Aaruthal Foundation , India
Erode, Tamil Nadu
Creating sustainable livelihood opportunities through skill-
Key Features : Agri-based livelihoods and sustainable farming , Enterprise Development training , Women-led micro-enterprises support , Market linkage and business support , Financial literacy and resource access

Adani Foundation, India
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Women Empowerment
Work enables the creation of small-scale enterprises and cash-intensive activities. Job creation happens by exploring beyond conventional income generators, which include mushroom cultivation, dairy farming, tailoring, lac bangle making and even encouraging women to take up farming. Approach - including skill training (both technical and non-technical), enterprise development and market facilitation - exemplifies how empowering women in rural and urban India can drive social and economic transformation.

Adhikar , India
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Bridging the skill gap of the weaker sections is critical at Adhikar as it widens the scope to generate sustainable income. Adhikar’s skill initiatives include transforming the un-skilled and semi-skilled youths as skilled labourers. Establish skill centers of excellence as skill hubs for unemployed youths with modern amenities, infrastructures and quality trainers. We focus on youths from rural and semi-urban areas especially from economically weaker sections who cannot afford to join a skill training institute. Preference is given to SC, ST, OBC & Female candidates who are mostly excluded and unable to join a established skill training institute.

Skill development process includes 3 specific states (i) Training (ii) Assessment (iii) Certification. The skill training at Adhikar is based on National Occupational Standard (NOS) for specific job roles formulated by Sector Skills Councils (SSCs).

Adhikar , India
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
YOGA – To Make a Difference
Many women and girls are denied of the basic rights of health, employment, and respectable status in the society. Health is not only critical to a peaceful and happy life but also improves the potentiality to be more productive. Adhikar envisions to create a healthy and wealthy society for all, initiated the Yoga Training Programme in 2019. The overall objective of the program was to provide skill training to rural women on Yoga in order to empower and create employment among them. Along with skill training it also imparts knowledge and ability to enable people to remain physically fit, possesses emotional stability, integrates moral values and develops spiritual well-being. The programme aims at reaching out to women in the rural areas.

Agricultural Development Trust , Baramati , India
Baramati, Maharashtra
Sharda Mahila Sangh is a federation of Self Help Groups (SHGs) formed by rural women who are trained in entrepreneurship through workshops, seminars, study tours, and hands-on skill development programs. The Sangh supports a wide range of economic activities including food processing, spice and pickle production, leather and handicraft making, bakery products, handloom, medicinal herbs, and vermicomposting.

AISECT , India
Rural India Skill Empowerment Program
AISECT empowers 2,00,000 women and youth with digital literacy skills. This program spans 8 states, including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and more, impacting over 1,09,290 beneficiaries.

Digital Skilling Program
AISECT empowers women in Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh through digital skilling training. Over 1,360 candidates have gained ICT-based skills, enhancing their employability.

ALEAP (Association of Lady Enterpreneurs of India) , India
ALEAP Naipunyam, another initiative by ALEAP, aims to provide sustainable economic independence to under-educated women. In collaboration with the Govt. of India,ALEAP Naipunyamprovides training and skill development services to rural and semi-urban women. They are trained in various livelihood skills,which would help them leverage different Govt. schemes for self-employment. These are a few programs to mention. ALEAP has started four courses on building skills as Production/Machine Operator, Specialized Sewing Machine Operator (SSMO), Quality-control Chemist, and Solar Panel Installation Technician.

ANK , India
Rural Project on Skill Development for Women Empowerment
ANK started a Rural Project on Skill Development for Women Empowerment at a village named Khatana at Dadri, Uttar Pradesh. The name of the project is "Project Arya." The project is aimed towards upliftment of the society vis-a-vis providing exposure to the downtrodden youth and underprivileged women by imparting soft skills training and vocational training to enrich their capabilities for an independent and bright future.

