Home
An Educational Community
The Omprakash Foundation is a registered 501(c)3 organization that aims to be an educational resource for the world by leading people out into a community through which diverse local needs and assets can be expressed and shared on a global scale. We offer a free database of volunteer opportunities around the world, and we provide grants to potential volunteers in need of funding.
At the very least, we hope that this website will encourage visitors to reflect upon their roles as global citizens, and that this act– even if largely imaginative– will be educational in and of itself. Read more about us and our vision>>
Read our latest newsletter>> or past letters>>
What We Do
-We work to create partnerships with diverse grassroots health and education projects that need human and material resources, and offer space on our website for each partner to represent itself and its needs to a global audience. We encourage you to read more about our partners and consider volunteering, fundraising, or donating. Our Partners>>
- We provide informational and financial resources to people who want to volunteer their services at a project in need. Please browse our database of Volunteer Opportunities, learn about the Volunteer Grants that we offer, read about recent Volunteer Grant Recipients, and visit our Volunteer Resources page to start planning the logistics of your trip!
- We allow donors and fundraisers to build relationships with projects of their choice and support these projects from afar. Fundraising Opportunities>> or Donations>>
-We help our partners publish innovative learning materials, and offer our website as a platform where these resources can be developed and shared. Educational Resources>>
- By promoting dialogue across cultures and borders, we empower everyone involved to become conscious participants in processes of social transformation. If visiting this site has been helpful to you, please write on our Message Board>>
- Below please find a map of our partners around the world!
View Omprakash in a larger map
What’s New- Summer 2009
-We have recently given Volunteer Grants to individuals who will soon be serving our partners in South Africa, Costa Rica, Kenya, Nepal, and Ecuador. Learn more about Volunteer Grant Recipients>>
-We have added new Partners in India, Nepal, Honduras, Peru, Cambodia, and beyond.
-In May, we transferred $17,230 to Health-Inc. in Ladakh, India, to help sustain its Future Leaders and Women’s Development programs. This donation was made possible by the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.
-In April, we transferred $5200 to Helping Hands in Cusco, Peru, to help construct a new classroom building. These funds were mostly raised by Vance Walstra, recipient of a Volunteer Grant.
-In April, we transferred $900 to Project Why in New Delhi, India. This donation was made possible by a widespread fundraising effort based in Illinois.