The American India Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 2001 at the initiative of President Bill Clinton after the Gujarat earthquake. The foundation develops and implements projects in education, livelihoods, public health, and leadership development. HDF’s grant focused on increasing demand for secondary education as well as improving access, retention, and the quality of learning in Kutch district, Gujarat. The work built on the Learning and Migration Programme which prioritised primary school children from the migrant population.