Areas of Focus

The Vodafone India Foundation will consider supporting only projects that align to our strategy and that focus on one or more of the following: education, women empowerment, and the use mobile technologies to deliver social impact.

Vodafone India Foundation will not accept unsolicited proposals from non-governmental organisations and charities will be asked to complete a specific grant application process.

Grants can be for projects of a one-off, short term nature (i.e., one-year duration) or with a longer life cycle, up to a maximum of three years We will not fund more than 10% of an organisation’s annual operating budget.

We will not support:

  • Projects that are primarily of a welfare nature and are clearly not sustainable without external support
  • Projects that involve evangelisation or the preaching of religious belief
  • Projects involving sponsorship of individuals or families
  • Educational scholarships or medical research
  • Lobbying of any kind