Ashray Akruti , India
Hyderabad, Telangana
West Program
Ashray Akruti has started a new project called WEST which stands for Women Empowerment through Sign Language and Technology. This program is aimed to empower the women from underprivileged background through sign language and technology.Ashray Akruti has created this platform for women who are motivated and are willing to stand on their feet and contribute to their family. Unfortunately these women don’t have enough opportunities to excel in life. They can be mothers to the hearing impaired children, friends of deaf/specially abled people and enthusiastic sign language learners. These women have been imparted knowledge on Sign language, Spoken
English, communication, financial, computer, soft skills and technology. WEST program will also pay a decent stipend throughout 3 months span of course so that, they can spend time and complete the course. Ashray Akruti shall be providing employment to some of the women in its projects and will also assist them to be get placed in different organizations as well.

AROH , India
New Delhi 110 005
Skill Development & Livelihood Generation
AROH runs various skill development programmes in India to reduce unemployment, raise incomes, and improve standards of living. AROH has so far trained thousands of youth and women in various trades and engaged them in gainful employment. AROH Foundation provides livelihood opportunities and job-placement for BPL rural youth and women.AROH works with communities to ensure that families in extreme poverty have the skills they need to enhance their income. Various need-based and interest-based skills are imparted to poor and marginalized people in both farm-based and non-farm based activities.

Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD) , India
BHOPAL Madhya Pradesh
Partnering with DST – Dept. of Science and Technology – CARD is working for the overall development of Tribal women in the Ghughri area of Mandla district. Most of our efforts about this program involve bringing innovation to the tribals to sustainably harvest NFTP- Non-forest Timber products such as Jamun, Honey, and Mahua. We are working with tribal women to produce organic vinegar sustainably. The program involves training the women, building SHGs (Self Help Groups), technology sharing for the processing and storage of vinegar and quality control, field trials, and product marketing. Through this project, we have successfully achieved livelihood protection, forest conservation by sustainable harvesting practices, and improvement in the quality of life of the women by upskilling them and promoting entrepreneurship, achieving an income increment of 30% among the target group.

CYSD , India
Odisha, India
Skills for life : Vocational for Urban & Rural unemployed youth
Unique Women on Wheels (WoW) that aims to empower the resource-poor women as commercial drivers. CYSD has also been consistently striving to develop vocational skills among rural and tribal youth, both women and men, through training programs in computer education, four-wheeler driving, tailoring, embroidery, and electrical repair. This initiative also supports the broader goal of strengthening social protection mechanisms for vulnerable groups, including unemployed resource-poor youth, rag-pickers, sanitation workers, domestic workers, street vendors, and daily wage labourers.

CYSD , India
Odisha,
Women on Wheels
Objective : Empowering economically less privileged women in driving skills and thus helping them generate gainful employment through placement opportunities

Development Alternatives , India
New Delhi 110016
TARA Akshar+
India is plagued by large levels of illiteracy, with a higher number of female illiterates. Development Alternatives, under its mandate to empower communities, developed the TARA Akshar+ programme to impart functional literacy in rural and urban spaces. Within 56 days of highly instructive and entertaining two-hour classes, which are held in villages, learners acquire sufficient literacy and numeracy skills to be able to read simple books, write letters, verify her shopping and banking transactions, and go on to learn highly valuable job-related skills.

Doctors For You , India
Mumbai Suburban Maharashtra
The Garima Project is a national skill development initiative aimed at improving the professionalism and employability of underprivileged individuals.
Hygiene Technicians” Training Program This program trains underprivileged individuals in hygiene and sanitation skills to enhance employment opportunities.
Skill Development Project for underprivileged The project aimed to empower underprivileged youth by providing vocational training in Housekeeping and Food & Beverage (F&B) Service.
Soap For Hope is a hygiene-focused skill development initiative aimed at promoting sanitation and providing free soap to underserved communities. 86,900 soap bars distributed to slum dwellers, schoolchildren, hospital patients, and mothers.
Nurturing the First 1000 Days of Life Quarterly training sessions conducted to enhance the skills and awareness of frontline workers on: Maternal and Child Healthcare Services Developmental Milestones & Complementary Feeding Family Planning under the First 1000 Days approach

Ekal Vidyalaya , India
New Delhi - 110020
A women led healthcare revolution called TEA trains local women as community health workers who provide vital on the ground resources connecting patients to doctors, administering preventive health care resources, and providing last mile affordable healthcare and in the process developing skilled women entrepreneurs.

