Disaster Relief NGOs in India

ActionAid Association

Working with the poorest and most excluded communities

32.18 lakh people reached in 2023-24

Adhikar

Rights, livelihoods and disaster response for Odisha's marginalised communities

Reached out to 31,200 families through provision of safe drinking water

ADRA India

Humanitarian relief and development arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in India

26 projects

Agni Rural Welfare Society

Disaster relief, defence-exam training and school supplies for Sundarbans villages since 2008

Ajagar Social Circle

Builds sustainable livelihoods and resilience with vulnerable communities in Northeast India

120000+ Beneficiaries reached

ALIG Educational and Welfare Society

Jamshedpur NGO running education, health and skill-development work across four Indian states.

16,224 beneficiaries reached under its Education vertical since 2008

All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI)

Disaster risk reduction and climate resilience across South Asia

AIDMI has worked in different areas of disaster management... covering 65 cities and 86 districts.

Americares India

Health-focused relief organisation upgrading primary health centres and responding to disasters in India.

Its seven fully-equipped mobile health centres bring health care to impoverished families in 13 municipal ward

Animal Warriors Conservation Society

Hyderabad society running animal rescue, wildlife rehabilitation, marine conservation and disaster-relief response.

788 animals, 1,262 birds and 128 wildlife rescued in 2024-25

Anti Hunger Squad Foundation

Kolkata foundation crowdfunding meals, medical emergencies and disaster relief for the needy

Anwesan Mission Trust

Education, healthcare and livelihood support for rural Nadia district communities, West Bengal

8,000+ individuals supported through education programmes

Association for the Rural Development (ARD)

Tribal, Dalit and fisherfolk empowerment on Andhra Pradesh's coast since 2001

11,152 families got Antyodaya ration cards (35kg rice)

Athrout

Healthcare, education and emergency relief for underprivileged families in Kashmir

72,000 souls impacted in a year

Atma Foundation

Community development trust in Thrissur running child protection, family welfare and disaster-relief programmes

1,116 children rescued at ATMA Railway Child Help Desk

Baikunthapur Tarun Sangha (BTS)

Community development and disaster relief in the Sundarbans delta

1.5 lakh total beneficiaries impacted every year

Bal Raksha Bharat (Save the Children India)

Every last child

1 crore young children reached

BEDROC (Building and Enabling Disaster Resilience of Coastal Communities)

Building long-term disaster resilience in tsunami-hit coastal Nagapattinam

Child Development Programme implemented in 18 villages covering 655 families in Nagapattinam & Karaikal distri

Bharat Disaster Relief Foundation (BDRF)

Volunteer-driven emergency response reaching disaster sites within hours

5+ lakh (500,000+) lives impacted

Bharat Sevashram Sangha

Monastic order serving India since 1917

5,000+ students in free residential education

Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana

Water body rejuvenation and disaster response at scale

44,67,956 students benefited from the Mulyavardhan programme

Bhartiya Jan Kalyan Seva Sansthan

Shrawasti society on the Indo-Nepal border running education, health and disaster-response programmes for tribal, Dalit and minority communities.

A total of 147 youth trained.

Bhoomika Trust

Disaster response and rehabilitation across India since 2001

Supported 73 school students and 35 college students in 2022-23

Bihar Voluntary Health Association (BVHA)

Patna-based federation of civil society organisations promoting community health since 1969

State-wide network of 129 member organisations and 300 associated organisations across Bihar and Jharkhand

Borderless World Foundation

For One Great Human Family

3000+ girls educated

Calcutta Society for Professional Action in Development (SPADE)

Kolkata society since 1994 providing technical and managerial support to development NGOs, focused on self-help groups and disaster management.

