About Sahyog

Built by neighbours, for neighbours.

Shiyog started as a handful of volunteers sharing rations during a flood. Today it's a network of local chapters across India — still run the same way: show up, listen first, help without red tape.

Our story

Shiyog began in 2021 when a small group of college friends pooled their savings to send dry rations to a flood-hit village outside their city. What was meant to be a one-time drive turned into a weekly habit, then a registered trust, then a nationwide network.

The name means "cooperation" — and it describes exactly how the organisation is built. There's no single headquarters directing every decision. Instead, each district chapter is run by people who live there, who know which family needs a school kit and which one needs a ration card renewed.

That local-first structure is still our biggest asset. It means help arrives faster, fits the actual situation, and doesn't disappear once the cameras do.

2021
Where it started
What guides us

Four principles, no exceptions.

01

Local-first

Every chapter is led by residents of the district it serves — not a regional office elsewhere.

02

No red tape

Support isn't gated behind excessive paperwork. We verify need quickly and act.

03

Open books

Every chapter publishes a quarterly report — where funds came from, where they went.

04

Whole-person help

We coordinate across programs so one family isn't shuttled between six different desks.

In the field

Volunteers, chapters, everyday work.

Volunteers on a relief drive
A district chapter meeting
Handing out school kits
Milestones

From one village to eighteen states.

2021

First relief drive after seasonal flooding — rations delivered to 40 families by five volunteers.

2022

Registered as a formal trust; opened the first learning centre for out-of-school children.

2023

Launched the healthcare program with monthly medical camps across three states.

2025

Formed dedicated 72-hour disaster response teams after back-to-back cyclone seasons.

2026

620 volunteer chapters active across 18 states and union territories.

Leadership

A small core team, a large volunteer network.

The people below coordinate across chapters; the real work happens through hundreds of local volunteers they support.

M

Manish Yadav

Founder
R

Rohan Mehta

Programs Lead
S

Sunita Devi

Field Operations
K

Karan Verma

Partnerships

Want to see what a chapter looks like on the ground?

We're happy to walk you through a program, a chapter, or how a rupee moves from donation to delivery.