Consulting for social entrepreneurship
Women on Wings is a business consultancy that has operated in India since 2007. We provide pro bono, tailor-made, corporate-level business expertise to growth-stage social enterprises and government institutions in India. We transfer knowledge, build scalable value chains, and professionalize internal teams. Our support allows these organizations to expand operations, directly leading to more jobs and increased income for women.
Our focus
Creating sustainable livelihoods requires a focused, long-term commitment and specialized expertise to build the sustained, long-term partnerships necessary to co-create economic opportunities for women in rural India.
Our expertise
Our team and a network of Indian and Dutch business experts leads our work. We deliver practical support pro bono in strategy, planning, marketing, sales, supply chain, HR and finance.
This powerful collaboration drives organization-wide growth and increases economic opportunities for women in rural areas. We believe that unleashing the full potential of women is the catalyst for social progress across entire communities.
Our impact
As of March 31, 2026, we have generated over 523,472 jobs. This impact underscores the effect of our consultancy and our role in rural economic development, empowering women across rural India. We work toward our goal of co-creating one million jobs for women in rural India.
Our core values
Living up to
We do what we say, are proactive, disciplined and take ownership to get the job done.
Equality
We respect all, offer freedom of expression and equal opportunities.
Energetic
We have passion for the heart of the matter. We inspire and challenge ourselves and others.
Governance and transparency
We operate with a two-tier structure separating executive management from an independent Supervisory Board.
- We hold ANBI status in the Netherlands and official CBF Recognition. We are certified via NGOsource Equivalency Determination for US foundations.
- We maintain strict policies on conflicts of interest, data protection, and annual financial audits. View our full governance framework and annual reports here.