Population institutionalized under SPADE's leadership: approximately 1.5 lakh people across its project area i

CARE India

Fighting poverty and empowering women and girls

Care Today Fund

Disaster relief and rehabilitation, a corporate social initiative of the India Today Group since 1999

Organized 140 blood donation camps across 33 cities in 9 States/UTs

Caritas India

Nationwide relief, healthcare and development work under the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India

10,17,439 people reached directly and 8,25,610 reached indirectly

Central Young Mizo Association (YMA)

Helping the helpless, serving the community since 1935

Over 5 lakh members

Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD)

Empowering Odisha's rural and tribal poor since 1982

6,65,000 population reached in Odisha

CHINAR Kashmir

Familial care, education and disaster relief for Kashmir's vulnerable children since 2004

2,700+ children

Church's Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA)

Serving the poorest of the poor with disaster response and humanitarian relief since 1947

8.2 million+ lives impacted

Dev Bhoomi Samiti

Supports leprosy-affected elders, disaster relief and rural education across Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

Over 25,000+ families supported with essentials such as food and medical kits during disasters in Uttarakhand

Diocesan Social Service Society, Imphal (DSSS)

Development wing of the Archdiocese of Imphal running vocational, agricultural and relief programmes across Manipur

Discipleship Centre

Delhi NGO working since 1974 on education, disability and disaster response for the urban poor

In 2024-25 Discipleship Centre distributed school bags, notebooks and stationery kits to 250 children across i

Doctors For You

Medical humanitarian aid in disasters and underserved areas

Over 10 million patients reached with healthcare and disaster relief

EFICOR

Relief and development agency responding to disasters and poverty across India since 1967.

2,343,346 people supported through emergency and disaster response (2014-2024)

Emmanuel Hospital Association

Network of mission hospitals and community health projects across north, central and north-east India.

In 2024-25, 8,64,126 people gained access to health care through EHA hospital out-patient services.

Ghoghardiha Prakhand Swarajya Vikas Sangh

Gandhian rural organisation working on land rights and livelihoods in north Bihar

Supported 5,234 households across about 60 villages of north Bihar to establish health and nutrition gardens i

Goonj

Cloth for Work — turning urban surplus into a rural development resource

72 million kgs of material handled (April 2014 – March 2025)

Gopabandhu Seva Parisad (GSP)

Disaster response and community resilience for coastal Odisha

Habitat for Humanity India

Decent housing and disaster response for vulnerable families

57,816 homes built and repaired for low-income families

Hemkunt Foundation

Humanitarian aid and disaster relief

80 lakh (8,000,000+) total lives impacted

Himalayan Jan Kalyan Seva Trust

Education, health, women's empowerment and disaster relief work in Uttarakhand.

Till now we have provided education to 1500+ children.

Humane World for Animals India Foundation

India-registered animal-protection foundation (formerly Humane Society International/India) tackling street dog welfare, wildlife conflict and disaster response

Has sterilised and vaccinated 400,000+ street dogs since 2013, and helped save 250,000+ animals through disast

Humanitarian Aid International (HAI)

Strengthening community-led disaster preparedness and climate resilience

1400+ refugees supported

Hunnarshala Foundation

Kutch-based nonprofit combining traditional craftsmanship with modern building science for disaster-resilient housing

These technical guidelines and manual enabled more than 100 villages to rebuild using earth technologies.

Indian Red Cross Society

Humanitarian relief, blood services and disaster response since 1920

4.8 million+ volunteers

Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS)

Building resilient livelihoods and advocating for the rights of India's urban homeless

13,000+ families reached

Kajla Janakalyan Samity

Community development in coastal Bengal since 1956

Approximately 15,000 women empowered through Self-Help Groups this financial year

Katakhali Swapnopuron Welfare Society

Runs English-medium schooling and community programmes for children and women in the remote Sundarbans.

76,100 fresh hot meals cooked and served weekly across 6 community kitchens to displaced families after Cyclon

Khalsa Aid India Charitable Trust

Sikh humanitarian relief on the ground for disasters and refugees

1,058 villages across 14 districts in Panjab supported after devastating flooding

LCIF India

Lions Clubs' grantmaking foundation in India

More than US$139 million has been awarded to Lions in India through more than 2,874 grants since 1973

Manav Seva Sansthan "SEVA"

Anti-trafficking and community development work across eastern Uttar Pradesh.

