The Ananda Foundation was founded in 1993 by Adeline Kanowitz at the age of eighty-seven. Adeline traveled extensively throughout the world during her lifetime and shared a deep concern and compassion for the welfare of the poor, especially children.

The first project supported by Ananda consisted of a mobile clinic in India that provides basic medical care to villagers that do not have access to health services.

Since its inception, Ananda Foundation has helped women, children, and communities through projects in twelve countries. Past projects include support of orphans in Gujarat & Orissa, a children’s shelter in Bangladesh, leadership training and tutoring for street children in Vietnam, medical outreach to farmers in China, and the establishment of a computer center for orphans in Peru. The

We lost Adeline in 2000 yet her legacy remains. Her wishes are kept alive through projects supported by Ananda Foundation and her spirit lives on through the lives that are given hope.

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