were supported through this scholarship programme. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi scholarship is given to two women pilot trainees at the institute every year. Traveling scholarships to students from various British universities were given to visit India during their vacations as part of undergraduate or graduate studies. The Teachers Empowerment Programme was initiated to provide extensive training in the District Institute of Education & Training (DIET), Titabor in Jorhat district in Assam. It was also extended for school teachers of Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland. Decentralization of Education Governance was launched in 2010. It is a way to devolve power systematically to primary stake holders empowering them to participate in the decision-making process, and structurally alter the process of planning and decision making within the entire education system. Health In 1993, RGF launched an HIV/AIDS prevention awareness campaign India. On Worlds AIDS Day in 2009, Sonia Gandhi, chairperson of the foundation, flagged off Red Ribbon Express. Over the years, the foundation has partnered with a number of organizations and conducted workshops for General Medical practitioners and NGOs to create awareness on how to prevent and control AIDS. In 2012, RGF have conducted 800 heart surgeries with the help of AGS charity and then congress leader's. Ongoing initiatives Access to opportunities The foundation enables physically challenged young people to access better opportunities by awarding motorised vehicles. It was initiated with the support of corporate bodies and concerned individuals in 1992 and has helped over 2400 individuals access higher education and attain financial independence. Interact The Interact scholarship program supports children affected by conflict across the country. After 2005, it included another 160 children affected by the tsunami in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Puducherry. As of 2016, the foundation supports 2086 children across Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, Puducherry and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. In addition to scholarships, on-going psycho-social support, orientation in and exposure to, various professions, placements, academic support, and internships are also provided. Natural resource management The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has been working on issues of livelihoods and Natural Resource Management since 2001. This programme was implemented in backward villages in Jaipur, Pali and Karoli districts of Rajasthan which faced serious environmental degradation. A third party evaluation revealed the significant impact in the lives of the targeted families. In order to scale up this transformative work, RGF set up Gram Gaurav