Mission
To inspire a lifelong love of learning, with a focus on scholarship.
A Journey That Began with Compassion
Divyaroshni Foundation started in 2014 with one person and five children on the streets of Vadodara. Ten years later, it supported around 500 children with the help of more than 100 volunteers.
Our Founder
Keshuben Chauhan
Divyaroshni was started single-handedly by Keshuben Chauhan, a nurse by profession. As a single mother, she faced many challenges in supporting her daughter’s studies. That’s when she realised the problem was widespread and that many other families must be facing it too.
She knew she couldn’t solve all the world’s problems. But she could lend a helping hand to the people and children of Vadodara.
She also adopted and raised nine children, providing for all their needs, including their education, and treating them as members of her own family.
Keshuben trained at Yogini Hospital and has more than 25 years of experience in home deliveries. She has helped with over 5,000 home deliveries, and after each one she cared for the mother and provided healthy food.
2014Year the foundation was started
9Children adopted and raised by the founder
25+ yearsFounder's experience in home deliveries
5,000+Home deliveries the founder helped with
Figures reported in the foundation's supplied profile.
What Guides Us
Our mission, vision and goal
Vision
To engage more people in the fight for a better life, education and health for people in need, and for women's empowerment.
Goal
To achieve large-scale, positive change through economic and social programmes that help men and women realise their potential.
How We Work
From street classes to daily care
The foundation started by teaching children on the streets. Today more than 100 volunteers provide services twice a day.
- Each morning, children receive a healthy breakfast and their daily needs are taken care of.
- Children receive a good education, and students who do well but face financial difficulty get help with school and tuition fees.
- Dance, singing, painting, sports and more support each child's all-round development.
- Festivals are celebrated together with great enthusiasm.
Our Journey
Ten years of growing together
What began with five children has grown into an organisation supporting children, women and families across Vadodara and beyond.
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2014
The foundation begins
Keshuben Chauhan starts Divyaroshni Foundation, teaching five children on the streets of Vadodara.
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2015
Project Bright Futures
The foundation begins helping children from families with little money get school admission and pay their school fees. The project continues today.
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COVID-19
Pandemic relief
The foundation fed more than 1,000 people every day and handed out safety kits, with the full support of the Vadodara police.
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2024
Around 500 children
The foundation supports around 500 children, with more than 100 volunteers.
What We Believe
Every child matters, every moment counts
Child rights
Every child has an equal right to live healthily, happily and independently.
Education
Education is key to each person's development and to the country's. It gives children practical knowledge, skills and ways of thinking.
Dignity for women
Supporting widowed women to live with dignity and to have equal rights and opportunities in society.
Care for the earth
Every creature has the right to live freely on the earth. That's why the foundation plants trees and cares for injured birds.
Personality Visits
Guests who have joined our children
Visitors and officials have spent time with the children at foundation events.
Get Involved
Be part of the next chapter
Every helping hand can create new opportunities for children and families.
