India has the largest population of young people in the world. Many young people have limited access to quality education and face high unemployment. Girls and young women, in particular, face significant challenges due to gender norms and inequities that limit their access to opportunities. And the persistence of the digital divide further exacerbates these disparities.
EMpower supports programmes that:
Our work extends beyond education and employment. At EMpower, we facilitate a highly participatory approach, supporting initiatives that enable young women and girls in India to become the protagonists of their own lives.
Our partners in India:
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2018
Antarang assists underserved youth in pursuing formal education and bridges the gap between education and employability.
Delhi | Funded Since: 2013
Azad Foundation equips marginalised women with knowledge and skills so that they can gain dignified employment, enter employment markets that were previously closed to women, and excel as professionals and entrepreneurs.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2019
CHIP implements a transformative model of ‘Total Child Care:” improving the infrastructure of schools, developing a more child-centric curriculum, and improving student health.
Jaipur |
CECOEDECON empowers marginalised communities to secure their rights for sustainable well-being through capacity building and inclusive development.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2020
Sahyog works towards creating sustainable change in under-resourced communities by providing women and children with education, life skills, and access to vocational opportunities.
Delhi | Funded Since: 2013
Chintan aims to ensure consumption is more responsible and less burdensome on the planet and the poor, creating green livelihoods for young people in waste-picking communities.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2013
CORO works towards an equal and just society by supporting future leaders in the most underserved communities, building collective action for social change.
Pune | Funded Since: 2020
CYDA empowers young people to become agents of change and contributes towards improving the lives of those marginalised in society.
Pune | Funded Since: 2016
Equal Community Foundation leads community-based programmes to equip boys with the knowledge, peer support, skills, and leadership abilities necessary to support gender equality.
Delhi | Funded Since: 2015
Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT) supports the collective leadership of girls by increasing their access to and interest and participation in technology.
Jaipur | Funded Since: 2022
Foundation for Education and Development runs residential training camps, which provide holistic education to young people on gender, caste, class, religious equity, and human rights, and which instil habits of healthy living.
Sawai Madhopur | Funded Since: 2020
Gramin Shiksha Kendra strives to eliminate discrimination on the basis of caste and gender by providing young people with access to quality education and other fundamental rights.
Alwar | Funded Since: 2013
Ibtada strengthens communities and enables women to play an influential role in reducing social and economic poverty.
Delhi | Funded Since: 2023
Ideosync Media works to create an inclusive digital environment that supports participation, knowledge equity, and freedom of speech in communities that are geographically, socially, and culturally marginalised.
Pune | Funded Since: 2023
ILS uses a rights-based approach to strengthen and transform the mental health of local communities in a holistic and responsive way, addressing individual and collective well-being.
Dewas | Funded Since: 2015
Jan Sahas works toward ending violence against women and children, and ensuring safe migration and worker protection for the most excluded social groups.
Delhi | Funded Since: 2016
JOSH works with low-resource urban communities and underserved young people, focusing on education, capacity and skill building, and addressing violence against women.
Delhi | Funded Since: 2020
Karm Marg provides a safe refuge, a family-like atmosphere, and opportunities for education, skills development, and employment for young people in need.
Kolkata | Funded Since: 2021
Kolkata Sanved promotes gender equality and supports mental health well-being through dance movement therapy.
Lucknow | Funded Since: 2015
Medha supports students as they plan for their futures and professional journeys by connecting them to opportunities and a powerful alumni network.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2016
Bright Future assists the next generation in reconstructing their life goals and becoming changemakers in their communities, enhancing their vocational skills and providing mentorship opportunities.
Delhi | Funded Since: 2019
Nirantar is a resource centre committed to promoting education and feminist leadership to challenge gender norms.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2019
The OSCAR Foundation uses the power of football to encourage children to stay in school and equips them with skills to make them more resilient and ready to take on the future.
Udaipur | Funded Since: 2022
Plustrust facilitates grassroots innovation to support young people at risk of becoming child labourers, enabling them to become micro-entrepreneurs and problem solvers.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2019
Enabling Leadership helps children to become tomorrow's leaders—through music, football, and Lego.
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Jaipur | Funded Since: 2022
Prayatn works to enable people facing inequality and injustice to help themselves, strengthening ties in local communities so that people can work together to bring about positive changes in their lives.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2019
PUKAR supports young people so they can gain access to knowledge and information on sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Rajsamand | Funded Since: 2022
Rajsamand Jan Vikas Sansthan educates women, young people, and adolescents on gender-based violence and promotes girls' education through active community participation.
Delhi |
Ritinjali's mission is to provide holistic education that nurtures empowered, responsible citizens capable of self-sufficiency and active contribution to their local communities.
Tonk | Funded Since: 2022
Shiv Shiksha Samiti Ranoli (SSSR) strives to prevent child, early, and forced marriage, helps women and girls complete their education, and provides them with the necessary skills and platform for leadership.
Lucknow | Funded Since: 2019
Society for Development Activities (Project KHEL) uses “play” as a universal language to connect and communicate with children, creating an environment of free expression.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2022
Sol's ARC’s inclusive education solutions address the inequities faced by vulnerable populations to improve their learning and employment outcomes, ensuring that no one gets left behind.
Delhi | Funded Since: 2016
The YP Foundation is a youth-led organisation that seeks to build and influence young people’s leadership, collectives, and ecosystems to achieve social equity, justice, and rights through their meaningful participation in decision-making.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2022
Unnati Institute for Social and Educational Change works to realise the fundamental right of all children to receive a quality education, by improving access to formal schools and education.
Bikaner | Funded Since: 2022
Urmul Setu Sansthan seeks to lead women and children in under-resourced villages towards self-reliance by strengthening their collective power, educating them on their rights, and building their capacity to improve their quality of life.
Lucknow |
Vigyan Foundation promotes social justice and equality, empowering communities to assert their dignity and combat discrimination.
Udaipur | Funded Since: 2022
Vikalp Sansthan works with young people to end gender-based violence and discrimination by providing them with alternative and creative ways to voice their opinions, integrating them in social development, and creating a future which is just and equal for all.
Udaipur | Funded Since: 2022
Vishakha assists women, young people, and marginalised communities to challenge gender norms and work creatively to enhance opportunities for learning and education, countering violence, and accessing health and well-being.
Mumbai | Funded Since: 2021
YCT seeks to enhance the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by providing opportunities for them to learn life skills, earn a livelihood, develop social relationships, and meaningfully participate in the community.
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