Vigyan Foundation was formed in 1988, and registered as a society under the Society Registration Act, 1860. Initially, Vigyan’s focus area focused on issues of children as the people at Vigyan strongly believed in collectivization and networking for ameliorating the condition of children and were themselves involved individually in child-focused activities.
The first major initiative was a UNICEF funded project to provide a creative platform to school-going children through a child magazine called Hamjoli which was later transformed to Bal Bagiya. Simultaneously, a NGO network on Child Rights (NNCR) was also formed to promote issues of children and form a common forum to discuss and report on issues pertinent to children.
Our vision is to create a just society where all the citizens have equal access to freedom and opportunities in ways that enable them to live safe and dignified lives and thereby get opportunities to express their creativity.
Our mission is to strengthen the confidence of people and enhance their capacity to live in dignified way through formation of community based organizations/alliances to work for the pro-poor interventions.