About Us

Our Mission

The Chingthur Foundation is dedicated to empowering individuals and communities by promoting sustainable living and poverty alleviation. We achieve this through holistic capacity building, organic farming, and environmental stewardship. Our goal is to establish a just and viable society through collaborative efforts.

Our Vision

We envision a future where sustainability is the norm and justice, love, peace, and communal harmony prevail. At the Chingthur Foundation, we dream of a world where everyone thrives free from socio-economic struggles, within a society that values fairness and sustainability.

Our Story

Founded on November 27, 2019, under the Society Act of 1860, the Chingthur Foundation is committed to uplifting communities through sustainable development. Our origins are rooted in a legacy of compassion and advocacy inherited from our founders’ parents, who devoted their lives to empowering marginalized communities. They championed women’s empowerment and established small-scale industries to provide livelihoods.

As a Non-Governmental Development Organization (NGDO), the foundation is focused on raising awareness, empowering the powerless, and introducing modern technologies and skills to break the cycle of socio-economic bondage. Guided by our memorandum, we adopt a holistic, bottom-up approach to support the underprivileged, with an Advisory Board overseeing standards and accountability.

Founder

Mrs. Ajin Kamei, born on November 29, 1941, was the eldest of five siblings and grew up under the guidance of her father, a village chief. Despite limited educational opportunities, she was deeply committed to social change. In 1976, after her marriage, she initiated a weaving unit in Dimapur, Nagaland, which evolved into The Rongmei Weavers’ Cooperative Society Ltd. Her efforts to empower marginalized women through sustainable livelihoods earned national recognition. Mrs. Kamei’s legacy lives on through the Chingthur Foundation, established by her children and friends to continue her mission of social upliftment and community development.