Dasra India

Dasra means 'enlightened giving’ in Sanskrit and is India’s leading strategic philanthropy foundation.

Dasra recognizes an urgent need for inspired and uncompromising competence to touch and transform the lives of 800 million Indians. Through knowledge creation, capacity building, collaboration and fundraising, we nurture powerful partnerships with funders and social enterprises. Since 1999, Dasra has engaged with over 3,000 corporates, foundations and philanthropists, influenced INR 280 crore towards the social sector and improved the life chances of over 10 million people.