85 parallel education centres covering about 90 villages in 5 districts of Uttar Pradesh

MANAVLOK (Marathwada Navnirman Lokayat)

Rural reshaping for landless labourers and marginal farmers in Marathwada

21,76,304 total beneficiaries

Mata Amritanandamayi Math

Amma's spiritual and humanitarian mission

As of December 2020, Amrita Hospital and allied medical institutions of the Math had provided completely free

Mission Foundation Movement

Humanity knows no border

Over 600 new and existing entrepreneurs supported

Mukti

Sundarbans-born organisation working on health, education, agriculture, livelihood and disaster response in West Bengal

creating impact for more than 10 lakh beneficiaries covering about 1.5 lakhs households including 30,000 SHG w

Mukul Madhav Foundation

Pune charitable trust running healthcare, education, disability and disaster-relief programmes since 1999

Supported over 70,000 families through its 'Give With Dignity' programme across 24 states

Muthamil Education and Rural Development Society (MERDS)

Dindigul, Tamil Nadu nonprofit running education, disaster-relief, and women's-empowerment programs since 1990.

Running 18 tuition centers in 16 villages covering 299 children (141 boys, 158 girls)

NAAM Foundation

Actor-led foundation tackling farmer distress in Maharashtra

Movement for drought-affected farming families, started by Nana Patekar and Makarand Anaspure in September 201

Nav Jagriti

Grassroots development and flood resilience work across north Bihar.

North East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS)

Grassroots disaster response and livelihoods organisation in Upper Assam

NEADS's Community Development Programme at Sadiya (2007-2017) reached 28 villages, 584 girls, 400 boys and 283

NYDHEE

Bhubaneswar NGO for livelihoods of ultra-poor women, WASH and disaster response

Oxfam India

Working to end discrimination and inequality

7,68,000 marginalised people reached

Pallishree

Rural development and disaster risk reduction organisation in coastal Odisha.

Pallishree's crab-based livelihood project in coastal Odisha enhanced the income of 5,000 fishermen in 2019-20

People's Science Institute (PSI)

Natural resource management and disaster mitigation research group in Dehradun

Pragati Koraput

Farmer collectives and natural resource management in tribal Koraput

Operational across 14 blocks of Koraput district, South Odisha

Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB)

A spiritual society running volunteer-powered hospitals and disaster relief since 1891

RSSB holds meetings in more than 90 countries worldwide.

Ramakrishna Mission

Century-old service organisation in education, health and relief

Service as worship since 1897 \u2014 hospitals, schools, rural development and disaster relief across India, f

Rapid Response

Disaster relief, recovery and preparedness across 16 Indian states since 2013

Impacted over one million lives across 34 disasters in 16 states over 12 years

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust

Artificial limbs, meals and books for those in need

639,743 meals served under the Food for Education programme, feeding 3,000 children a daily midday meal (2024-

RedR India

Trains and deploys humanitarian professionals for disaster response across South Asia.

500+ vetted and trained roster professionals; responses across 15+ countries

Restoring Sewa Foundation

Women-led rural development, education and disaster resilience work from Indore

Rise India Foundation

Education and disaster-relief initiatives envisioning globally educated citizens

Rural Women Upliftment Society

Empowering rural women and marginalized communities in Manipur

5,000+ women engaged by RWUS

Sabuj Sangha

Health, education, livelihoods and disaster response across the Sundarbans

District-level stakeholders workshop organized with 100 Digital Sakhis in Murshidabad District, WB

Sadvichar Parivar

Service to the afflicted and propagation of noble thoughts

Free education, residence and food for 200 poor divyang children at its Uvarsad residential school

Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra (SSK)

Participatory training for civil society and youth across Uttar Pradesh

75,408 individuals reached through Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra's programmes in 2022-23

Sambhavna Trust

Free clinic providing modern and traditional care to Bhopal gas disaster survivors

More than 37,000 people poisoned by Union Carbide have so far been registered for long-term medical care at th

Sankurathri Foundation

Free eye care and education in Kakinada, founded in memory of a family lost in the 1985 Air India bombing.

