Society for Aid to People in Need of Assistance
Six pillars of social impact — from homeless shelter to environmental conservation.
SAPNA created its first home for the homeless at Vijay Mandir, Alwar in 2007. These homes act as feeders for destitute survivors of trauma and grave illness who are in need of long-term care. SAPNA currently operates four homes:
Over 1,047 homeless individuals have been sheltered and cared for across these facilities. Hundreds of patients have been restored to their families through our dedicated rehabilitation and family-tracing programme.
SAPNA provides comprehensive support at two key hospitals in New Delhi:
Trauma Centre, AIIMS New Delhi — Our caregivers support critically injured, comatose and destitute patients at the AIIMS trauma centre, ensuring they receive rehabilitation and are eventually restored to their families. This is among SAPNA's most vital interventions — reaching patients at their most vulnerable moment.
Safdarjung Hospital Dharamshala, New Delhi — We have mobilized resources for over 600 surgeries and post-surgical procedures, and provide ortho-aids (walkers, wheelchairs), suction machines and air mattresses to those who cannot afford them.
We also provide support for chronic renal patients through our kidney patient support programme, connecting dialysis patients with resources and transport assistance.
SAPNA began providing high-quality eye care to underserved rural areas of Alwar in 2007. In 2010, a Vision Centre was set up at Vijay Mandir. This was followed by the construction of the state-of-the-art Mahatma Gandhi Netralaya eye hospital in Alwar.
Our eye surgeons have performed over 15,600 cataract operations — many at this facility. Free eye camps serve remote villages in Alwar and surrounding areas, bringing specialist eye care directly to communities that would otherwise have no access.
In January 2026 alone, 236 cataract surgeries were performed at the Netralaya, restoring sight to hundreds of patients.
Sapna Shikshalaya provides values-based education to disadvantaged girls from villages near the project area in Alwar, Rajasthan. Education of underprivileged girls is a cornerstone of our strategy to bridge structural inequalities of gender, caste and class.
SAPNA IT College offers the following courses:
Many graduates are now employed at SAPNA's BPO centre. The College is affiliated with NIIT and is an authorised RS-CIT centre.
Computer Literacy Centre, Almora (Kumaon) — providing digital literacy to rural youth in Uttarakhand.
Apna Sapna: A Driver of Education — sponsoring education for children in need through donor partnerships.
SAPNA partners with local police and the Department of Women and Child in Alwar, Rajasthan to run a guidance and protection centre for women known as the MSSK (Mahila Suraksha Evam Salah Kendra). We operate centres at:
These centres provide legal guidance, psychological counselling, temporary shelter and practical support for women facing domestic violence, trafficking risk or other crises.
Sapna IT Consultancy (BPO) — SAPNA runs a business process outsourcing centre providing employment to trained youth from our IT College programme, creating a direct bridge from education to income.
Skill Development Project, Noida — vocational skill training for the urban poor, equipping participants with market-relevant skills for dignified employment.
Goat Rearing Project — a sustainable livelihood intervention for rural families in Alwar, providing income security through livestock support.
Solar Street Lights — improving community safety and reducing energy costs in rural areas through solar infrastructure.
Much before the launch of the Trillion Tree Campaign at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, SAPNA promoted biodiversity near its project site in Alwar by planting over 5,000 trees through the Sapna Nursery and Plantation Initiative.
Construction of Check Dam — restoring water bodies and improving groundwater levels in water-scarce Alwar district, directly benefiting agriculture and household water availability.
Construction of Toilets — improving sanitation and public health outcomes in rural communities, reducing open defecation and water contamination.