AaronyaFoundation for PeopleDonate 
Awareness. Early detection. Timely care.
Everyone deserves the chance to live a healthier life—with sight, dignity, trusted knowledge, and timely care.
Our work
Our work is focused on preventing avoidable blindness and building healthier lives. We bring together families, communities, healthcare professionals, frontline workers and public health systems to ensure that eye conditions such as ROP, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy are identified early and treated on time.
Alongside our eye care work, we promote yoga and healthy living to encourage disease prevention and overall well-being.
Flagship initiative
District ROP Care & Navigation Programme
Preventing blindness from Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), an eye condition in premature babies that can cause permanent vision loss if not treated in time.
We work to identify every baby at risk of ROP, ensure timely screening and treatment when needed, and stay with families throughout the care journey.
Community health
Maa Sa Pyaar is a campaign promoting Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for premature and low birth weight babies. Through a mother's loving touch, skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding, we aim to give every preterm baby a healthier beginning and a stronger foundation for life.
Follow the initiativePublic awareness
A digital ROP care and navigation platform that registers at-risk premature babies at delivery points, sends timely reminders to families, and enables centralised follow-up to ensure timely screening and treatment when needed, while connecting families with nearby ROP specialists.
Partner with usFrom the field
Project नन्हीं आँखें
Home visits that explain the importance of a timely eye check to every family with a newborn at risk.
उजाले की ओर · November 2025
About 275 people attended. Every one left sensitised, with a deep sense of what blindness does to a child and a family.
हर एक कदम उजाले की ओर
Walkers from private companies, government, NGOs and the public, big and small. The message did not just reach them; it stayed with them.
Who we are
Our vision
Our mission
To create a future where no one loses their sight simply because they didn't know in time. We do this by taking awareness to every home, enabling early detection and timely care, and strengthening the community health systems that already exist.
Our values
The belief behind our work
At Aaronya Foundation for People, we believe that a healthier nation begins with awareness, prevention and timely action.
Our work focuses on preventing avoidable blindness, promoting healthier lifestyles through yoga, and empowering communities to take charge of their health.
By bringing together families, frontline health workers, healthcare professionals and institutions, we strive to turn awareness into action and ensure that no one is left behind.
A small window for a lifelong difference
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is an eye condition that affects some babies born prematurely or with low birth weight. Because their eyes are still developing, the blood vessels in the retina may grow abnormally, potentially leading to vision impairment or blindness.
ROP often has no visible signs in its early stages. However, timely screening can detect the condition, and appropriate treatment when needed can prevent avoidable vision loss and blindness.
Families and healthcare teams need to recognise at-risk babies and understand the importance of ROP screening from the earliest days of life.
A timely eye examination is essential because ROP cannot be identified by appearance alone.
Continued check-ups and care help doctors act at the right moment.
Early Screening.
Timely Treatment.
Lifelong Vision.
Impact with proof
Explore Aaronya's impact through verified program data, measurable outcomes, field photographs and real stories of families. Every number reflects action on the ground, every story represents a life touched, and every milestone brings us closer to our vision: Zero Blindness, Healthy Nation.
Names and identities are kept private to protect the families we work with.
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Our journey
From acquiring screening equipment to training health workers, each milestone widens the circle of care.
Foundation registered and ROP screening camera acquired.
Doctors trained and ROP screening initiated.
Nanhi Aankhein launched, with KMC integrated into ROP care.
Community health worker training and awareness expanded.
Block-to-block awareness and the volunteer network grow.
A message from our co-founder
I still remember the conversations that were the hardest to have—the ones where I had to tell someone that their vision could not be restored. The hardest part was knowing that it might have been prevented if help had reached them just a little earlier.
Over two decades as an ophthalmologist, I witnessed countless lives affected by vision loss due to preventable eye conditions, as well as by health challenges such as diabetes, hypertension, and mental health conditions. Time and again, I realised that many of these outcomes could have been prevented—or significantly reduced—if people had received the right guidance and support at the right time.
These experiences transformed the way I looked at medicine. I came to believe that the greatest impact lies not only in treating illness, but in helping people stay healthy through education, timely intervention, and healthier lifestyles, including yogic practices.
With this belief, I co-founded Aaronya Foundation for People—a not-for-profit organization committed to building healthier communities by preventing avoidable blindness and promoting early, accessible, and compassionate healthcare.
Through Aaronya, my hope is to help build a future where knowledge reaches people before disease does, prevention becomes a way of life, and no one loses sight because help came too late.
Join Aaronya Shakti
Aaronya Shakti is a group of volunteers from all walks of life who give their time and skills to our mission. You don't need to be a doctor to save someone's sight. Whatever you're good at, there is a place for you here.
Together, we work towards Zero Blindness, Healthy Nation.
Join the networkHealth awareness
Teach people about eye health and healthy living in schools, colleges and your neighbourhood.
Digital advocacy
Use social media, photos, videos and stories to spread our message to more people.
Community action
Help plan and run awareness drives, health camps and community events.
Healthy living
Share what you know about yoga, healthy food and mental well-being through talks, workshops or blogs.
Voices of Aaronya Shakti
I volunteer with Aaronya Foundation because I believe that preventable blindness shouldn't be anyone's reality, especially for a newborn. Something as simple as timely awareness, screening and treatment can change a child's entire life.
Akshita MakinDirector, Brand Partnerships · Pocket FM
I work with numbers every day, but Aaronya reminds me what truly counts: a child who grows up seeing the world because help reached them in time. Giving my time to that is the best investment I know.
CA Ankita AgarwalChartered accountant · Shakti volunteer
The feeling of being useful, contributing to society, and bringing hope to others gives us a sense of purpose, gratitude, and inner peace.
Mrs. KarunaEducator
For me, volunteering here is about turning what I know into something that can make a real difference.
Mr. Sumit & Mrs. Kriti ChandraChemical engineer & educators
I believe every little child deserves the chance to see, dream, and grow. Through our foundation, I hope we can protect little eyes and help build brighter futures.
Mrs. Karishma JainChef & baker · Events volunteer
Building things that reach people is what I enjoy most. At Aaronya, I get to use technology to help the right information reach families at the right time.
Priyam Agarwal on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)Founder, FetchTag.in · IIM Sambalpur
Partner with us
Lasting change happens when we work together. Whether you are a company, a hospital, an institution or an NGO, partner with Aaronya Foundation to take awareness and timely eye care to more families.
Social responsibility
Support screening, awareness drives and field teams that protect children's sight, with clear reporting on every rupee and every result.
Care & education
Hospitals can join our referral network so every baby is treated on time. Colleges can give students real field experience. Together, we can inspire the next generation of socially responsible healthcare professionals.
Collective action
Join hands with us to spread awareness at the grassroots: we share our training and awareness material, you help us reach the communities you already serve.
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