EPRAH , India
Kalkaji, New Delhi, 110019
EFRAH involve in capacity building work in many ways. It builds capacity to community women through self help groups on their livelihood. The adolescent girls are given soft skill and communication skill which help them for better employment opportunities and retention in the job wherever placed. Teachers are trained for innovative, skillful and play way method of teaching children during non-formal and balwari teaching.

Gram - Utthan , India
Bhubaneswar, Odishat for Work Force Development (WFD) for Distressed Women

Etasha Society , India
Delhi, India
High cost of living puts pressure on many married women to seek employment. However, due to a lack of marketable skills, they often end up in low-paying jobs, such as house help or low-skilled factory work. This perpetuates a cycle of low income and low self-esteem, which affects their standing within both their families and society.
ETASHA Society is dedicated to promoting gender equality and empowering women from underprivileged communities. We support women between the ages of 35 and 65 in becoming socially and financially self-reliant, whether as individuals or as group entrepreneurs. Our programs are tailored to the specific needs of women from disadvantaged backgrounds, with the ultimate goal of fostering their social and financial independence.

Gramin Vikas Evam Chetna Sansthan , India
Barmer, Rajasthan
GVCS trains women through various training programs like skill development, design development, digital literacy, etc. Through these trainings, women not only upgrade their traditional craftsmanship, but they also update their art according to new designs and market requirements. So far, more than 50,000 women have benefited from these programs, and thousands of women have become self-reliant through their art.

Green India Trust , India
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Skill Development: Training programs on skill development are implemented, to help improve the employability of the working population including school drop-outs, semi-skilled and un-skilled workers. These programs include vocational training and digital literacy. i.e. tailoring.
Also developed skills for workplace integration for SHGs

Indian Institute of Natural Resource Management (IINREM) , India
Mayur Vihar, Delhi
Women Upskilled in Action against Covid : During the Covid-19 pandemic, IINREM trained and upskilled women who made cotton masks for free distribution. The women received a Certification of Skills by Apparel Sector Skill Council.
IINREM engaged women tailoring enterprises to make cotton cloth masks for free distribution.

Indian Institute of Natural Resource Management (IINREM) , India
Mayur Vihar, Delhi
IINREM helped the women of Surajpur by training them in the production of handloom products such as rugs and table-linens. We trained them in adopting new technology, designs and taught them critical marketing and financial management skills. The women created a cooperative called the Mahila Bunkar Sahakari Samiti Limited (MBSS), and became financially independent.

I-Saksham , India
Lajpat Nagar 3, New Delhi
Launched in 2017, the i-Saksham fellowship empowers local young women as ‘edu-leaders’—leaders of change solving education and gender challenges to drive personal and community transformation. By building confidence, skills, and agency, and shifting family and community mindsets, these young women are not just changing their own lives but inspiring others to dream bigger.

İstanbul International Centre for Private Sector in Development , India
The Sustainable Development Goals underline the role of skills generation for work, entrepreneurship, employment, livelihoods and development. The private sector has a crucial role to play both in the design and delivery of skills development. The engagement of private sector actors can enhance market-relevant employability skills of students and trainees, especially disadvantaged groups like youth and women. In turn, the business community gains access to a highly-skilled workforce that significantly improves competitiveness and productivity.

Jan Jagran Kendra , India
Hazaribagh, Jharkhand
Skill Trainings
Jan Jagran Kendra is implementing a project for the development of crafts based on bamboo, Docra, terracotta, jute, brass, metal and traditional silver jewellery involving artisans at Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. The project aims to uplift the status of these artisans by helping them to develop their skills with modern tools and technologies and helping them to market their products in an effective and profitable manner. This has been achieved by forming self help groups among artisans, training them on various aspects ranging from developing skills to entrepreneurship.

JK Developmental Action Group , India
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
​Empowering Youth and Women through Skill Development for a Sustainable Future
India’s youth population is in millions. A major challenge lies in employability— only few of recent graduates possess the necessary skills to be employed. As India’s economy grows at a rate of 6-8%, the demand for skilled labor continues to rise. JK DAG is committed to bridging this gap through various skill development initiatives aimed at providing sustainable livelihoods.
Programs and Initiatives include Deen Dayal Upadhyay-Grameen Kaushalaya Yojana (DDU-GKY) focusing on minorities, Computer Training, Sewing Machine Operator Training, Homestay Entrepreneurship Training Program where participants were trained to become Homestay Hosts, contributing to local tourism and hospitality.

