities. NGOs fill this gap. But they do it without guaranteed funding, without institutional backing, and often without recognition.

Why Grassroots Matters The advantage of a small, community-based NGO like AFJS Trust is proximity. We know the families we serve. We know which children have stopped coming to class, and why. We know which mother is struggling to feed her children, and we can respond within days, not months.

Large institutional programmes cannot match this speed or intimacy. What we lack in resources, we make up for in trust and presence.

Post-Pandemic Reality The COVID-19 pandemic devastated India's informal economy. Millions of daily wage workers lost their livelihoods overnight. Children who had just begun attending school were pulled back into labour or domestic work. The recovery has been slow and uneven, and the children in communities like ours are still paying the price.

What Your Support Does When you donate to AFJS Trust, you are not giving to a faceless institution. You are supporting a team of dedicated individuals in Bhavnagar who wake up every day determined to make a difference.

Your ₹1,000 buys meals for a month. Your ₹25,000 sponsors a child's full year of school. Your WhatsApp message of encouragement reminds us why we do this.

India's children deserve better. You can help make that happen.