About Vanami Foundation

Because Only Together We Can

Vanami Foundation is a Section 8 non-profit institution dedicated to uplifting underprivileged, rural, and tribal communities in India through verified grassroots initiatives, ecological restoration, and transparent CSR capital deployment.

“Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”

— Guiding Philosophy of Vanami Foundation

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Our Mission

To provide quality education to underprivileged children and marginalized youth, empower rural women with economic self-reliance, conserve natural biodiversity through large-scale community plantations, and improve living conditions in rural and tribal communities through systemic public-private convergence.

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Our Vision

To pioneer sustainable, community-owned models of social equity where every rural household achieves sustainable livelihood security, ecological resilience, and equitable access to modern education and dignified health.

Our Core Focus Domains

Field-tested social interventions aligned with Section 135 and Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013

Environment & Plantation

Large-scale tree plantation drives (such as native Banyan and sacred groves), soil restoration, and combating carbon pollution to expand green cover.

MG-NREGA Convergence

Integrating rural wage employment with watershed structures, Soil Health Cards, and Jal Jeevan Mission for unified Gram Panchayat development.

Woman Empowerment

Strengthening women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with vocational trades, financial literacy, micro-enterprise incubation, and leadership recognition.

Child Education & Youth Camps

Rural student mentoring, foundational literacy, and competitive exam guidance camps (such as Deori youth camps) led by senior civil officers.

Tribal Welfare & Livelihood

Targeted welfare for tribal habitations in Vidarbha, forest rights facilitation, sustainable non-timber forest produce, and agri-skilling.

Statutory Compliance & Escrow

Audited milestone-based fund releases, GST invoices, 80G tax exemptions, and MCA CSR-2 format compliant quarterly reporting.

Leadership & Governing Board

Experienced changemakers bringing grassroots immersion and institutional rigor to social transformation

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Gautam Sakhre

Founder & Managing Trustee

Visionary social entrepreneur spearheading rural convergence, education camps, and cross-sector government partnerships across Maharashtra and central tribal belts.

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Sonali Sakhre

Director & Head of Community Programs

Leading frontline women empowerment drives, rural health collectives, environmental stewardship, and community plantation mobilization at Gram Panchayat levels.

Institutional Identity & Compliance

Legal EntityVanami Social Impact FoundationSection 8 Non-Profit Corporation
Registered OfficeGoregaon, Dist. GondiaHouse No. 2, Maharashtra - 441801, India
Statutory RegistrationCSR0004821912AB & 80G Tax-Exempt Status