Kherwadi Social Welfare Association , India
Mumbai Suburban Maharashtra
Yuva Parivartan (YP), established in 1998, is a flagship movement of the Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (KSWA).
YP’s overall mission is to provide livelihood through skilling at scale. YP provides a second chance to deprived youth and empowers women, through sustainable livelihood opportunities based on vocational (farm-based & non-farm based), businesses and life skill training programs, which lead to attitudinal change and income generation. YP has trained and certified thousands of students and helped them in their journey towards sustainable livelihoods across 18 states in India by conducting over 100 traditional skilling courses, covering 20 sectors.

Labournet , India
Bengaluru – 560078, Karnataka
Employability- oriented Training Program
In partnership with central and state governments, LabourNet skills and certifies underprivileged youth and women in unorganized, informal sectors so they can access opportunities in the formal economy.

Mudhalvan Foundation, Chennai , India
Women Empowerment
Train unemployed women, house wives in various areas like tailoring etc, provide Financial Support to enable them start their own business. Ultimately, they become self sustainable.

Mukti’s Swas 2.0 Project Empowers 700 Women Through Skill Development Training , India
Through Mukti's SWAS 2.0 project 700 women received trainings which focused on a range of practical skills that are crucial for local entrepreneurship, including shola set making, soft toy production, food processing, imitation jewelry making, cattle fodder preparation and fish fodder making.

Neevjivan Foundation , India
Navi Mumbai, Thane district
Access to finance is the foundation of sustainable livelihoods. At NeevJivan, we empower tribal women to turn their skills into thriving micro-businesses by connecting them to diverse financial resources — giving them the confidence and capital to start, sustain, and grow their enterprises.

Newbeginnings Charitable Trust , India
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
When women start earning sustainably, not ooly they & life of their family takes positive change, they can be catalysts for positive change in their communities. Vocational Skills Training for unskilled and unemployed women and adolescents from rural and indigenous communities is another top priority for NCT. We hope that by providing knowledge and practical skills, we can engender marketable and employable skills among India’s youth.Vocational Skills Training plays an important role in the economic empowerment of rural communities. NCT Provides skills training to women and young girls, especially in communities prone to chronic drought, human trafficking, and child marriage. Vocational Skills Training takes that NCT gives includes tailoring (dressmaking), hand embroidery, coil-winding, driving, electronics, auto repair, carpentry, hospitality, smartphone repair, and horticulture, among others.

Noble Educational Empowerment Society , India
Hyderabad, Telangana
Livelihood, entrepreneurial interventions and transform unemployed differently-abled women into successful self employee to sustain in their lives.

Peace Trust , India
Dindigul Tamil Nadu
Women’s Empowerment through Skill-building programmes in crafts, tailoring, and micro-entrepreneurship.
Ongoing handicraft production employing women, with goods marketed locally and internationally.
Women’s self-help groups access microloans, new skills, and community leadership roles.

Pinnacle Skills Society for Education Empowerment and Development , India
Dimapur, Nagaland
Pinnacle Skills is a training provider with focus on employment linked skill development of disadvantaged youth, upskilling of teachers and educators, and women’s empowerment through financial education and livelihood enhancement.
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Pipal Tree Foundation, India
Goregaon, Mumbai Suburban
Pipal Tree has built a bus for skill training “Skills on Wheels”. It is a new bus specially modified to provide skill training for rural youth / women at their doorsteps. This bus would move from one location to other location based on availability of interested beneficiaries and would provide skill training and employment (post training) to them. This approach would also address the issue of need for daily travel of beneficiaries to training center or need for providing residential training facilities.
The programme offers
1. Basic soft skills which includes speech and behavioral training, basic English language training in reading and writing.
2. Motivational Training explaining the youth/women about the career opportunities available to them in the industry
3. Skill Orientation where students are trained on basic concepts, tools and work methodology of the skill to achieve proficiency in Retail skills.
4. Provide certification and Permanent Jobs with Retail stores and warehouses.

