Fund Skills Development
Fund a girl's vocational training. Your support gives a young woman hands-on skills training and job placement support so she can earn an independent livelihood.
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Donate (one-time or monthly), volunteer your skills, start a fundraiser, or partner with us as a foundation or company. Every gift reaches the programmes because our overheads are covered by a founder member.
Yes — a US 501(c)(3) (EIN 47-3774368), also registered in India. Donations are tax-deductible in the US (and 80G in India).
In India, including the Northeast and the Garbhanga forest villages of Assam, with volunteers and donors worldwide.
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From training to a job
Your gift to Skills Development pays for vocational training that leads somewhere — not a certificate that goes unused, but a skill with a route to work or self-employment. It covers curriculum, trainers, stipends and the placement support that turns learning into a first income.
Why skills are the turning point
Only about 2% of India's workforce is formally skilled, and girls face the least access of all. A trained young woman does not just earn — she changes how her family values her, keeps her own children in school, and lifts the expectations of everyone around her. Learn about the program.
What your gift funds
Support for Skills Development pays for practical vocational training that leads to work: curriculum, trainers, stipends so students can attend, and the placement support that turns a certificate into a first income. You are funding not a course but a route — from learning to earning, with the connections that make the route real.
Why this is a turning point
Only about 2% of India's workforce is formally skilled, and girls face the least access of all — with rural connectivity low, most online and urban training is out of reach. A trained young woman does not simply gain a skill; she changes how her family values her, keeps her own children in school, and lifts the expectations of everyone around her. A job for one woman can shift a household's entire trajectory.
Fund skills, change a trajectory
Few gifts have as direct a line to income as funding skills. Where a woman needs capital to begin, our Support-A-Artisan work provides it, and Social Enterprise gives her work a market. Give today.
Frequently asked questions
What trades are taught?
Vocational skills chosen for employability and self-employment — from practical trades to digital skills.
Does training lead to a job?
We pair training with placement support and routes to work or self-employment, because a certificate alone is not enough.
Can graduates start their own business?
Yes — training links to fair capital and to a market.
Is my gift tax-deductible?
Yes, in both the US and India.
Why skills development matters
Your gift funds training that leads to work, not a certificate that goes unused.
- Only about 2% of India’s workforce is formally skilled.
- Girls face the least access to training.
- A job for one woman shifts a whole household.
What this involves
- You fund curriculum, trainers, stipends and placement support.
- Training links to fair capital and to a market.
- Graduates move into work or self-employment.
The difference it makes
Everything here serves one purpose: giving underprivileged girls and women the same opportunity as anyone else — to learn, to earn and to decide their own future. Every hour, rupee and effort is measured against that standard. Because we are volunteer-led with overhead under 10%, your involvement goes further than you might expect, and its effect shows in a real life rather than a line item.
Frequently asked questions
What trades?
Vocational skills chosen for employability and self-employment.
Does it lead to a job?
We pair training with placement support.
Can graduates start businesses?
Yes — via capital and marketplace links.