empowHER India
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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empowHER India is a non-governmental organisation based in Mumbai, India working on gender equality, education, water & sanitation +2 more.
empowHER India is a non-profit organisation based in Mumbai that works to empower women and girls in rural villages in India. It operates mainly in the Panvel, Karjat and Alibaug areas of Maharashtra. Its work covers life skills and education for adolescent girls through the SETU programme, sanitation and hygiene through its WaSH programmes, access to clean drinking water, and livelihood training through Self Help Groups. It also runs a school in rural Panvel and raises donor funds for its village-level programmes. The organisation was previously known as SKS Chakshu Foundation.
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SETU Adolescent Girls Programme
Gender equality · India
Teaches rural adolescent girls life skills, health and nutrition, financial literacy and gender equality, and safeguards against exploitation and violence, in Maharashtra villages.
SAPHL (Sanitation Access Program for Hygiene Literacy)
Water & Sanitation · India
Installs toilets and runs hygiene programmes in schools and communities, with parental engagement in school hygiene.
School WaSH Program
Water & Sanitation · India
Builds toilets in government schools for adolescent girls and boys and promotes hygiene practices.
Clean Drinking Water Program
Water & Sanitation · India
Provides clean drinking water to rural communities, including through water ATMs.
Rakesh Jain Madhyamik Vidyamandir
Education · India
A school in rural Panvel educating students up to grade 10.
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Tata Mumbai Marathon
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