Working Together For Change
Our goals are ambitious and can only be met in partnership with others. We work with a range of partners, cultivating innovative and meaningful collaboration that help us achieve change on a bigger scale.
Furthermore, a partnership isn’t something we take lightly. Building a better world demands diversity of thought. Leading minds shaping our society, prestigious academic institutions honing the cutting edge of research, and grass-root organisations applying ‘out of the box’ thinking — these are our partners
Our partners
Cobra Foundation
Cobra Foundation is an independent charity, with the primary purpose of providing health, education and support for communities in South Asia.
We have worked in partnership with the Cobra Foundation for many years, especially through the provision of safe water, and supporting communities when the COVID 19 pandemic devastated rural regions across India.
In addition, we have received extensive fundraising support with the provision of community stocks of Cobra beer for many of our charity fundraisers over many years.
Pehchan
Kamla Foundation has partnered with a remarkable charity based in Mumbai called Pehchan, The word ‘pehchan’ translates as ‘identity’ in Hindi and provides the cornerstone for their work. Pehchan works to bring positive change to the lives of those who live on the streets of Mumbai. It started as a people-led homeless rights initiative back in 2011. Pehchan campaigns and lobbies the state government on behalf of the homeless community on a series of key issues affecting them.
The primary aim of our collaboration is helping Pehchan create greater efficiency in its ability to provide the homeless with a ‘state acknowledged identity’. These documents are essential to link people to government schemes, welfare benefits and entitlements such as pensions and healthcare.
GCCRI
Gujarat Cleft Craniofacial Research Institute (GCCRI) is a unique medical charity based in Ahmedabad, in North West India. They specialise in cleft lip and palate reconstruction. Within the poorest communities many thousands are born, or live with disfiguring clefts. A cleft (sometimes referred to as a ‘harelip) is a birth defect that occurs when the tissues of the lip and/or palate of the fetus do not fuse very early in pregnancy. A cleft lip, is an opening in the upper lip that can extend into the base of the nostril. A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth.
Through our support, the medical team at GCCRI performs reconstructive surgery–(pre and post operation support) FOR FREE for children and adults whose families could not otherwise afford them. We believe that everyone deserves to live their lives with dignity and for those born with a cleft lip, cleft palate or other facial deformity………. dignity begins with a smile.
The TATA Institute of Social Sciences (University of Mumbai)
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936. It is India’s first preeminent institute for social work and offers teaching, training, research, and development support from several campuses across India.Over many decades, several TISS initiatives have shaped public policy in India. TISS is based in Mumbai, India and was granted University status by the University Grants Commission of India in 1964.
Since its inception, the vision of TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education – continually responding to changing social realities through the development and application of knowledge, creating a people-centred sustainable and just society that promotes dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all. TISS’s academic programs focus on social sciences and offer post-graduate and doctoral degrees in partnership with institutions in India and globally. Kamla Institute is collaborating with TISS to build on our learning to date and strengthen our understanding of poverty.
Mother Teresa Women’s University (South India)
Mother Teresa Women’s University, the only Women’s University in the state of Tamil Nadu south India. The University, whose foundation stone was laid by the renowned Noble Laureate for Peace, Mother Teresa, was established in 1984 with the vision of “Empowering Women through Education”. The University plays a leading role in championing the role of women in wider society.
Alagappa University (South India)
Alagappa University emerged from the galaxy of institutions initially founded during 1950`s by a leading industrialist, pioneer and philanthropist Dr.. RM. Alagappa. It received University status by a Special Act of the Government of Tamil Nadu in May 1985 with the objective of fostering research, development and dissemination of knowledge in various branches of learning. The University has 44 Departments, 3 Academic Centres and 2 Constituent Colleges (AUCE, AUCPE) on its campus.
The University’s motto is “Excellence in Action” and the University keeps before it the vision of excellence in all spheres of its programme of work.
