From a youth-led movement in Nagpur to a registered foundation working with schools, municipal systems and communities.
- Early 2010s
Youth-led civic roots in Nagpur
Renovatio began as a youth-led civic movement in Nagpur.
- 2015
Reuse, responsible recycling and early Dreamcatchers work
Volunteers ran Share the Spare and the E-Cycle e-waste collection campaign, and began early Dreamcatchers classroom work.
- 2016 to 2018
Wellbeing and sustained work with young people
RenoYoga sessions, the 2017 Dreamers Summit and continued Dreamcatchers sessions.
- 2019 and 2020
Formal registration
Renovatio Foundation was registered as a society on 11 December 2019 and as a public trust on 21 September 2020.
- 2024
eivolve incubation
Renovatio joined the seven-organisation 2024 cohort of eivolve, the volunteering incubator then run by India Welfare Trust.
- 2024–25
Municipal schools and children’s homes
Project Dreamcatchers reported reaching 3,500+ children across 20 municipal schools and five children’s homes.
- 2025–26
Municipal scale and teacher capacity
Project Dreamcatchers worked with the Nagpur Municipal Corporation across 53 municipal schools, reporting 10,000+ students reached and 200+ teachers trained.
- 2026
Site stewardship and new education engagements
A 3,000-tree planting at the SRPF campus, Nagpur, in August 2026, and the start of staff sessions with the Tribal Development Department, Nagpur Division, in October 2026.