About - Pix Foundation

Our Mission

Our mission is to grow the Pi Network by educating the community on its real-world use and supporting businesses that accept Pi Coin and other currencies. We empower startups with mentorship, funding, and resources to build sustainable ventures. We also provide affordable or free training in digital skills, entrepreneurship, finance, and emerging technologies to bridge knowledge gaps, boost job opportunities, and build a strong, future-ready digital economy.

Our Impact

Our Story

In 1997, the Desai Foundation’s story began – ignited by the vision of Samir A. Desai and Nilima Desai. Their mission was simple yet profound: to give back to the communities that had shaped them.

Desai, a tech entrepreneur, focused their efforts in two geographic areas – the place that was home, and the place that is now home. Their efforts focused on the Metro Boston & Harlem, NY areas, as well as the rural communities of Gujarat.

In its first decade, the Desai Foundation built strong partnerships with its partners on the ground and began to build innovative, impactful, and sustainable programming.

After they tested their programs, they converted to a public non-profit to scale and expand their work. In 2014, it became a public, programmatic organization implementing 15 programs in Gujarat. Today, the Desai Foundation operates in 8 States across India, implementing over 30 programs, impacting millions of lives.

We believe that the best solutions for impact come from within the community itself. It’s why our work focuses on cultivating the dignity of the people we serve by strengthening its leadership and building sustainable programming so that everyone can dream beyond their circumstances.

Our History

A timeline: 1997 – Present

2024 - A Year of Milestones and Celebrations

In 2024, The Desai Foundation achieved a landmark milestone: directly impacting over 10 million lives across rural India. This transformative growth was powered by the support of 10+ new CSR partners, alongside our existing collaborations. Additionally, DFT India earned the prestigious Great Place to Work Award. This year also marked two vibrant celebrations of culture and community: the 10th anniversary of Boston’s Lotus Festival, a decade-long tradition of fostering connection and global impact, and a new flagship Holi celebration in Miami, which grew significantly to reach new audiences across the United States.

2023 – Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Visit

We were beyond honored to have former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, visit the programing of the Desai Foundation! During the visit in Gandhinagar, Secretary Clinton met 40 Heroes from Heroes for Humanity, many of whom shared their stories. We were also thrilled to share our Asani Sanitary Napkin Program with Secretary Clinton, who was able to see a portion of an Asani Awareness Session, and hear the stories of our Asani Sales Ambassadors.

2023 – Diwali on the Hudson turns 10, Expansion, & 6 Million Impacted

As one of the longest running Diwali parties in NYC, Desai Foundations Diwali on the Hudson is having its tenth anniversary in 2023 – a landmark celebration! Desai Foundation also expanded to Karnataka and achieved impacting nearly 7 million people in the last 9 years.

2022 – 25th Year of Success, Expansion, & 5 Million Impacted

Desai Foundation brought its programming to Odisha and was proud to reach 25 years of programmatic success, having impacted over 5 million people since going public in 2014 with 31 programs, produced 3.7 million Asani sanitary napkins, served 2,500 communities, and had 4,778 people attend various Desai Foundation fundraisers. Here’s to 25 more!

2021 – Heroes for Humanity is born, Major Expansion, & 3 Million Impacted

n the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Desai Foundation pivoted to address the devastating effects it was having in India by developing the Heroes for Humanity (HFH) Program with support from S.P. Hinduja Banque Privee. In its first year, the HFH program impacted nearly 3 million people with help desk services, vaccinations, menstrual health management awareness, & supply distribution, expanding Desai Foundation to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, & Tamil Nadu. Outside of HFH, the cumulative impact number rose to a record 3 million people!

2020 – COVID-19 Response & 1 Million Impacted

Various campaigns were implemented in 2020 to encourage international attention and action on various COVID-19 and menstrual disparities in India and beyond. These include Masks of Hope, The Bloody Truth Campaign, and more. The Desai Foundation was finding other ways to reach those that need it most in a critical time. In this year, Desai Foundation hit a milestone of impacting 1.4 million people with its various programs.

2019 – Expansion to Rajasthan and Maharashtra

The Asani Sanitary Napkin Program, Summer Camps, Hygiene Training Program, Health Camps, Vision and Gynecological services, and Bal Health Mala were all expanded to Rajasthan and Maharashtra in 2019.

2018 – Pledge Your Period is Born!

Pledge Your Period is an awareness campaign designed to strip away the shame around periods, helping to end the cycle of period stigma and poverty; With this campaign, which takes place across social media platforms, more than 37 million people have been reached with impactful information and stories from both bleeders and non-bleeders to normalize menstruation for everyone.

2017 – Inauguration of the Flagship Asani Sanitary Napkin Production Center

Perhaps the most notable program to date, the Asani Sanitary Napkin Program was brought to reality in 2017, giving women in rural India the opportunity to fulfill their menstrual product needs in an accessible way while also providing them training and work opportunities in the Asani facilities. In its first year, the Asani program produced 120,000 sanitary products. The Desai Foundation had already been working in Menstrual Equity since 2012, but launched this unique and transformative program, and the Asani Sanitary Napkin brand in 2017.

2016 – Desai Foundation Trust Inception

To better impact people on the ground in India, and to comply with the new regulations, the Desai Foundation Trust was born in 2016 with its headquarters in Navsari, Gujarat. Also notable in this year, Desai Foundation started its annual Lotus Festival, implemented mobile health vans in Gujarat, and launched Desai Foundation + IIT Gandhinagar partnership.

2014 – Desai Foundation, a public programmatic non-profit is born.

By 2014, Desai Foundation, which at the time was in one state and 250 villages, made the unusual decision to pivot from a family foundation to a public one in order to grow and expand its programs. We converted to a public programmatic non-profit so that we could collaborate, scale and grow. We also narrowed our focus to health, livelihood and menstrual equity.

2011 – Commitments made to India

In 2011, Desai Foundation made new commitments to its programs in India with a focus on education and health, while also expanding in Gujarat from Vapi to Gandhinagar. Desai Foundation also inaugurated Shantaben Vidyabhavan, a school that offered STEM classes for children, serving 20+ villages and over 40,000 people. Desai Foundation’s model to pilot concepts and programs were also designed; there was a record completion in 11 months of a functional, state of the art science high school.

2003 – Expansion to India

By 2003, Desai Foundation entered Gujarat, India with a partnership with Hansa Community Development Center. Programs launched in rural India on health, education, and livelihood and over 9,000 people were impacted by them.

1997 – Year of Inception

In 1997, Desai Foundation (then The Desai Family Foundation) was born to support health, livelihood and preserve Indian culture. It was designed to support programs both in the United States (specifically Massachusetts & New York), and India (specially Gujarat).The organizations Desai Foundation initially partnered with upon its birth include Columbia University, Lasalle University, Peabody Essex Museum, Middlesex Community College, and Lahey Hospital, among others. In its first year Desai Foundation impacted 1,000 people.

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Our Mission

Our Impact

10 MILLION+

People Have Been Directly Impacted By Our Programs

3,400+

Rural Communities Reached

2.7 MILLION+

Reached From Help Desk

9.9 MILLION+

Sanitary Napkins Produced

75,000+

Children Have Attended Our Health Camps

333,000+

Children Reached with Primary Health & Hygiene

121,075+

Adults Benefited Through Health Camps & Seminars

16,000+

Students Have Been Taught How to Use a Computer

34,000+

Women Have Received Vocational Training

10,700+

Total Students at Lok Vidyalaya School From 2013-2024

23,000+

Benefitted From Gynec Health Camps

11,000+

Women Have Been Taught to Sew

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A timeline: 1997 – Present

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