India
![Three farmers stand outside of a Kheyti greenhouse on a Indian farm](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/02/Kheyti_Agri_India-2_1200-1024x1024.jpg)
Rooted in Mumbai since 2001, we invest in off-grid energy, resilient agriculture, and dignity of work.
- Agriculture
- Energy
- Workforce
Our impact in India
The world’s most populous country can change the trajectory of global poverty.
India’s population is expected to reach 1.5 billion by 2030 and 176 million people currently live below the poverty line. We’re scaling up investments to lift communities out of poverty.
Ninety percent of India’s 500 million workers are informally employed and experience unsafe, unstable working conditions. We’re creating sustainable and dignified employment opportunities for vulnerable workers.
Nearly 85% of India’s farmers practice smallholder farming, which generates unstable incomes and exposes them to climate threats. We help smallholder farmers increase yields and incomes with climate-resilient practices and access to markets.
Many rural areas in India have inconsistent electricity that costs 60 million micro-entrepreneurs potential income. We’re investing in clean, productive energy solutions that increase incomes for rural households.
![Farmer stares intently within a Kheyti greenhouse in India](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/02/Kheyti_Agri_India-6-1024x960.jpg)
![Worker inspects flowers prior to drying on solar drying rack in India](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/03/S4S_Energy_India-4-2-1024x960.jpg)
![Woman smiles as she holds her solar powered lamp](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/02/dlight_Energy_India-4-2-sq-1024x960.jpg)
Repairing broken systems, one idea at a time
We don’t have to settle for the status quo. The solutions to poverty exist and they’re within our reach.
Don’t just take our word for it.
The proof is in the progress. From Bangalore to Mumbai, Indian companies are moving the needle on problems of poverty.
Ziqitza Healthcare Limited
Building the foundation for emergency medical services in India
![Medical professional conducts examination in the back of a Ziqitza ambulette in India](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/03/ZHL_Health_India-4.jpg)
![A women warms a cooking pot over a Greenway Grameen clean biomass cookstove in the middle of her home in India](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GreenwayGrameen_Energy_India-3.jpg)
Promethean Power Systems
Powering dairy farmers in rural India
![Man pours milk from the small canister into a larger canister within a processing facility.](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2019/09/Promethean_Energy_India-1.jpg)
SEWA Grih Rin (Sitara)
Leveraging insights from a storied nonprofit to improve the lives of India’s low-income women
![Women carries wooden box on her head across busy Indian road](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/03/SitaraSEWA_Workforce_India-4.jpg)
Energy for Livelihoods: Centering low-income communities in the clean energy transition
![Two women walk through a rural Indian road with solar panels in along side](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/06/Energy-for-livelihood-report-cover-IN-Oorja-2-1024x683.jpg)
![Women carries wooden box on her head across busy Indian road](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/03/SitaraSEWA_Workforce_India-4.jpg)
![Man walking through field with dead grass and bushes in India](https://acumen.org/app/uploads/2024/02/Kheyti_Agri_India-13-1024x683.jpg)
Partnering for impact
Creating change at scale flows from the power of community. We achieve more when we work together.
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