Lighthouse Communities

Enabling livelihoods for all.

Lighthouse Communities – Trial

Enabling livelihoods for all.

Our Vision

Young citizens finding their purpose and achieving full potential

Our Mission

Agency, Resilience and Livelihoods for 1 million young citizens by 2030

Core Values that Drive Us

Empathy | Inclusion | Integrity | Courage

Lighthouse Communities strongly believes in and operates with the four core values of – Empathy, Inclusion, Integrity and Courage. These values are not just at the core of program design but also come to life in various ways in day to day operations of our programs.

This innovative model is a public-private partnership where PMC provides the capital infrastructure and PCC partners with corporates for operational costs…The PMC-PCC partnership is a role model for India.

Ms. Rubal Agarwal

Additional Municipal Commissioner, PMC

Additional Municipal Commissioner, PMC, Ms. Rubal Agarwal and CEO, Lighthouse Communities Foundation, Ms. Ruchi Mathur viewing the Lighthouse model

Our Vision

Young citizens finding their purpose and achieving full potential

Our Mission

Agency, Resilience and Livelihoods for 1 million young citizens by 2030

Core Values that Drive Us

Empathy | Inclusion | Integrity | Courage
Lighthouse Communities strongly believes in and operates with the four core values of – Empathy, Inclusion, Integrity and Courage. These values are not just at the core of program design but also come to life in various ways in day to day operations of our programs.

Additional Municipal Commissioner, PMC, Ms. Rubal Agarwal and CEO, Lighthouse Communities Foundation, Ms. Ruchi Mathur viewing the Lighthouse model

This innovative model is a public-private partnership where PMC provides the capital infrastructure and PCC partners with corporates for operational costs…The PMC-PCC partnership is a role-model for India.

Ms Rubal Agarwal

CEO Smart City

Additional Commissioner, PMC

Our Board of Directors

Dr. Ganesh Natarajan

Chairman, Lighthouse Communities Foundation

Ruchi Mathur

Director & CEO, Lighthouse Communities Foundation

Ashwini Malhotra

Managing Director, Weikfield Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Pradeep Bhargava

Independent Director, Persistent Systems

Rajan Navani

Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies

Pervin Varma

Trustee – CRY

Rajesh Sinha

CEO & Chairman, Fulcrum Group of Companies

Malini Thadani

Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting

Ujwal Thakar

Chairman – Educate Girls

Rajnish Kumar

Ex Chairman SBI

Our Board of Directors

Dr. Ganesh Natarajan

Chairman, Lighthouse Communities Foundation

Ruchi Mathur

Director & CEO, Lighthouse Communities Foundation

Ashwini Malhotra

Managing Director, Weikfield Foods Pvt. Ltd.

Pradeep Bhargava

Independent Director, Persistent Systems

Rajan Navani

Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies

Pervin Varma

Trustee – CRY

Rajesh Sinha

CEO & Chairman, Fulcrum Group of Companies

Malini Thadani

Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting

Ujwal Thakar

Chairman – Educate Girls

Rajnish Kumar

Ex Chairman SBI

Our Leadership Team

Dr. Ganesh Natarajan

Chairman

Ruchi Mathur

CEO

Amruta Bahulekar

National Head, Mission Cell and Regional Head, Maharashtra

Priya Patil

Chief Innovation Officer and Head, Education

Anuja Kishore

Head, Corporate Development

Mrinal Gharpure

Head- Global Opportunity
Youth Network (GOYN), Pune

Aashiq Rizvi

Head – National
Expansion

Our Leadership Team

Dr. Ganesh Natarajan

Chairman

Ruchi Mathur

CEO

Amruta Bahulekar

National Head, Mission Cell and Regional Head, Maharashtra

Priya Patil

Chief Innovation Officer and Head, Education

Anuja Kishore

Head, Corporate Development

Mrinal Gharpure

Head- Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN), Pune

Aashiq Rizvi

Head – National Expansion

Awards & Recognition

Pune Municipal Corporation was the global winner of the June 2019 Wellbeing Award in the ‘Economy and Opportunity’ category, in recognition of the Lighthouse program.

Global Recognition

Well Being Award

National Recognition

Smart City Conclave

Mr. Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, and Mr. Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, explain the Lighthouse Model to Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Lighthouse is the joint winner of the award under ‘Social Aspects’ category of Smart City Mission.

Awards & Recognition

Pune Municipal Corporation was the global winner of the June 2019 Wellbeing Award in the ‘Economy and Opportunity’ category, in recognition of the Lighthouse program.

Global Recognition

Well Being Award

National Recognition

Smart City Conclave

Mr. Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, and Mr. Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, explain the Lighthouse Model to Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Lighthouse is the joint winner of the award under ‘Social Aspects’ category of Smart City Mission.

Join Lighthouse Communities

We’re on a mission to transform the lives of youth from low income communities. Be part of a fulfilling and rewarding experience at various Lighthouses. Send your resume to [email protected]

Interested in setting up a Lighthouse in your city?