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Building an Equitable, Sustainable World

Small Wish International Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2015, working on pressing issues like poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation. We’ve designed ingenious grassroots models and implemented programs that have directly impacted over 10,000 people across India—fostering happy childhoods for children born into poverty, driving community-led environmental conservation, and equipping individuals with transformative skills.

We work across these domains

Education

Enabling access to inclusive, quality education for every child.

Child Welfare

Fostering joyful, secure childhoods for children living in poverty

Environmental Conservation

Driving community-led conservation activities at the grassroots level

Skill Development

Equipping individuals with transformative skills to uplift their communities.

Community Development

Empowering communities to improve quality of life, health and well-being.

Disaster Management

Actively leading and coordinating emergency relief operations

Internship Program

For students pursuing a career in social impact/ development sector, students currently pursuing or holding a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Development Studies, Social Work, Public Policy, Environmental Science, or related fields.

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Gap Year Volunteer Program

For individuals passionate about creating positive change in their communities, we offer meaningful volunteering opportunities across our key focus areas — Education, Child Welfare, Environmental Conservation & Sustainability, Community Development, Skill Development, and Disaster Management.

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Fellowship Program

For individuals with creative expertise in disciplines such as filmmaking, storytelling and writing, photography, animation, graphic design, painting, music, dance, and theatre, to use their creative skills to communicate ideas, reframe narratives, design bold projects, and drive change at the grassroots level.

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A decade of laying strong foundations and strengthening our capabilities

In the last ten years, from 2015 to 2025, we have laid strong foundations, refined our models, and steadily expanded our impact.

2015: We designed Grassroots Models, Did 16,000 Hours of Research

Between 2015 and 2019, we invested over 16,000 hours in intensive, interdisciplinary research, studying global challenges to address them effectively. This immersive, interdisciplinary research equipped us with strong expertise to design innovative grassroots models that are highly adaptable to developing countries' cultural, economic, and environmental realities, strengthening our ability to carry out grassroots development work.

2019: Demonstrated Proof of Concept, Achieved 2.3x Efficiency with our models

From 2019 to 2022, we piloted three programs across India, rigorously testing and optimizing our grassroots models to ensure they could thrive in resource-limited settings and deliver measurable impact. Our models achieved 2.3x cost efficiency and delivered 40% higher impact than traditional approaches. These successful pilots validated our approach and demonstrated that thoughtful, research-driven innovation can outperform conventional development strategies.

2022: Achieved Program Impact, 9000 Lives Transformed

Since 2022, through full-time field execution, we have expanded our programs and delivered impact at scale, reaching over 9000 people. This includes fostering happy childhoods for 372 children living in poverty, enabling 8,472 individuals to participate in community-led environmental conservation, and equipping 192 individuals with transformative skills.

2025: Scaling Programs, Poised to Transform 1 Million Lives

We have laid strong foundations, strengthened our capabilities, and are now set to impact 1 million individuals by 2030 across India, while piloting projects across South Asia, including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan. To achieve this goal, we are opening ourselves to fundraising through corporate partnerships, government grants, international grants, and retail fundraising.

What Impact we made through our work

Every number represents a life transformed, a need met, and a community rising together.

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children supported

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Child Welfare Volunteers

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Environmental Conservation Volunteers

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toys given to children in need

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gourmet meals savored by children

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children’s education meaningfully supported

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children’s small wishes came true

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individuals acquiring transformative skills.

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individuals embracing sustainable living

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children learning about climate change

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items upcycled for a second life

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upcycled products donated

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