Erin Zaikis

From working with animals to teaching football to tribal girls, from making hospital patients laugh to empowering rural weavers, these foreigners are making a difference to our lives in India. Here’s a list of 12 such do-gooders from distant lands.

A girl from the US packed her bags and came to India. When she met kids who were 13 years old and didn't know what soap was, she had the ingenious idea of recycling soaps, distributing them in slums for better health and hygiene, and empowering women. Here's more about Sundara soaps and it's founder Erin Zaikis.