Ripple and Reach Foundation

Small ripples.
Lasting reach.

We influence small changes that create lasting impact, shifting mindsets through community engagement.

Our approach

How a ripple becomes reach.

01

Engage

We meet people where they are, through conversations, gatherings and community programs that invite everyone in.

02

Inspire

We spark mindset shifts, small, intentional changes in how people think about themselves and each other.

03

Sustain

We help those changes spread and last, as each person carries them forward into their own circles.

Impact

Impact, measured in mindsets.

Every conversation, every connection and every person who chooses to see things differently becomes part of something larger.

01Engage

How we brought people together.

Impact story · March 2026Empowering youth for the future

Grades 8 and 9 in Mumbai, India

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02Inspire

The mindset shifts we sparked.

Mumbai initiative

Students become Ambassadors

The Mumbai initiative inspired students to step into leadership. Several have now become Ambassadors for the foundation, carrying the mindset shift forward to their peers.

03Sustain

The changes that kept spreading.

Impact story

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Engage · Our first initiativeMumbai, India · March 2026

Empowering youth for the future

Grades 8 and 9Financial literacySustainabilityGreen skills
Rhea Vasavada with students at the Mumbai session, March 2026
Students at our first session in Mumbai, March 2026.

Our inaugural initiative was held in March 2026, at a government-aided minority school in Mumbai, India. We equipped students in grades 8 and 9 with practical knowledge on financial literacy, sustainability, and green skills.

By cultivating a proactive youth mindset focused on financial independence and on developing green skills for emerging career opportunities, the session inspired students to recognize their potential, take ownership of their future, and create their own meaningful impact.

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    We introduced the journey of a homegrown prominent leader and champion for local and global sustainable practices, Dr. Roshni Udyavar Yehuda, to demonstrate how green careers can be real!

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    To complement the students’ education with experiential learning, we researched and shared information about organizations, competitions, and youth programs focused on sustainability and innovation, connecting them with opportunities to develop their skills and gain experiences after the workshop.

More stories from each stage are on the way.

Rhea Vasavada, founder of Ripple and Reach Foundation
From our founder
“Small, intentional changes, multiplied through community, create impact that lasts.”

Rhea VasavadaFounder, Ripple and Reach Foundation

Rhea Vasavada started Ripple and Reach Foundation as a 9th grader, on a simple belief: lasting impact rarely starts big. It starts with a shift in how one person sees what is possible.

Through community engagement, the foundation creates spaces where new perspectives take root and spread outward, from one person to the next, like ripples across water. Ripple and Reach is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit.

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Stories and reflections.

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Contact us

Let’s make a ripple together.

Want to volunteer, partner with us or simply learn more? Send us a note and we’ll be in touch.

rippleandreachfoundation@gmail.com