Khushhali Foundation · Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Since 2006 we have worked for integrated rural development, environmental conservation and the education of underprivileged children — through our programmes Gramya, Aranya and Indradhanush.
Our impact
17 lakh+
Fruit saplings distributed
Through the Vriksh Mitra–Gram Mitra Abhiyan since 2011, with about 70% of the trees surviving
2.5 lakh+
Farming families reached
Across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana, from Bareilly and Mathura to Sonbhadra and Dehradun
150+
Gadhiya Lohar children in school
Fees, books, uniforms, tuition, transport, nutrition and medical care covered by Indradhanush
78,000+
Patients treated free
At our medical camps, with 5 to 15 days of free medicines
Who we are
Khushhali Foundation was started in February 2006 by Shri Sameer Mohan near Khai Kheda village in Bareilly, and registered as a public trust in 2011.
Our founder, Shri Sameer Mohan, began by living in a hut on the farm near Khai Kheda, practising organic farming and training farmers from the nearby villages. From that beginning grew three programmes: Gramya for integrated rural development, Aranya for environmental awareness and conservation, and Indradhanush for the education of underprivileged children. Today farmers, labourers and animal rearers work alongside writers, professors, doctors, chartered accountants, engineers, businesspeople, students and homemakers. Our work has been recognised by the weekly Panchjanya and by the Sant Ishwar Foundation. We are not a religious or political organisation and have no political affiliation.
2006
Started in Bareilly
Founded by Shri Sameer Mohan, Founder President, near Khai Kheda village
Learn more →2011
Registered public trust
Registered under Section 32A of the Registration Act, 1908 with the Government of Uttar Pradesh
9
Districts
Bareilly, Pilibhit, Kasganj, Mathura, Amethi, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh, and Dehradun in Uttarakhand
2022
Panchtatva Samman
Presented by Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari at the Panchjanya ceremony, for our work in environmental conservation and social development
2023
Sant Ishwar Samman
Presented by Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji of the Sant Ishwar Foundation, for our work with the Gadhiya Lohar community and fruit-tree plantation
Our people
Volunteers from many walks of life guide the Foundation. The committee meets once every three months.
President
Founder · Social worker, Bareilly
Secretary
Assistant Professor, Bareilly
Dy. Secretary
Engineer, Noida
Treasurer
Advocate, Bareilly
Dy. Treasurer
Chartered Accountant, Mathura
Member
Professor, Agra
Member
Surgeon, Delhi
Member
Engineer, Noida
Member
Assistant Professor, Bareilly
What we do
Six programmes that bring nutrition, income, health and education to the families we serve.
2,200+ farmers
Where the Foundation began: farmers of Bareilly, Mathura, Kasganj and Pilibhit trained in organic farming, starting from our founder's own farm near Khai Kheda.
78,000+ patients
Free treatment for people in need at our medical camps, with 5 to 15 days of free medicines.
450+ women
Six-month sewing training for women and girls, towards an income of their own.
Projects
Plantation
OngoingSince 2011, more than 17 lakh fruit saplings have reached over 2.5 lakh village families across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana, giving them fresh fruit, extra income and a greener village.
Bareilly, Mathura and villages across Uttar Pradesh
Read moreEducation
OngoingSchool education for children of the Gadhiya Lohar community since 2014 — fees, books, uniforms, tuition, transport, nutrition and medical care — across 13 localities of Bareilly.
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
Read moreEducation
OngoingA residential hostel for Gadhiya Lohar children on a one-acre campus at Village Naugava Jagir, Pilibhit Road, Bareilly — built with the support of our donors.
Village Naugava Jagir, Pilibhit Road, Bareilly
Read moreHow we work
Every Vriksh Mitra–Gram Mitra campaign follows the same plan, from the first village survey to the first harvest.
We choose the district for the year, then our surveyors visit its villages to understand families' needs and the space they have for trees.
Fruit trees are picked for the local climate and soil, and for the longevity to last for generations.
Village meetings explain the nutritional, economic and environmental value of trees. A gram samiti of four or five volunteers is formed in every village.
Farmers who want trees and have space for them are registered and receive an invitation card. The number of saplings per family depends on the courtyard space available.
Timed with the monsoon, each camp hosts 725 to 775 farmers. A packet of five to ten saplings waits at every seat, guests explain how to care for the trees, and every farmer takes an oath to protect them.
After planting, our full-time staff visit the villages and geo-tag at least half of the plants.
Three months later we survey again and record the survival rate. About 70% of the trees make it.
We return to hear from families once their trees begin to bear fruit, while the gram samiti keeps encouraging them to protect the plants.
Stories
Shri Sameer Mohan left home in 1987 to give his life to nation building. In 2006 he built a hut on a farm near Bareilly, and Khushhali Foundation grew from there.
Read moreConstruction of a hostel for Gadhiya Lohar children was completed in 2025, and GAIL is supporting a 15 kW solar power system so that children can move in.
Read moreBetween 28 July and 18 August 2024, farmers from 78 villages of Mathura district each took home ten fruit saplings.
Read moreGallery
Supporters
ONGC
CSR support for the Vriksh Mitra–Gram Mitra Abhiyan in 2018–19 and 2019–20, including our largest project to date
GAIL (India) Limited
CSR support for a 15 kW solar power system at Maharana Pratap Chatravas
K D Medical College, Hospital & Research Center, Mathura
A unit of Rajiv Memorial Academy Welfare Society; supported the 2024 plantation drive in Mathura with ₹20 lakh
Swami Vivekanand Health Mission Society, Uttarakhand
Supported the 2022–23 plantation drive in Mathura
Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram
Organised the 2020–21 distribution camps in Mathura and Sonbhadra
Our individual donors
Who fund Indradhanush, built the Maharana Pratap Chatravas and support much of our plantation work
Transparency
Trust
Registered public trust
Reg. No. 4/139/83-110/244 dated 30/08/2011, Government of Uttar Pradesh
12A
Income tax registration
Registered under Section 12A · AABTK9180EE20214
80G
Tax-deductible donations
Donations eligible under Section 80G · AABTK9180EF20212
CSR-1
CSR registration
Unique CSR Registration No. CSR00015266
Darpan
NGO Darpan, NITI Aayog
Registration ID UP/2017/0162939
Sch. VII
CSR activities
Our work falls under clauses (i), (iv) and (x) of Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013
Annual
Audited accounts
Accounts are audited every year, and the last three years' statements are shared with every CSR partner
Quarterly
Executive committee meetings
The executive committee meets once every three months
Get involved
Farmers, teachers, doctors, chartered accountants, engineers, students and homemakers already work with us. There is a place for you too.
Our work falls under Schedule VII clauses (i), (iv) and (x) of the Companies Act, 2013. CSR Registration No. CSR00015266.
Help at distribution camps and village surveys, run an evening class, or celebrate Holi and Deepawali with the children.
Contact
Write to us or call our Secretary, Shri Ajay Yadav, for project reports, registration documents or to support our work.
