Philanthropy

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

Across India, thousands of individuals and organisations work every day to rescue injured animals, rehabilitate wildlife, manage community animal populations, and protect habitats. Yet despite the scale and urgency of these challenges, animal welfare remains one of the most underfunded sectors in Indian philanthropy . This reality became even more visible during the India Animal Welfare Forum , where over 200 leaders from across the country and internationally came together t