American India Foundation

Public health:designed to reduce maternal and child mortality in rural, impoverished areas, the maternal and newborn survival initiative (mansi) leverages a public-private partnership model to provide the resources and support needed to empower local communities to care for their mothers and children while strengthening the local health system. Mansi provides preventative and curative care for both mothers and newborns, all the way from the individual household to government health facilities to ensure new mothers and infants have the care they need to prepare for, survive, and thrive during and after pregnancy.aif's integrated program, sneh addresses the problem of malnutrition and works to increase school readiness for children under 6 years. The saheli integrated program empowers adolescents by tackling challenges at the intersection of health, education, and livelihoods.

Livelihood:aif's livelihood programs include two signature initiatives: market aligned skills training (mast) and ability-based livelihood empowerment (able).1. Mastthe market aligned skills training (mast) works to provide unemployed young people with comprehensive skills training that equips them with the knowledge and expertise needed to secure employment and succeed on the job. Mast not only meets the growing demands of the diversifying local industries across the country, it harnesses india's youth population to become powerful engines of the economy.2. Ableability-based livelihood empowerment (able ensures that persons with disabilities are able to obtain equal, inclusive, and dignified livelihoods. Empowering india's differently-abled, able builds skill sets and facilitates access to employment, while also promoting acceptance of disabilities in the larger community.

Banyan impact fellowship:aif's banyan fellowship nurtures the next generation of leaders committed to impactful change, while strengthening the partnership between the world's two largest democracies - the u.s. And india.the banyan fellowship for service in india is an immersive, 10-month volunteer service program matching young professionals in the u.s. With indian development organizations. Fellows work on scalable and sustainable development projects in the fields of education, livelihoods, and public health. These fellows collaborate with other civil society leaders and form partnerships to build capacities, exchange knowledge and skills to advance social and economic development.