Be it carefully planned long term welfare measures or swift help in times of crises, Hinduja Foundation has done its bit to bring smiles back to helpless faces. Support to disease eradication measures, reconstruction of housing for the quake and cyclone affected, provision of drinking water to remote Indian villages are some of Foundation’s notable projects in this area. Hinduja Foundation also supports various organizations and initiatives working for social welfare. Some of the notable efforts in this area are:

• Disaster Relief: Foundations support to relief measures include help to the victims of 1988 Iran earthquake, construction of houses for the 1999 Orissa cyclone victims in conjunction with Group Company Ashok Leyland, donation to Swaminarayan Trust for building houses for the cyclone affected in Orissa, Donation to Mata Amritanandamayi Ashram for creating earthquake–resistant housing for the 2001Gujarat quake victims.
  
  
• Leprosy Eradication: Donation to the Leprosy Mission in setting up the Regional Vocational Training Centre for Rehabilitation of Leprosy Affected in Vadathorasalur in Tamil Nadu. The Foundation also gives financial help to various other NGOs working for leprosy eradication.
  
  
• Polio Eradication and Immunisation initiative with WHO & the Rotary International: During the National Immunization Campaign from 2nd December 2001 to 20th of January 2002, funds provided by the Foundation were used specifically for purchase of oral Polio vaccine for one million Indian children in weaker sections of Greater Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ennore, Haradwar, Rishikesh and Jwalapur.
  
  
• In 1988 the Foundation supported a “Drinking Water for the Millions Programme” in the less accessible areas of five Indian states; Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Maharastra.
  
  
• Creation of Public Facilities and up-gradation of Pilgrim Facilities in Badrinath, Kedarnath, Hrishikesh, Hardwar, Mansarovar.
  
  
• Donation for the launch of “India 2020 Centre for Societal Transformation” to Mata Amritanandamayi Math.
  
  
• Support to ISKCON’s Food For Life Programme.
  
  
• Donations to Save a Child, Foster Plan UK and Plan International in UK, and donations to a number of NGOs.