"Belaku", a local Kannada word meaning "Light" or "Illumination". The goal of The Belaku Trust is that our work will help people help themselves, & to that end we foster initiatives that promote individual & community involvement to bring about positive change. Collaboration with existing service providers, rather than duplicating services, is integral to these programmes.

The Belaku Trust works in villages in rural Karnataka, South India. We serve poor & marginalized households in Kanakapura taluk, with an emphasis on women & children.

Our approach is anchored by the integration of rigorous research with practical programme implementation. Key research addresses locally relevant issues & provides the basis for our intervention programmes. In turn, the programmes in the field generate valuable information that allows for wider dissemination & informed formulation of policy & generates new questions.