Pragya India , India
Gurgaon Haryana
Vocational Training
Marginalized groups in South Asia, particularly those from socially disadvantaged groups, tribal communities, and women, face systemic exclusion from education and job training opportunities, severely limiting their ability to participate in the formal economy. The lack of access to vocational training, which could equip individuals with practical, market-relevant skills, further entrenches their economic vulnerability. This gap in skills development leaves them trapped in a cycle of poverty, exploitation, and dependence on low-wage work, and also prevents them from gaining the bargaining power needed to demand fair wages or better working conditions.


Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre (JAC) Society , India
New Delhi, Delhi
Livelihood Through Healthcare Training
The initiative also supports livelihood generation through healthcare training programmes such as the General Duty Assistant (GDA) and Nursing Attendant course, helping youth and women develop employable healthcare skills.

Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre (JAC) Society , India
New Delhi, Delhi
Prayas Institute of Economic Empowerment (PIEE) established in June 2005, focuses on creating livelihood opportunities for youth and women from marginalized and underserved communities across multiple states in India.

Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre (JAC) Society , India
New Delhi, Delhi
Prayas TPDDL Vocational Training Centre focuses on skill development, women empowerment, literacy, and community-based livelihood initiatives for underserved communities in Delhi. The initiative was developed to improve the quality of life in surrounding slum communities while creating a skilled workforce to meet local employment needs.

PURE India Trust , India
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jaipur-based group livelihood program is committed to empowering women artisans and advancing their economic independence. At the heart of this initiative is Nirjhari Craft, a women-led Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) that operates on a Hub & Spoke model, with multiple sub-centers across Rajasthan. These centers are structured to tap into the unique talents of local artisans, enabling them to efficiently handle large-scale orders.

The artisans produce a diverse array of handicrafts, which PURE India Trust markets through various channels, including exhibitions, ONDC, Amazon, NirjhariCraft, and Etsy. The primary goal is to create a sustainable marketplace that guarantees fair compensation for artisans, promoting consistent income and financial stability. This fully women-owned cooperative strengthens rural women’s confidence in business management and leadership.

QUEST Alliance , India
The Anandshala program helps make schools joyful learning spaces by enabling students and teachers to think and express themselves freely. Anandshala works with the school system to ensure that every child stays, engages and learns in school. It provides teachers with tools and strategies to objectively understand students, creates a learning environment conducive to creative thought and free expression, and encourages stronger relationships between the parent, teacher and child.

Anandshala programme develops change leaders ensure the dissemination of the Anandshala approach at the school level. Teachers use this knowledge, skill and attitude to ensure a student-friendly environment and positive relationships in schools.
Secondar y Schools programme : 80-hour blended learning curriculum for government secondary schools focusing on gender, career and life skills, coding and digital literacy.
MyQuest : This is designed to motivate trainers to learn new facilitation skills, as well as enable students to develop market-oriented skills while building their confidence.

Rajasthan Bal Kalyan Samiti , India
Udaipur, Rajasthan
Skill Development & Training: Equipping women with financial and social self-reliance skills.

Roots Foundation , India
Gurugram, Haryana
Project Unnati
Women Empowerment by Creating Sustainable Livelihood
Project Unnati, aligned with the National Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Policy, striving to empower the youth through skill development programs. The initiative serves to bridge the gap between opportunities and a skilled workforce by establishing robust market linkages and providing pre and post-placement counseling.

By offering NSDC-certified training as Sewing Machine Operators (SMOs) to young school and college dropouts, the project facilitates their integration into the workforce. Placements in apparel manufacturing organizations are supplemented with post-placement support, ensuring sustained employment.

Saath Charitable Trust , India
Ahmedabad Gujarat
Building Skills for Inclusive Growth
Saath has been at the forefront of livelihood skilling for over two decades, providing both traditional trainings (like beauty, tailoring, masonry) and non-traditional trades (like mobile repair, spoken English, and hospitality services). These programs are tailored for youth, women, and informal sector workers, with a strong focus on employability, dignity of labour, and market relevance. Through hands-on learning and mentorship, Saath empowers individuals to build sustainable livelihoods.

