Welcome to Project RISHI (Rural India Social and Health Improvement).  We are a non-profit organization based at the University of California Los Angeles whose focus is to improve the quality of life in rural Indian villages.  To find out more about our organization and how you can get involved please visit our mission page.

Thanks to the generous donations by our sponsors Project RISHI is now funding a physician and a nurse to visit Vadamanappakkam twice a week to give the villagers a regular source of healthcare.
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For more information about donating visit our sponsors page.

Project RISHI constructs restroom facilities in Vadamanapakkam
Project RISHI's UCLA chapter has finished construction of restroom facilities. Click here for further details.

UC Berkeley Chapter Goes to India
Project RISHI from UC Berkeley made its first trip this summer to the village. Pictures and information to come. here.

Project RISHI chapter at UC Berkeley
Project RISHI has started a new chapter at UC Berkeley here.

Project RISHI in India, 2008
Project RISHI has made another trip to the village. Check out photos from the first trip of the summer here.

Come to Project Rishi's first health care fair! For more information, click here.

Learn about our upcoming concert starring Rajeev Taranath and Abhiman Kaushal here. Tickets are available here.

March photos of the clinic! The clinic is nearing completion; photos can be seen here.

Project Rishi Holiday Lunch! See photos chronicling our recent Feed-the-Vets holiday lunch, here.

Project RISHI is now supported by Google Grants. Project RISHI is now raising awareness of the need for global healthcare in partnership with Google

Project RISHI's undergraduates are recognized in a local Los Angeles paper. The Daily Bruin has an article on Project RISHI. Click here to see the article.

Project RISHI recognized in the Mangayar Malar. Project RISHI was published in a recent article in a magazine in Chennai Click here to read the article.

Project RISHI is currently looking to initiate chapters at other universities.  If you are interested in creating another chapter in a new school please contact aswin@projectrishi.org.

Project RISHI's Field Team to India

Proect RISHI's field team has returned. Stay posted for testimonials and updates on the status of the medical clinic and Vadamanappakkam! Click here for pictures

A Letter From the Physician Leading the Mobile Clinic in India. Click here to read more.

Our Progress in Improving Healthcare:

Thanks to recent fundraising and the cooperation of local healthcare professionals the villagers of Vadamanappakkam now have improved access to healthcare.  Click to read more

Information on Vadamanappakkam

For more information on our target village click here

Information for Undergraduates

Project RISHI is currently still inviting individuals with a passion for international healthcare to become part of our team by joining a committee.  For more information please contact contact@projectrishi.org.