“We cannot simply dream about development if we are not skilled. It is the skilling of our youth that will make us a self-reliant nation.”
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of IAHV
Technological progress, globalization and climate change are impacting the nature of work. Appropriate skill development can make youth more employable, improve women’s participation in the workforce and help release at-risk sections of society from low-productive employment and poverty.
We strengthen human capital. We deliver high quality, relevant skills to unemployed and disadvantaged groups through partnering with Union & State governments, corporates, educational institutes and community-based organizations. Our holistic framework of programmers include behavioral training and attitudinal change through self- development programmers.
From 2018-20, we skilled 311,000 people at our skills development centers. Economic citizenship is crucial in our efforts towards poverty, peace, planet and prosperity, with our youth positioned right in the center bringing integration and cohesion to all our work in the SDGs.
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From 2018-20, 39.5 % of the total number of people skilled across various programs were women. When women are employed, their intra- household bargaining power increases, and poverty decreases. By tapping into community and building peer support, our women are skilled to become economically independent and socially relevant.
In 2018-20, we trained 2,116 prisoners in 15 prisons across India SRIJAN (Social Rehabilitation of Inmates in Jail and Aiding the Needy) is our initiative to provide a holistic rehabilitation intervention to prison inmates.
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5 H Model – Health, Home, Hygiene, Harmony, Human Values 100,000 Rural Champions of Change created Footprint in 50,000 villages
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Companies Act 2013 makes CSR spend mandatory for large public and private sector organizations Niti Aayog constituted in 2015 for effective centre-state cooperation to advance development outcomes India signs up in 2016 to achieve SDGs by 2030.
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“A country can be truly empowered when people at the grassroots start feeling confident about themselves, their way of life, their tradition and language."
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of IAHV
There are three main challenges in India in integrated rural development: disintegration and disharmony in local communities; disillusionment in local Governments; and a fragmented approach which is not cross-sectoral. 65% of the population in villages lack infrastructure and connectivity which directly impacts productivity, education and health, further exacerbating the poverty trap.
We believe in the potential of rural communities. We ensure change is sustainable by beginning with behavioural change and an integrated approach engaging the entire community with inspired leadership from within. We inspire ownership in communities enabling agents of change who become active leads in their communities.
From 2018-20, we skilled 311,000 people at our skills development centers. Economic citizenship is crucial in our efforts towards poverty, peace, planet and prosperity, with our youth positioned right in the center bringing integration and cohesion to all our work in the SDGs.
From 2018-20, 39.5 % of the total number of people skilled across various programs were women. When women are employed, their intra- household bargaining power increases, and poverty decreases. By tapping into community and building peer support, our women are skilled to become economically independent and socially relevant.
In 2018-20, we trained 2,116 prisoners in 15 prisons across India SRIJAN (Social Rehabilitation of Inmates in Jail and Aiding the Needy) is our initiative to provide a holistic rehabilitation intervention to prison inmates.
5 H Model – Health, Home, Hygiene, Harmony, Human Values 100,000 Rural Champions of Change created Footprint in 50,000 villages
Companies Act 2013 makes CSR spend mandatory for large public and private sector organizations Niti Aayog constituted in 2015 for effective centre-state cooperation to advance development outcomes India signs up in 2016 to achieve SDGs by 2030.
“The root cause of environmental pollution is greed and insensitivity. Outer cleanliness can be sustained only by keeping our hearts clean. We have to protect our enthusiasm, simplicity & compassion so we can be far more effective in preserving our environment."
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of IAHV
Multiple vectors including COVID-19, systemic racism, and climate change are forcing all of us to open our hearts and our minds to fundamental realities. Stress and anxiety are reaching unprecedented levels and threatening the mental health and wellbeing of our society.
This is a defining moment that requires leaders to have equanimity – to be grounded and at the same time, being able to empathize and energize others through their presence and actions.
We have created a one-hour educational module that provides tools and frameworks for deeper self-reflection and recalibration of our purpose and impact in the world.
