UDYOGINI

New Delhi, Delhi, 110017 India

Mission Statement

Foster gender equality by improving socio – economic status of women to fully participate in decision making in domestic and public spheres.

About This Cause

In one sentence, we are all about the Jobs, employment, enterprises for women in India Udyogini means “Woman Entrepreneur”. We are a registered charity in India since 1992, and renowned for building women's economic pathways that leads them to exercise greater agency and voice. We are the the first organization in India that laid the foundation of micro-entrepreneurship for women, touched the lives of over 1 million women from marginalized communities and built capacities of over 30 non profit organizations int he country. The movement we created almost 30 years ago has now become a proof of concept around the world that with end-to-end structured intervention can enable poor, marginalized women to be their own bosses, and that beyond the access to productive resoruces, nurturing the entrepreneurial mindset is the key to entrepreneurship. Since 2002, Udyogini has been engaged in developing end-to-end value chains in rural economies dealing in non forest timber produce (NTFPs), agriculture, livestock and business services for over 40,000 women every year. Currently, it has 22 projects in 5 States where human trafficking, environmental degradation and migration is high, putting children, young women, men and vulnerable communities at risk. Through skill and vocational training, value chain interventions and self employment strategies, Udyogini is altering the local ecology, economies and social milieu, contributing to overall GDP of the nation, strengthening committments to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) no 1, 2, 5, 8, 13, 16 and 17. We are the partner of choice for many private and Government agencies in creating production to market value chains for women. Recently, we were recognized as the winner in the 7th eNGO Challenge held across South Asia in 2020-21 under the category of Environment & Sustainability – Agriculture Green Technologies - for saving the local ecology in Himalayan region while building sustainable livelihoods for over 1,200 women. With over 100 people, Udyogini is led by Industry experts in - agriculture, forestry, entrepreneurship and gender with only 11% admin costs. We are listed as a Gold Member with GuideStar (https://guidestarindia.org/Summary.aspx?CCReg=1025), an industry standard certifying our credibility and transparency credentials in the sector.

UDYOGINI
D-17 (Basement), Saket
New Delhi, Delhi 110017
India
Phone 9310034043
Twitter @udyogini1
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