Women’s economic empowerment grows stronger when families, workplaces and neighbourhoods support women’s right to earn, learn and make decisions. India…
Poverty often passes from one generation to the next through limited education, insecure work, poor health, and a lack of financial choices. When women have…
For children from low-income families, remaining in school can depend on essentials that are easy to overlook. A uniform, a set of textbooks, or basic…
Vocational training can become more valuable when learners develop skills that work together. At India Development Foundation (IDF), women from disadvantaged…
India Development Foundation (IDF) is a Bangalore-based nonprofit that has worked since the 1990s to strengthen disadvantaged communities. Its programmes focus…
For many women in disadvantaged communities, practical skills can become a route to confidence, income and greater independence. Yet training is most effective…
A social worker’s contribution is often measured through quiet, consistent acts: helping a woman learn a livelihood, keeping a child in school, guiding young…