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Punya Foundation is currently registered in 5 different countries.

Punya Foundation is currently registered in 5 different countries – Australia, the USA, Canada, Nepal and Ethiopia. Whilst it holds tax-exempt charity status in Australia (ACNC, ATO – DGR, PBI schedule 4.1.1.)  and the USA (501 (c) (3), in rest of the countries, Punya Foundation is registered as a not for profit organisation.

Punya Foundation has an international board of directors which oversees planning, strategy, program evaluation and implementation aspects. Each Country has its own executive team and operate in collaboration with the international board of directors. All country teams join hands to support education and empowerment projects operating in the developing countries. The country teams independently plan and organise programs at the community level, as appropriate and when needed.

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To realise its mission of “Justice through Education and Empowerment”, the Foundation works for social issues targeting vulnerable population.

  • Education and Scholarships: The Foundation promotes education through mentoring needy students, providing tuitions and through provision of scholarships to orphan, poor and vulnerable children.
  • Empowerment: The Foundation provides micro-finance projects to empower women victims of rape and sexual assault in developing countries.
  • Health and Relief: The Foundation engages in various health issues like provision of counselling to victims of trauma and sexual violence and through various health projects. It provides emergency support to victims of natural disasters and calamities.

In each registered country, the Foundation has a board of executives and or directors. They meet on a regular basis as mandated by the country specific constitution – to plan, appraise, monitor and evaluate projects and progress against the set objectives. The Foundation has country specific implementing partners in each country where projects are running. The implementing partners organise themselves as a committee and take responsibilities in project planning, analysis and implementation. A representative of the Foundation communicates with the implementing partner on a regular basis; who in turn updates to the board/executives. Implementing partners are required to submit progress reports and an annual report in accordance to the memorandum of understanding. The Foundation’s representative/s may attend major project events like scholarship distribution, monitoring and evaluation sessions with or without prior information to the implementing partner. This ground analysis is done for monitoring and evaluation and to exercise utmost transparency for appropriate utilisation of donors’ money. The Foundation is accountable and responsible to its donors. It provides regular update of running programs, circulates new letters and publishes annual reports.

Target groups of the Foundation are those people who need support to live a dignified life. The Foundation assists orphans, poor, underprivileged and rendered vulnerable children with their education. It focuses on welfare of women victims of rape, sexual assaults and domestic violence through counselling, mediation programs, adult education and micro-finance projects. The Foundation also mobilises resources and extends emergency assistance during disasters and natural calamities. To assist people like migrants and refugees, the Foundation organises integration programs, cultural activities, job-oriented training programs and provides psychosocial support. Targeting poor women, the Foundation organises various health projects.