SHAKTI envisions a world where every individual will get access to their rights and entitlements that in turn will help them to bring discernible changes in their lives. All our activities are inspired by the spirit of ‘dignity for all’.
SHAKTI believes in the words of Swami Vivekananda, “Education is the manifestation of perfection already in men”. We believe that the function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. Shakti aims at working with all stakeholders of education in our society and facilitate the process of creation of an enabling environment where everybody gets opportunity to grow till the full potential.
Good health is essential to human happiness and well- being. It also makes an important contribution to economic progress, as healthy people live longer, are more productive, and contribute more towards the development of the society. However, access to quality health care are not available to everyone.
Towards creating a healthier society by popularizing preventive measures, SHAKTI organizes awareness programs on various issues of health and hygiene. For this purpose, the key activities conducted are as follows:
SHAKTI undertakes initiative to empower underprivileged youth from marginalized section of the society through skill development training. Further, SHAKTI tries to support the youth and women to increase their employment opportunities by enhancing their educational and interpersonal skills. The key activities conducted are as follows:
All activities by SHAKTI are tuned to the goal of ensuring gender equity in all spheres of life.
Gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls is not only one of the SDGs but is also critical to achieving all 17 of the goals. SHAKTI works in coordination with all the stakeholders of development, including the government and private sector partners to ensure the introduction and practice of gender focused development process.
SHAKTI has the experience and expertise of planning and implementing community based projects on Training and Capacity Building of Women, SHG formation and strengthening, Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) through alternative livelihoods practices, Health Hygiene for women and adolescent girls, skill development of women and adolescent girls.
In the global skilling ecosystem, India holds a distinct place today. But unfortunately a large part of the conventionally educated youth need skilling or reskilling to be future employable. SHAKTI works in collaboration with various stakeholders of development to plan and impart context specific programmes on capacity development of young students and budding professionals.