Our History
In early 2007, our founder Dipak Basu, ActionAid and Reuters Foundation carried out an ethnographic study in the Ganges Delta region south of Kolkata. The study concluded that economic conditions of desperately poor and marginalised people can be dramatically impacted by boosting local employment.
Subsequently, a group of dedicated social entrepreneurs, including our founders Radha Basu and Dipak Basu, set up Anudip Foundation to address the livelihood needs of the rural and urban poor through digital literacy.
Starting with three centres in Suderbans, Anudip began establishing job training centers in the neighbouring states of eastern India. These first centers were prototypes which set the foundation for about 100 centres across India to be set up by Anudip subsequently.
Recommendations of our donors, advisors, industry and NGO partners and feedbacks from learners led to the concept of market-aligned skills training. This integrated model had a far-reaching impact on the skilling industry and formed the template basis which we operate today.
Our Chairman shares the Anudip story
Why Anudip?
“Life. Transformed.” – the key essence of our brand has driven us to touch and transform more than 500,000 lives in the last 17 years of our operations. Today, Anudip Foundation is an emblem of how to successfully connect the underprivileged with a digital livelihood.
We are a trustworthy partner for more than 400 corporates and an enabler of economic growth for India’s disadvantaged youth and women.
What we do?
Anudip creates digital livelihoods for underserved communities through technology and by combining 21st century skills with Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications. Since our inception in 2007, Anudip has impacted 500,000+ lives by providing technology-driven employability and entrepreneurship for crisis-stricken youth and women. We help them to earn sustainable wages, multiplying their family incomes and to reap the long-term benefits of working in a structured environment.
Our beneficiaries are from high-need, marginalised communities; they may be religious minorities, tribals, political refugees, or victims of trafficking. Recognised as Top 10 India’s Best NGOs to Work For™ 2022, and 65th rank in World’s Top 200 social Good List by Geneva based NGO advisor DotGood, Anudip leads its beneficiaries through a process of continuous improvement, in-depth diverse training and continuous mentoring across our various skill development training centres across India.
As a CSR Implementation Partner for corporates like Accenture, JP Morgan, Capgemini, Wells Fargo, Unilever, Citi, ITC, ICRA and others we help to create digital livelihoods across emerging economies. Each year hundreds of individuals choose ANUDIP as their preferred NGO for volunteering. From mobilisation to placement support, our CSR implementation process keep our patrons in a close loop, offering them regular insights into the status of the projects.
Organisations prefer Anudip Foundation as a unique recruiting partner who aids to improve diversity and inclusion goals at no additional costs. Hiring from us organisations also supports the social cause of skilling and giving employment opportunities to those most needy.
Anudip is a strategic hiring partner of iMerit Technology Services, Capgemini, Amazon, Accenture, IBM, Wipro, Atos Syntel, Tata Consultancy Services, Netscribes, Infosys, Writers Information, Genpact, HCL, and others. Our stellar placement record stems from our training programs being tailored to the actual needs of employers and fitting with learners’ career aspirations.
Mission
We aim to transform two million lives by 2030 through market-driven skilling interventions that trigger a ripple effect to promote a life of dignity for all.
Vision
Anudip Foundation envisions unlocking the full potential of marginalised youth by equipping them with market-aligned skills for sustainable digital livelihoods. We strive for lasting social change and reducing inequality with quality education, empowering individuals to break the cycle of poverty.
Teamwork
Multiplies success
Equality
Respect for all
Lifelong Learning
Adapt to change with agility
Accountability & Integrity
Responsibility with ownership
Technology
Adapting with new innovations
Our Ethos
Creating transformative opportunities and promoting equitable growth through digital skills empowerment is central to the Anudip Foundation ethos. We aim to uplift underprivileged young individuals from disadvantaged communities by bridging their skills gap and providing them with the right opportunities.
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