Sabuj Sangha , India
Kolkata , West Bengal
Digital Sakhi, a programme on digital financial inclusion for rural women, was launched on November 2019 in the East Midnapore District of West Bengal. ‘Digital Sakhi’ is a woman from a rural area with a digital device in hand, equipped with skills and knowledge to confidently impart digital financial literacy training to women in the villages. It encourages women to conduct daily transactions using the digital mode. In today’s world, the true meaning of the word ‘Literacy’ has gone beyond the ability to read and write. The programme is one such initiative that focuses on empowering rural women through initiating and strengthening their ability to use digital tools targeted at financial inclusion

Sahyadri Community Development & Women Empowerment Society (SCODWES) , India
Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
We have identified that women in the community have strong aspirations for social and economic development, yet face gaps in the skills and capacity needed to realize these goals. To address this, we organize various skill-building and capacity development events in collaboration with different organizations. We have conducted training sessions on topics such as Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDP), home industries, catering services, beautician courses, General Duty Assistance, and tailoring. These programs have successfully reached a wide network of women across our working areas.

Sahyog Care for You , India
New Delhi, Delhi
We are committed to equipping women with the skills and knowledge necessary to build successful careers and achieve financial independence. Through our comprehensive training programs in Basic and advanced IT, Tally and accounting, Digital Marketing and AI, BPO(Call Center), Stitching and Tailoring, and Beauty culture, we offer women diverse opportunities to develop their talents and pursue their aspirations. By providing these essential skills, we help women to get employed or be an entrepreneur and start their own business. This helps women gain the confidence to enter the workforce and support themselves and their families.

Sanchetana Community Health And Research Centre , India
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Vocational Training: Empowering Through Education and Skill Development
Every year, Sanchetana empowers approximately 1000 women and adolescent girls with a diverse range of vocational training opportunities. These programs are conducted at our two vocational centers in Behrampura and Bombay Hotel, as well as through local area-level setups. Our courses encompass a wide spectrum, including Basic computer, Basic and Advanced Stitching, Beauty Parlour, and Henna application. Moreover, we collaborate with various stakeholders, including government and non-government organizations, and engage expert individuals to conduct short-term, value-added training workshops. These workshops cover general nursing assistant course, driving, advanced makeup techniques, hairstyling, cooking, government schemes, health education, and more. At Sanchetana, we're committed to building a skilled and empowered community of women and girls.

Scope For Change , India
New Delhi, Delhi 110018
Scope for Change goes beyond education by providing women with essential skills, enabling them to become self-reliant and take charge of their own lives, thereby contributing to their personal growth and overall development.

SEWA Manager Ni school , India
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
SEWA Manager Ni School was established in 2005 to equip grassroots women with management skills to successfully run their small enterprises. To accommodate changing needs in a globalized world, SMS is working towards providing capacity building training/s for microenterprises and informal sector workers. SMS is also committed to – strengthening the livelihoods of youth by offering needs-based skill trainings; and helping women realise their potential and learn that they too can be managers and owners of their enterprises!

Skills Art And Beyond , India
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Enhancing Employability through 21st Century Skills for youth and women
The program supports women's economic empowerment and improve access to employment opportunities for 3500 women/youth in Bhopal and Indore districts of Madhya Pradesh. The design also focuses on including intervention activities which will work towards increased awareness, enhancing employability, facilitation of linkages with employers and exposure to the world of work.

Society for Educational Welfare And Economic Development , India
Dwarka, New Delhi
Mahila Vikas - Women Education and Development Center
This centre imparted development information and skills along with literacy to women. It aimed to encourage economic and educational programmes for development of women. A special programme under this centre was started for giving training in tailoring and dress making. About 18-20 women/ Girls participants benefited from this programme. Some illiterate girls were also given literacy education. The literacy kits were supplied by the courtesy of Education Development, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, The programme could not continue for long owing to lack of resources and demand of girls for beautician course and no trained person was ready to come to village for this.

