Vigyan Foundation

Founded in 1988, Vigyan Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Lucknow, India working on community development, children & youth, education +6 more.

Vigyan Foundation is a charitable, issue-based non-government organisation based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Registered in 1988 as a society under the Society Registration Act, 1860, it works with marginalised and vulnerable communities in urban and rural areas. Its core areas include children, adolescents and youth, women, migrant and unorganised sector workers, and homeless communities. The organisation focuses on themes such as education, gender, livelihoods, social security, WASH, employability and decent living conditions. It works by building community-based organisations and alliances, providing capacity building, carrying out research and advocacy, and running campaigns and direct programmes. It also acts as an urban resource centre, having mapped urban poor settlements in Lucknow and Kanpur.