Ravi Kuchimanchi
While a graduate student at University of Maryland, Ravi Kuchimanchi founded the Association for India’s Development (AID) in 1991 with the vision “problems are interconnected,... Read More
AID volunteers from the US who quit their jobs (or after studies) to devote their lives to work for AID and social causes are Jeevansaathis. Since 1998 the Jeevansaathis have played a leadership role in connecting AID with some of the most grassroots movements in India, and have helped conceive and implement projects, programs and campaigns that have made a big impact. Their work, together with that of the volunteers has helped sustain and scale AID.