Collaborations & Partnerships

Artificial Intelligence has quietly become a part of our everyday lives. We interact with it when we search online, navigate through cities, write emails, edit photographs, or ask questions to virtual assistants. Yet, despite how deeply AI has entered mainstream life, one question continues to emerge within the world of social impact and animal welfare: How do we meaningfully use AI for compassion-driven work? As a philanthropic organization working within animal welfare, thi

In recent years, global geopolitical tensions have increasingly shaped economic realities far beyond national borders. Even when countries like India are not directly involved in a conflict, the ripple effects - market volatility, cautious capital, and reduced risk appetite - are felt across sectors. Philanthropy is no exception. In such moments, the question is not whether philanthropy will respond - but how. Too often, philanthropy mirrors the market. When uncertainty rises

At the Upadhyaya Foundation’s ‘AI for Animal Welfare: From Compassion to Action’ Demo Day, held on 7th March 2026 in Mumbai, developers, nonprofits, funders, and ecosystem stakeholders came together to explore how emerging technologies can be applied to animal welfare in practical, real-world ways. Organised in partnership with Electric Sheep and Open Paws, the event brought together a select cohort of AI teams working on solutions across wildlife protection, community animal

As we set out to build the India Animal Welfare Forum (IAWF), one insight became increasingly clear: India’s animal welfare ecosystem is not lacking in commitment, it is often lacking in connection . Across the country, organisations and individuals are working tirelessly across different areas — from community animal care and wildlife conservation to policy, veterinary science to farmed animal advocacy, community mobilisation to innovation. Yet much of this work happens in s