Sikariya, Nawada, Bihar — Since 2019

Empowering
Communities,
Enriching Lives

Working alongside tribal and rural women in Bihar — building livelihoods, improving health, and letting communities guide every step.

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Women's Health

Menstrual hygiene education & free pad distribution in schools across Nawada

Livelihood Skills

Beekeeping, organic farming & vocational training building economic independence

Community Growth

Sustainable enterprise with profits flowing directly back to village farmers

Women learning beekeeping
2019Founded
Who We Are

Grounded in proximity to community

Ananda Foundation was founded by Anand Deo after years at the UN Office for Human Rights and with Medic Mobile and the Grameen Foundation. He returned to Bihar in 2019 with one conviction: lasting change only comes from sustained presence — not short project cycles from the outside.

We work in Sikariya and surrounding villages in Nawada, living alongside tribal and indigenous communities, responding to what people tell us they need: medical camps, menstrual health supplies, vocational training, and affordable essential products.

"Change begins when you stay close to people's realities — and allow their needs to guide your work."— Anand Deo, Founder
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Our Impact

Small actions. Lasting change.

Every number here is a real person, a real family, a real step toward dignity and self-determination.

500+
Women reached through training programs
5,000+
Sanitary pads distributed free to girls
8+
Villages served across Nawada district
3
Active programs running today
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What We Do

Programs built by communities,
for communities

Our work is guided entirely by what communities tell us they need — not donor agendas or outside timelines.

Sanitary pad distribution
Health

Menstrual Health & Hygiene

Distributing pads and running awareness sessions in government schools — breaking stigma and improving girls' attendance.

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Beekeeping training
Livelihoods

Beekeeping & Vocational Skills

Training rural women in beekeeping and practical skills, creating sustainable income streams and economic independence.

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Organic Masoor Dal
Enterprise

Organic Farming & Products

Supporting women farmers to grow chemical-free crops, sold under the Ananda brand with profits returned to farmers.

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Active Campaign · 2026

Sanitary Pad Manufacturing Unit — Sikariya

We are raising €10,000 to install a pad manufacturing unit in our own village. 10+ rural women employed, producing 80,000 affordable pads per month from day one.

€10,000

50% raised€10,000 target
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Pad manufacturing proposal
Ananda Masoor Dal
Our Products

Ananda Masoor Dal — organic, grown with love

Grown by women farmers in Sikariya. Chemical-free, pesticide-free red lentils — sold so that profits flow directly back to the farmers who grew them.

Every purchase is an act of solidarity. Good for you, good for farmers, good for our future.

100% Organic Chemical Free Farmer-Owned
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Life in the community

Community training session
Beekeeping training
Pad distribution
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Support the Work

Your support
changes lives.

Every rupee goes directly to communities in Nawada — no bloated overheads, no corporate salaries. Just honest, grassroots work with people who need it most.

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