Our work
India does not lack schemes. It lacks last mile accompaniment: someone to sit with the child after school, to walk with the entrepreneur to the bank and the buyer, to follow up after the health camp. CJF India provides that accompaniment through local partners.
विद्या सेतु
Pillar 1 · Ages 6 to first job
Learning to Earning Bridge
Reading camps, girls’ secondary retention, community learning hubs and practical digital skills linked to real jobs. From age 6 to first income.
Year one aim. 12 hubs, 3,600 learners, 70 percent girls, measurable gains in reading and retention.
Full programme
उद्यम शक्ति
Pillar 2 · Women and youth
Women and Youth Enterprise
Patient capital, mentoring and market access for women’s microenterprises and first time youth founders. Built with self help groups, not around them.
Year one aim. 500 women’s enterprises supported, 300 youth in apprenticeships, 60 percent still active at month 12.
Full programme
स्वास्थ्य जल सुरक्षा
Pillar 3 · Family health
Nutrition and Water
Family nutrition boxes, school meal support, anemia screening and clean water repair. Health that lets learning and earning continue.
Year one aim. 5,000 families screened, 1,200 children in school nutrition, 40 water points restored.
Full programmeWho each programme serves first
| Programme | First priority | Where we start | With whom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vidya Setu | Girls in grades 5 to 12; out of school youth aged 15 to 24 | Aspirational districts and urban low income clusters in UP, Bihar, MP, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Odisha | Government schools, NGOs following Pratham and Educate Girls models, local tutors |
| Udyam Shakti | SHG women, single mothers, youth aged 18 to 29 seeking self employment | The same hubs, plus peri urban markets | SHG federations, DAY-NULM and NRLM linkages, small buyers, ITIs |
| Swasthya Jal | Anemic women aged 15 to 49, children under 6, water stressed habitations | Rural blocks with high anemia and stunting, per NFHS | ASHA, anganwadi, PHC, jal samitis, farmer groups |
Youth threads through all three
In the spirit of the Durham Youth Alliance in America and youth leadership in the Philippines, every hub has a Yuva Mandal: a youth council that runs the library, organises sports and clean ups, learns first aid and disaster readiness, and mentors younger children.
Confidence grows through responsibility, not lectures.
साथ चलो · Walk with us
Teachers, nurses, accountants, designers, coders, drivers, cooks. Schools, NGOs and companies. Every craft and every partner has a place.
