Founded in 2001 at the initiative of US President Bill Clinton following a suggestion from Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, by a group of Indian-Americans responding to the Gujarat earthquake. AIF has impacted the lives of 6.7 million of India’s poor by providing access to high-quality education, skilling for youth, and protecting the health of mothers and their children, while building the next generation of global leaders through service.