4,000,000+ out-patients examined so far

Satyarth Socio

Community development and relief programmes in and around Varanasi.

SEEDS India

Building community resilience to disasters and climate risk

1.25 crore lives touched through disaster readiness, response and rehabilitation since 1994

Seva Kendra Calcutta

The social development arm of the Archdiocese of Calcutta

Seva Kendra works in eight districts of West Bengal with diversified fields of activities in social developmen

Sewa International

Disaster relief and community empowerment through selfless service since 1993

70 lakh+ beneficiaries

Shanta Memorial Rehabilitation Centre

Disabled people's organisation working on disability rights, gender and inclusive disaster risk reduction in Odisha.

SMRC rehabilitated 335 severely disabled people in its transit home during 2015-16.

Sood Charity Foundation

Sonu Sood's foundation for healthcare, education and relief

90,000+ migrants helped reach home

Sphere India

National coalition coordinating humanitarian agencies, government and UN bodies for disaster response across India

1,80,000 community volunteers (CDRF – Community Disaster Response Force) mapped for varied capacities all over

SRO Kashmir (Social Reforms Organisation)

Srinagar-based humanitarian body known for oxygen support, food kits and disaster relief

Since 2020, we've supported 6,000 families with monthly food kits, ensuring their sustenance through challengi

Sundarban Foundation

Supporting tiger-victim families and women in the Sundarbans

Sundarban Social Development Centre (SSDC)

Serving disaster-prone island communities of the Sundarbans since 1989

74660 cataract patients operated successfully till 31st December 2020

Swayam Shikshan Prayog

Women-led climate-resilient farming and rural enterprise

Works across 8 states, 37 districts, 60 blocks and 3,729 villages, and has empowered 11,500+ women leaders (20

Tagore Society for Rural Development

One of eastern India's oldest rural development societies, active in the Sundarbans since 1969.

Works across 1,950 villages in 42 blocks of 10 districts in West Bengal and Jharkhand

The Art of Living Foundation

Global service organisation founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

10,000+ centres across 182 countries

The Bharath Abhyudaya Seva Samithi (BASS)

Guntur social-service society for children, youth, women and disaster relief since 1978

More than 250 children benefitting through this schools facilitating free primary education and upper primary

The Resilient Foundation

Builds disaster-resilient schools and community preparedness in coastal Maharashtra.

The Salvation Army India South Western Territory (ISWT)

Kerala-headquartered Salvation Army territory running schools, a hospital-leprosarium and anti-trafficking work since 1970

Thuvakkam

Chennai volunteer movement planting trees and running civic and relief drives

Udbhav Public Charitable Trust

Rural trust in East Champaran running skills, health and disaster-preparedness work.

Uddeshya Bharti

Bihar-based nonprofit running health, education, and disaster-relief programs since 2001.

More then 365 000+ People Were Helped

United Artists' Association (UAA)

Ganjam coast NGO building community resilience through fisheries, farming and disaster response since 1964

United Sikhs

Disaster relief and humanitarian aid drawing on Sikh tradition of seva

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United Way Mumbai

Mobilising communities and companies for social impact

\u20b91,352 crore+ invested in community programmes

ViswaSanthi Foundation

Actor Mohanlal's charitable foundation for health, education and disaster relief.

After the Wayanad landslide it allocated a comprehensive relief package of ₹3 crore, in partnership with Dorf-

World Vision India

Child-focused humanitarian and development organisation

Over 3 lakh children and their families reached across 22 states and 1 union territory

Youth Feed Foundation

Pan-India volunteer network delivering nutrition support and disaster relief to migrant and marginalised children and women.

Impacted over 1.3 Crore lives

Youth for Social Development (YSD)

Odisha organisation connecting Dalit and Adivasi communities to governance, education, and climate-resilience services.

20,859+ children improved foundation skills