Smile Foundation , India
New Delhi – 110049
Smile Foundation’s women empowerment programme Swabhiman, initiated in 2005, reaches out to marginalized and socially excluded women. It focuses on interventions in nutrition, healthcare, and livelihood. The programme capacitates women through innovative community practices, empowering them to seek healthcare and bring sustainable changes in the community. It also supports them to become aware, skilled, and financially independent. Swabhiman actively works to create a gender-equal society, engaging men and boys in the process of women empowerment.

Sun Foundation , India
New Delhi
Surya Kiran has established a large number of Skill Development Centres in various parts of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi. Most of these centres are located in rural areas which are remote and not easily accessible and lack good road communication and public transport facilities. Main courses conducted in these centres are drafting and stitching, textile designing, embroidery, basic computer knowledge and life style products. The package of courses in each centre is designed keeping in view the interests of local girls and women. Depending upon the type of skill, our Skill Development Centres conduct training courses of 4 to 6 months’ duration on regular basis throughout the year. After successful completion of the course, students are awarded a certificate by Sun Foundation . The certificate helps them in seeking better job opportunities.

Swapnopuron Welfare Society , India
Kolkata , West Bengal
Women Empowerment Programs
Equipping women with sustainable livelihood skills for economic independence and self-reliance through innovative training programs
Our comprehensive mushroom cultivation program teaches women all aspects of growing nutritious mushrooms for income generation and food security
Our jewelry making program empowers women with creative skills to produce beautiful, marketable jewelry with minimal investment

Swayam Shikshan Prayog , India
Pune Maharashtra
Women-Led Climate Resilient Farming
To operate our model, we have designed an enabling ecosystem with Government, Agro-tech partners, Training partners and Knowledge & Resource partners to empower women through farm literacy, decision making abilities, access to land and leadership skills. On ground, our Krishi Sakhis or Community Resource Persons (CRPs) take center-stage in disseminating the model and act as a constant linkage between the model ecosystem and women farmers. By adopting this model, women farmers are silently fighting climate change, building enterprises and boosting local economies.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog , India
Pune Maharashtra
SSP has created a robust ecosystem to support women’s entrepreneurship and leadership with a wide-ranging access to financial services, skill-building, and livelihoods generation planks, so women are able to make a meaningful social and economic contribution. This impact goes well beyond the project, and has a multiplier effect. SSP also builds the credit-worthiness of women so that they can avail initial start-up or seed capital. SSP’s training and mentorship eco-system provides women business skills, financial literacy, marketing support and links to large companies through a last mile distribution network, and start-up capital.
Approach : Improving women’s access to resources – microfinance, skills and markets.
SSP’s efforts in building rural women’s entrepreneurship has ushered in a holistic transformation in the lives of women associated with the network by enhancing their skills and business knowledge, helping them establish and scale their existing businesses and venture into new and innovative businesses.

Swayam Shikshan Prayog , India
Pune Maharashtra
SSP supports grassroots women leaders by building their skills and creating Village Action Groups (VAGs). These groups actively engage with local government systems by participating in Gram Sabha meetings, organizing community dialogues, and ensuring better access to government schemes across the project areas.

The Elysium Foundation , India
Madurai , Tamilnadu
Traditional Cooking Training
The tradition of a community is best known through food. Every country will add beauty to its traditional food. We offer a skill that gives a touch of culture and heritage. This combines delicious food and the old Indian Folklore fascinations that makes up an interesting cooking skill training with different kinds of spices. This skill will help improve your own home-cooking skills. Without destroying our traditional, this skill is given to the rural womens to be aware of our traditional food habits. We train them professionally so that they get an expert and become an entrepreneur. After the completion of the training, we have to settle those women. Therefore, they become financially independent and can work for self-growth. Through the Elysium Foundation, we are looking to support socially disadvantaged rural people in developing their careers and helping them find jobs to earn their livings.

The We Foundation , India
Kolkata, West Bengal
The We Foundation believes that skill development is the key to sustainable livelihoods and community transformation. Our Skill Development Programs are designed to equip individuals with the practical knowledge and skills needed to gain employment, achieve financial independence, and contribute meaningfully to their communities.

Women Empowerment: Through dedicated programs like Hotlite initiative, we train and develop women as chefs, equipping them to operate food carts and gain a stable income. Additionally, our Beautician Course provides women with the skills needed to start their own beauty services..

