Azim Premji Foundation is a not-for-profit organization in India with an overarching goal to create and sustain initiatives to contribute to a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society. The Foundation’s work is aimed at enriching and enhancing the capabilities of individuals, groups and institutions to achieve well-being and harmony in a socially and culturally diverse democratic polity.

The Foundation was instituted in 2001 to make a significant and long-term contribution to national development. For this, it identified “Education” as the primary domain of work because of the direct impact and the large positive multiplier effect it has on different aspects of development – economic, social and cultural development and the attainment of the promise enshrined in our Constitution.

For over a decade now, the Foundation has been active in supporting the primary education sector. It has partnered with state governments across India to pilot initiatives that have the potential for systemic reform to enhance the quality of elementary education within government run school systems. The Foundation’s programmes have reached out to over 20,000 schools through its work in partnership with the Governments of 13 Indian States. Through these rich, grassroots level engagements, the inter-related nature of education, livelihood, governance and sustainability and their contribution to human and social development has become well appreciated by us.

The strategy of the Azim Premji Foundation is to address these inter-related domains while keeping Education as a core area of focus. The Foundation does this through integrated approaches that deeply complement each other and contribute to a dynamic strategic response. These include:

• Talent and knowledge creation through institutions.
• Practice and demonstration in the field.
• Network of partners with shared goals and commitments.
• Public communication and advocacy to build social pressure.

The Foundation aspires to have a significant, nation-wide impact on the quality of education in India and we have established robust institutional structures to make this happen.