Transforming the face of
Indian Villages
Pioneering a holistic model of rural development
Indian Villages
Water Supply
Underground Sewerage System & Treatment
Street Lighting
Paved Streets
Vocational Training
Developing Green Spaces
About us
Welcome to the Village Life Improvement Foundation, a non-profit organization that has improved life in many villages since the year 2000. All projects undertaken by us in the last 20 years continue to work successfully.
VLIF believes that every individual deserves access to basic necessities like clean drinking water, sanitation facilities, healthcare, and education. Unfortunately, many people living in rural areas of Punjab lack access to these amenities, which leads to poor health outcomes, limited economic opportunities, and social isolation.
Our work has shown that it is possible to transform villages by providing a clean, healthy environment enabling rural residents to live an empowered and dignified life.
Improving Lives of
Villages
16+
Households
5,500
Village residents
25,000
Self-employment opportunities
15+
Our
Philosophy
Our philosophy is based on the principles of community participation and empowerment. The foundation aims to work closely with the local community, understand their needs and aspirations, and collaborate with them to develop solutions that are sustainable and effective.
The key principles the foundation follows:
1
Participatory approachThe foundation involves the local community in all stages of development. Starting from needs assessment to fund raising, project implementation, evaluation and maintenance.
2
Sustainable development: The foundation prioritizes sustainable development practices that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
3
Holistic approach: We take a holistic approach to development that considers societal, economic, and environmental factors in equal measure.
4
Collaboration and partnerships: The VLIF works in partnership with other organizations, government agencies, and private sector actors, to maximize the impact of its work and avoid duplication of effort.
Mission
Vision
What we do
We take a bottom-up approach village by village
VLIF has designed its programs to meet the basic needs of the people – water (for sustaining life), sanitation (for a healthy life) and education (for an enlightened life). This is the VLIF model for rural development, and it has proven successful over the past two decades.
How we make the difference
Infrastructural Development
- Provide clean drinking water for all
- Laying underground sewerage throughout out the village: Connecting each home to the sewerage
- Building sewerage treatment plant
- Utilization of treated water
- Paved/pucca streets
- Street lights
- Village Park
- Village crematorium
Skill Development
- Vocational Training
- Computer Literacy
- Spoken English proficiency
