Launch Girls empowers adolescent girls with 21st-century skills, entrepreneurial mindsets, and agency to transition successfully from school to work, breaking cycles of poverty and inequality. Its Girl Boss programme, adapted from MIT Sloan classes and research by the World Bank and World Economic Forum, helps underserved girls across India gain income generation skills.
Karya’s mission is to bring AI-based earning and learning opportunities to low income communities globally. Karya’S unique platform divides AI-data tasks into microtask for individuals needing supplementary income.
i-Saksham promotes women’s participation in social and economic life through a 2-year fellowship that trains local young women as ‘Leaders of Change.’ These leaders develop life skills in others and serve as role models.
I-Stem addresses digital inaccessibility and the lack of opportunities for people with disabilities by providing an AI-powered platform that facilitates accessible upskilling, access to information, career discovery, and hiring opportunities.
Esther empowers girls and young women from dalit, bahujan, and adivasi communities to challenge gender and caste norms, build agency, and pursue aspirational higher education and career pathways through life skills, future readiness, mentorship, and exposure opportunities.
Eklavya India Foundation supports first-generation learners from marginalised communities,
including Dalit, Adivasi, and nomadic tribes, in achieving successful careers through higher
education.
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Careleavers Inner Circle Forum (CLiC), run by careleavers (young adults who have spent time in foster care), is dedicated to building India’s largest careleaver network. CLiC uses a tech platform to connect members with essential resources. The CLiC Tech Portal provides aftercare services such as emergency funds, education opportunities, skills training, housing, employment, mentorship, and emotional support. Additionally, the DHRUVA app aids in employment and promotes micro-entrepreneurship.
Bridges of Sports is developing a hyperlocal athletics ecosystem to sustainably produce world-class track and field talent in India. They focus on nurturing India’s fastest sprinters from marginalized and socio-economically disadvantaged rural communities in the Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.
Barabari Collective democratizes freelancing opportunities for candidates from low-income, semi-urban, and rural communities through an earn-as-you-learn project-based upskilling program. During the course, candidates receive personalized mentorship from tech professionals, work on paid industry projects to generate additional income, and build a solid portfolio, leading to high-value jobs and self-employment opportunities.
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Baeru Collective drives community-led climate action through education, coastal livelihood enhancement, and government partnerships. Supported by Karnataka’s Government, Baeru encourages fisherfolk to collect ocean plastics, which are then segregated to generate income for local women.
