Hand in Hand India is a development organisation that works to alleviate poverty through a unique integrated community development approach. Referred to as the Five Pillar Programme, Hand in Hand India combines the key areas of women empowerment, child labour elimination, micro finance, health, environment and IT & governance, to address factors pertaining to poverty. It has implemented a unique and successful method in many parts of rural India, changing the lives of more than a million poor families. Hand in Hand India’s philosophy from the very beginning has been to be the bridge between the Government and the community. The tripartite model of Government — NGO — Community has been a win-win situation for all. We serve in 8 States in India and 7 countries across 3 continents. Our model has been successfully replicated in Afghanistan, South Africa, Kenya, Brazil, Cambodia and Myanmar.