Asha Foundation India
ASHA Foundation India (AFI TRUST) is an NGO striving to transform the lives of underprivileged people with disability, promoting rehabilitation services, providing educational opportunities and protecting the Right for persons with disabilities.

History Of AFI Trust
ASHA Foundation India (AFI TRUST) is an NGO striving to transform the lives of underprivileged people with disability, promoting rehabilitation services, providing educational opportunities and protecting the Right for persons with disabilities. We are based in Chennai and we run extensive programs in rural and urban Tamilnadu & Kerala to equip and empower children and Youth and have impacted many lives of people with disability. We have served thousands of people, benefitted and rehabilitated with the help of local associations, donors, patrons, friends and well wishers. It was founded by Dr. Manikandan Lakshmnan who was a social scientist and advocate by profession, a passionate, good hearted person who focused on Empowerment of Persons with disability on Inclusive Education, Advocacy.
Our Journey
ASHA Foundation India (AFI TRUST) is a non-profit organisation predominantly working with downtrodden people and especially among persons of disabilities. We create awareness for various government runs several programs for physically handicapped people and make sure it reach the required beneficiaries. We strive towards giving equal opportunities for their financial and social welfare. We run various programs to equip and empower disabled people making them to be self-reliant from income supplementation to economic support. We identify every person special talents and provides opportunity to excel.
Our Mission
AFI TRUST Vision is of, a world in which vulnerable people are an integral part of Society, the vulnerable people participating in the community and living life to the fullest with equitable access to opportunities and better services
Our Vision
- To create opportunities for self-development and excellence
- To empower and enrol towards socio economic development
Founder & Managing Trustee
Dr.L.Manikandan, Founder & Managing Trustee of AFI Trust. Dr. Manikandan Lakshmnan was a social scientist and advocate by profession, a passionate, good hearted person who focused on Empowerment of Persons with disability on Inclusive Education, Advocacy

