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Education:1. Lampaif's learning and migration program (lamp) provides children in areas of high seasonal migration with access to continuous, quality, and age-appropriate education. Lamp consists of two primary interventions - education for children through seasonal hostels and a learning enrichment program, and community-based advocacy through The national right to education act.2. Digital equalizerdigital equalizer bridges The educational and digital divide by bringing technology to schools across India and utilizing technology to transform teaching and learning into a collaborative, project-based approach. Digital equalizer equips each school with a computer center that provides teaching at site. The digital equalizer curriculum ensures that teachers and students are equipped with practical digital literacy skills that enhance both their classroom and out-of-school learning.

Livelihood:aif's livelihood program's two signature initiatives include market aligned skills training (mast) and ability-based livelihood empowerment (able).1. Mastthe market aligned skills training (mast) works to address this systemic imbalance by providing unemployed young people with a comprehensive skills training that equips them with The knowledge and skills needed to secure employment and succeed on The job. Mast not only meets The growing demands of The diversifying local industries across The country, it harnesses India's youth population to become powerful engines of The economy.2. Ableability-based livelihood empowerment (able) helps by working to ensure that persons with disabilities are able to obtain equal, inclusive and dignified livelihoods. Empowering India's differently-abled, able builds skill sets and facilitates access to employment, while also promoting acceptance of disabilities in The larger community.

Public health:designed to reduce maternal and child mortality in rural, impoverished areas, The maternal and newborn survival initiative (mansi) utilizes a public-private partnership model to provide The resources and support required to empower local communities to care for their mothers and children while improving The local health system. Mansi provides preventative and curative care for both mothers and newborns all The way from The individual household to government health facilities to ensure new mothers and infants have The care they need to prepare for, survive, and thrive during and after pregnancy.

Banyan impact fellowship:banyan fellowship is nurturing The next generation of leaders committed to impactful change, while strengthening The partnership between The world's two largest democracies - The u.s. and India. The banyan fellowship for service in India is an immersive, 10-month volunteer service program matching young professionals in The u.s. with indian development organizations. Fellows work on scalable and sustainable development projects in The fields of education, livelihoods, and public health.through collaboration and capacity-building, fellows, aif and civil society leaders form dynamic partnerships to capacity-build, exchange knowledge and skills, and share a mutual passion for advancing social and economic development. Since 2001, The aif fellowship has selected, trained, and supported 573 passionate individuals who have built a strong movement of leaders to scale impact and catalyze social change. The initiative endeavors to further strengthen ties between The u.s. and India by also supporting indian fellows annually for service in The u.s.