(23/07/2021- Excerpt from institution website)

The Hanns Seidel Foundation, founded in 1967, is a German political foundation, close to the Christian Social Union (CSU), providing political education “in the Service of Democracy, Peace and Development” in Germany and abroad. It has been working for more than 40 years in the field of development cooperation and is currently taking an active part in 80 projects in 60 countries worldwide.

In India, the Foundation started its work in the year 1996. In our work, we follow the principles of Hanns Seidel Foundation, by supporting India’s federal-democratic structures, its safety architecture, promoting regional dialogue and improving communal water management system. We strengthen human capacities, taking into account the social, political, cultural and economic conditions of the country.

Hanns Seidel Foundation works with local partner organisations with similar objectives on various topics. Through dialogue, workshops, excursions, international exchange and national conferences, we seek to promote humane living conditions and to contribute to India’s sustainable development by strengthening peace, democracy and rule of law. Our partners’ independency and ownership are of particular importance to us.

Besides our focus areas below, Hanns Seidel Foundation supports

• Political education
• Environmental protection
• Women empowerment
• Citizen-oriented policing
• Transboundary water resources management
• Capacity building

In the past years, Hanns Seidel Foundation has become a platform of development, friendship and international exchange between India and Bavaria.