SARVODAYA as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi provides the vision for Shanti Ashram

Through a commitment
to social action, the ashram strives to serve as a catalyst to empower the different sections of
rural communities in particular, and the society at large

The Ashram's activities
have expanded over the
past two decades
beginning in 1986 and has now come to include
8 program areas

This constructive collaboration allows for closer interactions with peoples, communities, institutions and governments