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Livelihood

Hrishi Jain

Empowering Women and Girls Through Financial and Digital Literacy:In Gejha, Noida, a predominantly migrant and minority community, women face significant challenges in achieving financial stability, while their daughters encounter barriers to education and empowerment. Aahan Foundation aims to address these issues through comprehensive life skills programs.Our Approach:Through financial literacy workshops, individualized coaching sessions, and digital literacy training, we empower women to make informed financial decisions, protect their earnings, and explore livelihood opportunities. Simultaneously, we provide career guidance, educational support, and awareness about child rights to girls aged 10-20. With community engagement events and a resource center, we foster a supportive environment for learning and growth.Join Us in Making a Difference:By supporting our initiative, you can help break the cycle of poverty and empower marginalized women and girls in Gejha, Noida. Together, let's create opportunities for economic empowerment and education, transforming lives and building a brighter future. Join the Aahan Foundation in empowering communities and making a lasting impact today become a Monthly Donor Today!

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Life Skills (Financial and Digital Literacy) for migrant minorities

Aahan Foundation is a Not-for-profit organization working towards empowering girls from marginalized communities in rural Jharkhand, India—a place where girls are at risk of gender-based violence including child marriage, sexual abuse, and human trafficking. Girls from marginalized communities in Jharkhand constitute 80% of the girls facing some form of GBV like human trafficking, child abuse, child marriage, etc. Data suggests that thousands of underage girls are trafficked every year, 56% of girls are forced to marry, and there exists a strong correlation between the rise in such incidents and low female literacy. With less than 16% of the girls completing their 12 years of school, they are unaware of their basic rights, not well-skilled enough to earn a proper livelihood, and even fail to raise their kids properly as mothers. All this is resulting in hundreds of thousands of girls getting stuck in an intergenerational cycle of poverty, facing extreme violations of girl child rights. Girls with these troubled backgrounds are neither able to take care of themselves nor are they able to raise a normal family when they grow up, leading to grave problems for society. For example, Naxalite activities, illiteracy, etc. posed enormous challenges for the nation as a whole, which needs immediate attention.In the challenging scenario in which the girls from marginalized communities in rural Jharkhand live -empowerment is a process of change- a personal journey through which the girls get a better understanding of themselves, increasing agency (ability to make choices that will impact their lives) and assets (e.g. physical and mental assets, social networks, financial assets, skills, time).Our empowerment model for girls follows a holistic approach which involves three components:<ol><li>Education: Foundational level learning, life skills, awareness of girl child rights, etc. to enable them for higher education, qualify for enrolling into specialized training courses by other NGOs, apply for job opportunities, etc. Our training curriculum follows pedagogical approaches of cooperative learning and the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model, which we have found to be most effective and efficient.</li><li>Community Engagement: Accelerating tribal girls’ involvement with arts and sports, collaboration with local government for using existing community spaces, awareness programs with self-help groups, etc.</li><li>Network Development: Girls with leadership qualities are selected and trained through a fellowship program and included in a network of young change leaders who are continuously supported to bring a multiplier effect and create change at the grassroots level.</li></ol>

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Rashmi Om Tiwary

Aahan Foundation for Social Change

This nonprofit is registered as a charitable trust under section 12A of India's Income Tax Act, 1961.

This nonprofit is registered under section 80G of India's Income Tax Act, 1961. This means you can deduct 50% of the donation you made through your tax return.

Puja Munda, a member of an indigenous community in India, is a trafficking survivor and has faced serious economic hardships. Aahan's Child Rights Awareness program became her lifeline during her visit back home. Inspired by other girls engaged in arts and sports, Puja joined the Empowerment Centre. Counselling sessions led to her enrolment in the village school. Now in 11th grade, Puja is Aahan's first Youth Leader, mentoring and providing foundational learning to young girls. Endowed with a melodious voice, she undergoes training in classical singing, sharing her experiences to inspire others. Her aspiration is to utilise her musical talent to revive traditional Sahadri songs, contributing to the empowerment of girls through the transformative power of music.

Pooja Munda- Edumentor & Singer

Meet our dedicated team members who are tirelessly working to drive social change. Notably, all of them are girls, with a majority hailing from underprivileged communities. Their deep understanding of the issues, coupled with their passionate commitment, makes them a formidable force in bringing about meaningful change. Together, they embody resilience, empathy, and a shared vision for a better future.

Aahan's Team

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