Self-Help Group (SHG) Livelihood Development: By offering training in sectors like handicrafts, tailoring, and micro-entrepreneurship, we empower SHGs to achieve financial independence. This initiative particularly benefits marginalized communities, enabling them to create sustainable income sources.

TTRAIN , India
Mumbai Suburban Maharashtra
Women in India, despite with half the population, have a dismal workforce participation. Many factors contribute to this gap – gender discrimination, lack of education, household responsibilities and concerns about workplace safety, to name a few. In response, TRRAINHer Ascent was started in 2018 to provide underprivileged young women with training in retail and essential life skills.
TTRAIN provides Retail skills, Communication skills, Life skills, Employability skills
Trainees undergo a 30 day training encompassing a complete spectrum of retail-specific, communication and life skills. After successfully completing mid-term and end-term assessments, students get NSDC & Retailers Association Skill Council of India (RASCI) certification - endorsing their skills and job-readiness.
Placement support
Our dedicated placement team matches trainees with relevant industry opportunities. Our mentors and counsellors prepare them with interview skills and assist them in presenting themselves to their prospective employers.

Udgi Foundation , India
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Women Empowerment
StreeShakti & StreeSwabhiman — education, skills, financial literacy, digital literacy and dignity for women.

Upay Under Privileged Advancement By Youth , India
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Samarth – Skill Development Centres
A skill‑based employability program empowering women and young girls with professional training for long‑term economic independence. Target Beneficiaries : Mothers of UPAY students, young women, unemployed youth.

Vishvodayaa Trust , India
Chennai, Tamilnadu
Women Empowerment
The trust advocates empowerment of women through skill training for entrepreneurship development - imparting knowledge and skills, by way of workshops and seminars, in the area of communication, banking, fund management, hygiene and product awareness. Tailoring, house hold product development, crèche management, creating opportunities to further the education through study circle and centers, socio-economic empowerment and house keeping are also the focus areas

Vishvodayaa Trust , India
Chennai, Tamilnadu
“Social Welfare”- Women
Building entrepreneurial skills and helping the women to start their own business, Counselling and rehabilitation for women and the differently able, Conducting nursery training and crèche management for women, Building voluntary groups for involving in social activities., Women's Welfare Centre activities and other Seminars / Rehabilitation programmes. Conducting general awareness in disaster and crisis management., Conducting general awareness in disaster and crisis management-are ongoing projects which the Trust has been conducting.

WEEDS , India
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Tailoring and Aari Embroidery Skill Training for Women
At WEEDS training centers in Kundrathur and Mangadu, we offer hands-on training in tailoring and Aari work. This program equips women with marketable skills, enhancing their ability to earn an income and gain financial independence.

WEEDS , India
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Unorganized Women Workers Education and Development Training
We provide educational support and skill development for women working in the unorganized sector. This program aims to enhance their skills, raise awareness about workers' rights, and improve their socio-economic conditions, creating opportunities for better livelihoods.

Womens Education And Economic Development Society , India
Chennai, Tamilnadu
Providing skill-based training with hands-on practice and livelihood opportunities for women.
Women Empowerment
We enable women to become confident, independent, and financially secure through skills, resources, and continuous support.

Youth 4 Jobs Foundation , India
Hyderabad Telangana
WEDO : Women Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
Training for Enterprises & Jobs: We equip women with 21st century skills needed to either start their own businesses or secure employment in the organized sector.. At the grassroot, we adopt a community-driven approach for local jobs/enterprise

Youth 4 Jobs Foundation , India
Hyderabad Telangana
Gender and Disability
Women and girls with disabilities experience “Double Discrimination,” which includes the gender-based and disability-based discrimination and marginalization. As a result, women with disabilities fare poorly on every human development indicator. Education and employment levels are lower than men with disabilities.During Covid,Youth4Jobs’ afternoon batch Online Trainings saw more women with disabilities, even young widows, login from across country. Our trainings include 21st century skills for aspiration girls who are linked to organised sector jobs. Young women with less education, widows are either linked to local jobs or entrepreneurial training with financial support
Mothers were our brand ambassadors since every mother wants a better life for their daughters .