American India Foundation
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The American India Foundation (AIF, founded 2001) is a nonprofit American development organization “charged with the mission of accelerating social and economic change in India.” It has raised over $30 million since 2001, and is one of the largest American organizations supporting development work in India.
According to its website, “AIF has raised over $30 million since its inception in 2001. AIF awards grants to education, livelihood, and public health projects in India – with emphases on elementary education, women’s empowerment, and HIV/AIDS, respectively.”
The American India Foundation was founded by a group of Indian-Americans responding to the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. Former United States President Bill Clinton serves as the Honorary Chair, and has been involved in a number of AIF events; he was asked to get involved with the group by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the wake of the earthquake.
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