Shadhika Shadhika

Impact

“Speaking about it doesn’t matter but doing something and showing people is what matters.”

–Priya, young woman of Shadhika

Since 2000, we’ve awarded over $1.4 million in grants and supported over 6,000 young women.

Less than 1% of young women supported are forced into child marriage (compared to 27% nationally)

  • 82% of Shadhika Scholars have been placed into jobs in the formal economy or are pursuing advanced degrees (compared to 27% of women nationally)

  • 86% of Shadhika Scholars report an increase in knowledge of their rights

  • 92% of Shadhika Scholars complete high school (compared to 48% nationally)

Graduates from our Scholars program are getting jobs in the formal economy and earning an average of $1,620 annually – three times higher than the average income in India.

  • 82% of Shadhika Scholars have been placed into jobs in the formal economy or are pursuing advanced degrees (compared to 27% of women nationally)

  • 97% of Shadhika Scholars are maintaining a B average or better – 57% are maintaining an A average.

  • 89% of Shadhika Scholars are registered to vote

Read more about our impact on our Blog

Shadhika Scholars: The Evidence and Inspiration Behind Our Theory of Change

February 10, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes Our theory of change is based on the seemingly simple idea that when we invest in the individual girl, she will create a groundswell of change that will lift up her community and that will ripple throughout the world to affect positive change. It relies on a scaling model that believes in grassroots partnerships as   

From the Field: December 2020

December 8, 2020

Reading Time: 9 minutes Violence against women is a deep rooted and a complex global predicament which predominantly exists under every roof of a woman’s world. Some forms of violence are visible, however most are neglected as they remain invisible. Both forms of violence share a thin line of acceptability and often overlap or are pushed “under the rug”   

When She Leads: An Interview Series

June 13, 2020

Reading Time: 7 minutes When She Leads is an interview series celebrating and affirming the young women of Shadhika’s leadership. At Shadhika, we know that “When she leads, change follows” and so, we are excited to bring you first-hand interviews and stories from our young women leaders. When She Leads: From the Front Lines November–December 2020 For our third