Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS) is an NGO that works for the empowerment of rural communities in Uttar Pradesh. The Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi, after suffering from a paralytic stroke which incapacitated his left arm and leg, gave up the comforts of Mumbai to return home to Mijwan - a village frozen in time. He recognized the problems of the village where he was born and grew up. Believing that economic progress can only be meaningful if it reaches out to rural India, he set up the Mijwan Welfare Society (MWS) in 1993. MWS is registered as a society and has 80G, 12, and FCRA registration. It is also registered with the government of India think tank NITI aayog and accredited by GuideStar India and United way of Mumbai. MWS is also a member of the United Nations Global Compact Network.