Nagrik Foundation

About us

Nagrik Foundation is non-governmental and non-profit organization (NGO) with the objective of community development through innovative interventions required for economic social and environmental sustainability in a given context.
Based in Delhi, we work in PAN India to reach out vulnerable communities for development impact and work to achieve sustainable development in Delhi as well as entire nation. Nagrik Foundation came into existence as a result of the vision of a philanthropic couple Shri Hari Shankar Dwivedi and Mrs. Vimla Devi. Established in 1998 in Hardoi, a rural district of Uttar Pradesh (India), the Nagrik Foundation initially focussed on sector specific development initiatives, particularly in areas of health education and child development. Its initial efforts created great impact and most of its early initiatives like rural health camps and awareness programmes are still continuing and growing.

Vision
We will bring catalyst to promote sustainable development through participation of all.

Mission
We will work nationally and internationally for development of marginalized and weaker sections of the society through advocacy, research, consultancy, training and capacity building with focus on:
• Creating a workable platform for dialogue and knowledge sharing related to different sustainability issues;
• Building partnerships and collaborations for implementing sustainable development plans in identified need -based areas;
• Undertaking research and consultancy activities related to sustainable development;
• Strengthening development journalism involving different media types; and
• Helping in capacity building for sustainable development through training and education.

Activities & Services:
• Research and Publication: The Foundation is involved in undertaking Research and Publication related to Sustainable development. It has published a book entitled ‘’ which delves deep on integrated approach to sustainable development with special emphasis on inclusive development in Indian context.
• Media Training: The Foundation provides research and training programmes for journalists working at the regional level. It holds workshops for regional media personnel on health programmes like immunization, social issues like violence against women and children and education to help them build bridges with marginalized groups.
• MVME 3ID (Mobilization of Voluntary Media Efforts for Integrated International Development Programme Implementation Initiative
• Awareness: We organize awareness programmes focussing on different sustainable goals. The programme is designed and delivered in view of local need.
• Advocacy: Currently the Foundation is actively involved in advocacy on health care for desired regulatory and governance interventions in collaboration with WHO.
• Education & Capacity Building: We regularly organize education and training programmes with focus on specific sector needs for implementation of SDGs.
• Integrated SDG Consulting: With the help of experts we provide customized SDGs development need assessment and designing the SDGs intervention programmes.

SDG Choupal is a global initiative on empowering communities enabling localisation of SDGs, it is the flagship initiative of Nagrik Foundation.

Prof. Deepak Dwivedi is the Chairman of Nagrik Foundation.

For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.