Our Mission
Lotus Outreach International is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the education, health and safety of at-risk women and children in the third world. Lotus Outreach achieves its mission by supporting the development of effective grassroots projects in vulnerable communities.

Originally established in 1993 to support children's education for Tibetan refugees in India, Lotus Outreach has grown to specialize in serving those who fall outside the reach of existing government and charitable initiatives. Today, we provide education and rehabilitative services to victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. We provide preventative healthcare and income-generating opportunities to isolated and impoverished communities. We ensure community food security and support sustainable agriculture. We advocate for access to quality education for the rural poor. We provide non-formal education and skills training to those on the margins of their societies. And we provide safe, clean sources of water to those who don't have them.

Our Approach
Believing that change spreads fastest from the ground-up, Lotus Outreach projects are delivered at the grassroots level by local people and organizations. We provide critical support to our program partners in the areas of funding, program design, performance management, technical support, training, and data collection and analysis, while giving them enough autonomy to ensure the local ownership and cultural relevance of each project.

In essence, we work to connect concerned and compassionate people in affluent nations with effective, grassroots projects in the developing world, while making sure every donor dollar is spent in an effective, judicious and transparent way.