Diaspora Foundation

Aims & Objectives

  • To promote legitimate interests of the Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)/ Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) living in countries outside India.
  • To promote the common cultural heritage of PIOs/NRIs.
  • To mobilize professional, financial and intellectual resources of the Community of PIO/NRIs for their mutual advancement and for the development of their country of origin and the country of their residence.
  • To organize interaction between PIOs/NRIs and to deliberate and decide on common issued and problems facing them, including assimilation and adaption within the best society.
  • To provide a forum at periodical intervals to discuss, debate and decide on common problems and issues facing PIOs/NRIs and initiate measures to redress grievances.
  • To disseminate regularly information on global, regional and national developments affecting PIOs/NRIs as a whole or substantial parts thereof.
  • To further the interaction between PIOs/NRIs and other communities at global level in promoting world peace, progress and ecological harmony.
  • To develop various means of communication between Diaspora Foundation and PIOs/NRI.
  • To raise funds through contributions and other means on regular basis and at special occasions for promoting social, cultural and developmental activities.
  • To constitute Think Tanks and Task Forces of PIOs/NRIs on particular issues of interest to the Diaspora Foundation or to India.
  • To organize seminars, meetings, press-conferences etc. to focus attention on specific problems affecting PIOs/NRIs.
  • To Act as an advocacy group in support of causes and concerns of PIOs/NRI
  • To undertake studies or commission studies on specific problems and issues affecting PIOs/NRI
  • To act as a liaison between PIOs/NRIs in specific countries, national government and Government of India.
  • To publish books, charts, illustrations, journals, magazines, periodicals, news- letters/papers and other regular and periodical publications on issues concerning PIOs/NRIs in the different languages and on the different subjects.
  • To encourage, facilitate and coordinate tourism for PIOs/NRIs in India with special focus on Buddhist Tourism Circuit and otherTourism Circuits in India.
  • To encourage, facilitate and coordinate holistic health care and medical tourism for PIOs/NRIs in India.
  • To provide all information, cooperation and facilitation to those NRIs who want to the rest of India.
  • To promote and facilitate startup and innovations which have social impact.
  • To resolve the problems of Indian students abroad and NRIs/PIOs students in India.
  • To encourage Diaspora to contribute to social and development programmes in India.
  • To manage and facilitate immigration of Indian workers to ECR countries.
  • To provide special attention and focus on problems of PIOs/NRI.
  • To promote transfer of knowledge and encourage innovator, among PIOs/NRI/
  • To facilitate tracing roots/know your roots programmes in India.
  • To promote Indian handicrafts, culture and alternate Indian system of measure such as Ayurveda Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani,Siddha, and Homoeopathy commonly abbreviated as AYUSH among PIOs/NRI. The Diaspora Foundation will organize variousprogrammes in India and abroad for promoting above activities.
  • To act to connect with Diaspora through social media.
  • To undertake specific projects and programmes under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) relating to PIOs/NRIs.
  • To facilitate the working of Pravasi Bhawans, Kendras and Cultural Centres for the benefits of PIOs/NRIs.
  • To conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights of PIOs/NRIs and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated.
  • To promote International brotherhood and communal harmony in India and abroad.
  • The activities of Diaspora Foundation shall spread all over in India.
  • All the acts/activities/programs shall be non-profitable and shall be done on ‘no profit no loss’ basis.