▁in ▁India , ▁and ▁building ▁a ▁last ing ▁bridge ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁India ▁through ▁high - imp act ▁inter vent ions ▁in ▁education , ▁liv elihood s , ▁public ▁health , ▁and ▁leadership ▁development . ▁Working ▁closely ▁with ▁local ▁communities , ▁A IF ▁partners ▁with ▁N GO s ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁test ▁innov ative ▁solutions ▁and ▁with ▁govern ments ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁scale ▁sust ain able ▁impact . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁runs ▁the ▁Service ▁Corps ▁Fellow ship , ▁renamed ▁the ▁William ▁J . ▁Cl inton ▁Fellow ship ▁for ▁Service ▁to ▁India ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁which ▁sends ▁sk illed ▁young ▁Americans ▁in ▁an ▁imm ers ive ▁volunte er ▁service ▁program ▁training ▁and ▁placing ▁young ▁profession als ▁to ▁support ▁development ▁organizations ▁across ▁India ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁months . ▁Through ▁this ▁program , ▁F ell ows ▁and ▁host ▁organizations ▁form ▁dynamic ▁cross - c ult ural ▁partners hips ▁to ▁exchange ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills , ▁build ▁capacity , ▁and ▁fost er ▁learning ▁to ▁ful fill ▁our ▁joint ▁commit ment ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁India ' s ▁most ▁marg inal ized ▁communities . ▁ ▁History ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁US ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁following ▁a ▁suggestion ▁from ▁Indian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁At al ▁Bi h ari ▁V aj pay ee ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Indian - Amer icans ▁respond ing ▁to ▁the ▁Gu jar at ▁earth qu ake , ▁A IF ▁has ▁impact ed ▁the ▁lives