Raised in a rural village in India, our founder S. M. Arasu witnessed first-hand the social-inequalities women faced on a daily basis, as well as the financial stress placed on families when only the male-members were providing income. These realities stayed with him as he went through boarding school to college to graduate studies, and, after becoming inspired by a nun who dedicated herself to social work, he returned home to create programs that not only provided opportunities for women to become economically independent, but also educated them on what their lives and their children’s lives could be like if free from societal norms.

The goal was to create change for people who needed it the most, and after the success of enacting these programs in his home village, Mr. Arasu and his family made it their mission to provide similar opportunities and education to more families by creating the non-profit organization SMT. AMBIKADEVI FOUNDATION.