Mission
Vision Builders is a U.S. based organization that carefully selects partners from around the world who are native to and are living in their regions, and who have already started small humanitarian projects in the fields of health care, children’s education, and job training for women. We work with these proven leaders to plan and fund next-step expansion of their efforts to better meet the overwhelming needs of extremely impoverished communities.
Where We Work
We are currently supporting two projects: KUTUMB, in Varanasi, India, and NIPUN in New Delhi, India. Please read the latest annual newsletter (in the Newsletters tab) for an update on the projects and see links below for details on Kutumb and Nipun:
Kutumb: https://kutumbfamily.org/
NIPUN :https://www.nipun.org/
At the heart of our mission is the drive to assist visionary local leaders of outstanding character and proven ability wherever they are found. We are now seeking to locate worthy projects in Africa and in the Americas to support. Please contact us if you are aware of a worthy effort that needs support.
Who We Are
Vision Builders is a non-political, non-religious helping agency. We provide assistance to those in need regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, nationality or caste.
In 2013, the founders, Stuart Kirkpatrick and Katie Kirkpatrick. began partnering with Smita Abbi and Arun Verma, and the Vision Builders U.S. office relocated from Michigan to New Jersey. Smita now lead the Vision Builders organization, along with the Board of Directors, and continues the work to support Vision Builders’ ongoing mission.
Our Volunteer Staff
Smita Abbi – Board President
Ph.D. Molecular Medicine, Cornell University. Currently working as a regulatory professional in a leading Pharmaceutical Company.
Bhanu Bahl – Board Member
Ph.D. Biomedical Informatics, UMDNJ/Rutgers. Currently working as a clinical translational science informatician at a Pharmaceutical company in Boston.
Tavish Bahl – Board Member
M.B.A. New York Institute of Technology. Working as a Treasury and Risk Management professional at a global financial consultancy.
Kumarika Banerjee- Board Member
PhD, MD, University of Illinois, Chicago. Currently working as a general anesthesiologist in New York.
Sunny Srinivasan – Board Member
Ph.D., Univ. of New Mexico, MBA, Cornell University. Currently working as a product management expert at a semiconductor equipment company.
Suhani Verma – Social Media Manager
Senior at Watchung Hills Regional High School. Currently a Rehabilitation Technician Assistant and Volunteer at Mountainside Children’s Specialized Hospital.
Financial Information
Vision Builders is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. We are 100% volunteer-staffed, and we strive to use every donated dollar with care so that it may be of the greatest benefit to the people we serve.
