▁of ▁ 5 . 6 ▁million ▁of ▁India ' s ▁poor ▁by ▁providing ▁access ▁to ▁high - quality ▁education , ▁formal ▁sector ▁employ ment ▁for ▁urban ▁youth ▁and ▁r ick sh aw ▁drivers , ▁and ▁public ▁health ▁services ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁moth ers ▁and ▁their ▁children , ▁while ▁building ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁of ▁global ▁leaders ▁through ▁service . ▁ ▁With ▁offices ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁California , ▁twelve ▁chap ters ▁across ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁and ▁India ▁operations ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi , ▁A IF ▁is ▁transform ing ▁lives ▁across ▁ 2 4 ▁states ▁of ▁India ▁while ▁address ing ▁these ▁issues ▁on ▁a ▁regional , ▁country , ▁and ▁international ▁scale . ▁ ▁Mission ▁and ▁values ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁A IF ▁is ▁to ▁catal y ze ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁change ▁in ▁India . ▁A IF ▁is ▁focused ▁on ▁impro ving ▁lives ▁of ▁India ' s ▁under priv ile ged , ▁especially ▁women ▁and ▁young , ▁through : ▁▁ ▁connecting ▁American ▁and ▁Indian ▁people , ▁civil ▁society ▁and ▁expert ise ; ▁ ▁multi - pr ong ed ▁scale ▁inter vent ions ▁in ▁education , ▁health ▁and ▁liv elihood ▁for ▁an ▁assault ▁on ▁pover ty ▁ ▁an ▁ap olit ical ▁and ▁inclus ive ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁society ▁ ▁A IF ' s ▁vision ▁is ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁building ▁an ▁India ▁where ▁all ▁people ▁can ▁gain ▁access ▁to ▁afford able ▁education , ▁health ▁care ▁and ▁liv elihood ▁opportun ities , ▁and ▁where ▁all ▁Indians ▁can ▁realize ▁their ▁full