Prayatna was established in 2003 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar modelling its work on the Gandhian principle ‘Be the change you want to see in the world’. It works on education, health, youth development, livelihood, emergency relief and sustainable development. The organization is led by Mr. Pratik Kumar who is an Engineer from IIT Delhi with more than 30 years’ experience as a Civil Servant, United Nations, private and NGO sectors. PRAYATNA has been actively engaged in improving the lives of the rural communities through innovative, impactful and sustainable approaches.

Our Mision

To create a society of empowered individuals who realize their full potential in a manner that is sustainable and equitable

Our Vision

To empower individuals and communities living on the margins so that they are economically and socially endowed, live a life of dignity and contribute meaningfully to society.

Over the course of the last 17 years, Prayatna has touched the lives of more than 120,000 people through our several welfare projects. This includes more than 80,000 people have benefitted from our Emergency relief program. The Holistic education program has reached over 6,000 beneficiaries. We have provided Livelihood training and placement to more than 6000 individuals and helped set up 150 Nano Enterprises for women and migrants in rural India.

Prayatna believes strongly in the power of youth and collaborations, especially with the government as it is only them programs can be scaled and sustained.

• Facilitates formal education opportunities to help children learn better and longer.
• Works on awareness & improvement of healthy habits and access to services.
• Facilitates skill development and promotes enterprise for improved livelihood opportunities.
• Works to sensitize and demonstrate to the masses its eco-friendly methods and practices.
• Helps children and youth realise their roles and responsibilities as they contribute positively to society.
• Provides immediate support and relief in times of distress as a humanitarian response.

Prayatna is the first organisation which has started providing placement based skill development training to the most neglected population- Transgenders in the domain which attracts them the most- Beauty & Fashion designing. We have a rural base and have always chosen to work in tough terrains of rural & tribal areas such as Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Ranchi, Orissa, Mirzapur, Sohanbhadra, Gujarat etc. Our footprint in metro cities is very low as we are aware that most destitute population resides miles away from metro cities. Our direct reach is to over 80,000 last mile beneficiaries. We work with the Sustainable development approach and help corporate understand its social impact. We are also working on the Government’s vision of 'Vocal for Local' by supporting small enterprises in setting up at their own native place with an aim to restrict the migration from villages to cities. We are reaching out to the last mile artisans and farmers to provide them with necessary support so that their lives are positively impacted. Apart from this, we believe and execute shared goal partnerships and take relevant feedback from the corporate in the designing of the social impact projects so as to merge the corporate expertise as well.