Agriculture, Animal husbandry, Education and social welfare, Health and sanitation, Rural Industry & Infrastructure

The Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation (LHWRF) is committed to rural reconstruction.

On 2 October 1988, Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, Lupin Chairman Dr Desh Bandhu Gupta founded the Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation (LHWRF). Its brief to provide an alternative, sustainable and replicable model of rural development.
A program that began modestly with 35 villages has succeeded in revitalizing more than 1919 villages in 11 districts in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to become one of the largest NGOs in India.

For every rupee spent by Lupin, LHWRF's efforts have attracted more than Rs.9 of contribution from other agencies and individuals. India's central and state governments, the UN, and other international voluntary agencies have appreciated the LHWRF's grassroots work.

Water management and conservation | school buildings | community facilities | interior village roads and drainage | training-cum-production centers | low cost housing

A grass level program that mandates villagers' active participation, its success has inspired the Government of Rajasthan to emulate the concept under the Apna Gaon Apna Kam scheme covering 38000 villages in the state. Today almost all LHWRF villages have school buildings, drinking water, ponds, link roads, community centers and electricity.

Activating training cum production centers for strengthening traditional artisans and developing new skills | boost to services industry and agro-processing | financial (including micro financing) resources and marketing

LHWRF helps arrange alternative credit for rural people through SIDBI and RMK,benefiting more than 7400 beneficiaries for establishing micro-enterprises.

Extension and infield training | soil conservation | new crop introduction | post-harvest measures | organic farming including vermicompost | bee-keeping

The soil reclamation program in Bharatpur district is the most important activity for the foundation. The program has changed the quality of the soil by adding gypsum.

Extension & training | better quality breeding | healthcare | animal nutrition | hatchery and pisciculture including prawn culture | dairy development

The effort is to make animal husbandry truly complementary to agriculture for small and marginal farmers and make livestock breeding economically viable for landless and poor families.

Health and sanitation

Family welfare | immunization | surgery camps | TB eradication | health camps

LHWRF has focused on strengthening the large network of government healthcare systems and preventive care through safe drinking water immunization programs and health camps.

Health Outreach

Education for all | eradication of all social evils | women's development | inculcating brotherhood | awareness camps

Our success rate: 100% brick-and-mortar school buildings, 100% enrolment, and 100% teacher presence. LHWRF is the district training and implementation agency for innovative school education, programs such as Lok Jumbish, Shishika Karmi and the joint UN program of Janshalas. Pre school and mother care health programs are also an important part of the foundation's work.