About us

We are a family of change makers committed to nurturing hope in the hearts of underprivileged children. Through love, education, and support, we help them rise beyond their circumstances and build the future they deserve.

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95,000+

Families impacted

2,00,000+

Women uplifted

6000+

Active Members

35,00,000+

INo. of Sanitary Pads Distributed

1,00,000+

No. of Women Reached through Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Programs

700+

No. of Libraries supported

Why we Exist ?

Because Every Child Deserves More

In every corner of our cities and villages, there are children who go unseen — children with empty stomachs, unheard dreams, and untapped potential. They are not numbers. They are names, faces, and futures quietly waiting for someone to believe in them.  

Founder Corner

The journey that transformed personal struggle into a national movement for change.

Priyanshu Khemariya

Founder & President

Prasharya Welfare Foundation (Team Aashraya)

Priyanshu Khemariya, Founder & President of the Prashraya Welfare Foundation (Team Aashraya), is a dynamic youth leader and NITK Surathkal alumnus who transformed his personal struggle into a national movement. Born in Tumda, a remote village in Madhya Pradesh to parents who never completed school, he received a foundational education that lacked proper guidance and resources.

Consequently, when he moved to the city for higher education, he faced significant challenges: language barriers, academic gaps, and social pressure. This led to a powerful realization that the core problem wasn't ability, but the absence of opportunity and support. Determined to ensure no child face the same disadvantage, he decided to solve this problem, eventually becoming the first NITian from his village after clearing the JEE with a 98.14 percentile to enter NITK Surathkal.

Inspired by Swami Vivekananda's urgent call to awaken youth and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's fervent spirit of national duty, he founded Aashraya at the age of 18 with the audacious goal of building an equitable society where every life-child, woman, and family is treated with dignity and respect. His commitment to social entrepreneurship is further strengthened by training from iB Hubs Startup School and STEP NITK Incubation.

Under his leadership, this dream has ignited the passion of 10,000+ volunteers, establishing over 400+ libraries, 35 learning centres, and 9 Aashraya Vidhyalayas and a digital center along with other projects, impacting lakhs across 20+ states with relentless compassion. His work has earned high-level appreciation from officials, including the School Education Minister of MP and the Chief Secretary of UP, alongside numerous other IAS officers, and is frequently executed in successful partnership with district administrations across the country.

Priyanshu Khemariya is not just a founder; he represents a new, inspiring generation of nation-builders leading with courage, empathy, and the unwavering belief that youth have the power to fundamentally transform India.

10,000+

Volunteers

400+

Libraries

Learning Centres

20+

States