Nirantar

The organisation prioritizes women's empowerment through education, particularly targeting marginalized groups. It goes beyond traditional literacy, aiming for structured learning that empowers women by linking education to their realities. Originating from a context of stagnant literacy rates among adult marginalized women, it challenges stereotypes by fostering empowering educational initiatives. Collaborating with NGOs, it builds capacity, offers training, and develops educational materials to promote women's literacy. The organisation advocates for adult women's literacy, contributes to policy discussions, and engages in empowerment efforts, especially in Bihar, where it strategically supports women's collectives, reinforces feminist leadership, aids in resisting gender-based violence, and promotes livelihoods. Through alliances, it amplifies rural women's voices, contributing to mainstream conversations on gender, education, and empowerment.

The organisation is dedicated to addressing the educational challenges faced by deprived young people. Despite policies like the Right to Education Act, many adolescents, particularly girls, struggle to access quality education due to administrative neglect, economic pressures, and other factors. The organisation's initiatives like Parvaaz Adolescents Centre for Education (PACE), Tarang Centres, and Ummeed Centres aim to bridge this gap by providing quality education through a feminist lens. It offers a dynamic curriculum, safe spaces for learning, and engagement with the community. Additionally, the organisation strives to link education with livelihoods, advocates for gender awareness in discussions on early and child marriage and empowers young women through technology. Its comprehensive efforts encompass curriculum design, capacity building, and policy advocacy to create positive change in the landscape of young people's education.

Nirantar's Gender and education centre drives feminist-intersectional learning on gender and sexuality through institutional courses, training, and workshops. It empowers organisations with unbiased perspectives, integrating gender and sexuality into diverse programming. The interplay between gender and sexuality is a focal point, shaping hierarchical structures. Interactive workshops and annual courses like "Yuva, Yaunikta, aur Adhikar" enhance community-based organisations' capacities in youth engagement, while "Sexuality: Looking in, Looking out" offers nuanced explorations online. Through practical skills and critical reflections, Nirantar transforms perspectives, influencing global, national, and grassroots dialogues on gender and sexuality.

Nirantar's "The Third Eye" expands its three-decade expertise into the digital arena, forming a feminist learning hub for educators, policymakers, and communities in diverse Indian settings. This online platform fosters self-directed learning, continuous education, and inclusive discourse through digital tools. Addressing gender, sexuality, violence, technology, and education intersections, it serves as a feminist think tank, echoing Jyotiba Phule's "third eye" analogy for education's insight into humanity. Bridging the gap in bilingual open-source resources, it curates English and Hindi content encompassing global research, narratives, and art, spotlighting marginalized perspectives in areas of gender, violence, sexuality, technology, and education. Operating both online, with themed quarterly experiences, and offline, fostering co-created resources through grassroots interactions, The Third Eye revolutionizes knowledge production dynamics.