PANI believes that CSOs working at grassroot in different geographies are the valuable resource for the nation to contribute to the development process. So, to nurture the CSOs, their alliance building, institutional capacity building and association with various stakeholders at various levels; the need of organization like SATHI has been felt.  In September 1992, Supporting Association for Thematic and Holistic Initiative-Uttar Pradesh (SATHI-UP) came into existence as an informal association of 469 organizations representing 40 districts of Uttar Pradesh. SATHI works on the core ideology of Friendship – Dialogue – Co-operation. SATHI helps its member organizations to build their institutional capacities in three key areas – (i) Governance and management (ii) Issue-specific and (iii) community facilitation and engagement. Since 2004, SATHI has been working as a formal entity and has its coordination office in Faizabad, Ayodhya under the leadership of PANI.

Supporting Association for Thematic and Holistic Initiatives (SATHI) has been working to catalyse the development process in underdeveloped regions of Uttar Pradesh. It has been established to achieve the vision of Gram Swaraj; in which every villager/citizen realizes its human potential and contributes to development of village as well as nation through participatory, transparent and accountable local self-governance system. 

It was conceptualized and founded by a renowned Gandhian Thinker and Social Activist Late Shree Paras Bhai with his 24 colleagues in 1992; and registered as formal organization in July 2004 under Societies Registration Act 21, 1860. 

SATHI works to improve the quality of life and well-being of marginalized communities of society through capacitating small and grassroots’ level potential Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), building perspective of development professionals working at grassroots level and leadership building among deprived section of society; so that they work for the betterment of marginalized communities. 

Since inception, it is engaged in bringing positive changes among marginalized communities through thematic and institutional strengthening support to grassroots level CSOs and community based project on women empowerment, education, livelihoods and other initiatives which address inequality. Presently it is implementing projects to support women empowerment, digital education, civil society strengthening and strengthening the values of Justices, equality, liberty and Fraternity by community actions. Presently, more than 400 grassroots level CSOs from 40 SATHI District Forums-SDFs are associated with us as member organization. SATHI is implementing its interventions currently in 40 districts of Eastern UP and Bundelkhand regions of Uttar Pradesh.