A Partnership Built Around Women and Technology In today’s digital world, access to technology and skills can shape confidence, careers, and opportunities for young women. For many from underserved communities, these opportunities are still limited. ETASHA Society came together with BT Group and British Asian Trust for a Partners Meet, celebrating a year of collaboration […]
Hi, I’m Payal. I live in Gurugram, Haryana. I have five people in my family: my mother, three younger sisters, a brother, and me. I wanted to become a doctor. That was the dream I carried through school. Then my father died in an accident. Overnight, everything changed. The school I attended didn’t offer science. […]
ETASHA Society was honoured to speak at the TELUS Digital India CSR Forum 2026, organised under the theme Leading with Purpose: Enabling Volunteers, Investing in Impact. Our President, Dr Meenakshi Nayar, shared how volunteer engagement has shaped ETASHA’s work and the real difference it makes for young people building careers through skill development. In recent […]
What does a reliable and job ready workforce look like in practice? At a Popeyes outlet in Pushkar Enclave, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi, the answer is visible in everyday operations. Orders taken. Food served. Visitors attended with care. What the menu board does not tell you is who is running it. Behind almost every counter […]
Getting a job is not just about skills on paper. It is about showing up! Calm, focused, and ready to work with others. India has the world’s largest youth population, with over 600 million people under the age of 25 and still employability remains one of the country’s most stubborn challenges. Skill gaps are part […]
By ETASHA Society | Women’s Economic Empowerment | Nuh District, Haryana Rural women in India are often told that financial inclusion is the answer to poverty. Open a bank account. Get a microloan. Start a business. But anyone who has worked at the grassroots level knows that money alone doesn’t move the needle; not when […]
Anthony J. D’Angelo once said, “Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” I believe ETASHAs interventions truly capture the essence of this quote. Many middle school students have difficulty with basic arithmetic operations, according to the ASER Report, which emphasizes […]
My recent visit to ETASHA’s center made me wonder, why haven’t government schools, or even many private schools, adopted such methods which this organisation being an NGO has taken so effectively? Why do schools still rely so heavily on traditional, textbook-based teaching when more engaging approaches clearly work? Today, I visited one of the operational […]
“ETASHA Society” – A 20 Year Journey of Empowerment, Dignity & Opportunity Over the last two decades, ETASHA Society has quietly & steadily become a trusted catalyst for Transformation of lives- walking alongside adolescents, youth, & women from resource-poor communities as they move from uncertainty to confidence, from exclusion to opportunity, & from dependency to […]
Twenty years ago, ETASHA began with a question that refused to go away. Should life be only about earning a living, or should it also be about building a life worth living? This question took shape in the early two thousands, in a low income neighbourhood in South Delhi. A career guidance workshop had just […]
