The D-Foundation is a grassroots community development organization, located in the Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh, India. This foundation does not have any religious or political affiliations, aspiring to serve all. After its founding members had spent over a decade actively involved in social projects, the D-Foundation became a registered “non-governmental" nonprofit humanitarian organization (NGO) in September 2006. Because local individuals, embedded within the community, developed this organization, the D-Foundation operates with a profound knowledge and understanding of the social, cultural, religious and political landscape of the region.