Unleash the full potential of all women in rural India
Since we were founded in 2007 we have co-created 395,831 jobs for women living in rural India. Through our work we focus on the Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 10. For us, decent work and economic growth is a means to reach gender equality. And it is necessary.
‘The world is not on track to achieve gender equality by 2030. At the current rate, it will take 300 years to end child marriage, 286 years to close gaps in legal protection and remove discriminatory laws and 140 years to achieve equal representation in leadership in the workplace.’ (source: United Nations – The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022)
Results
1,187,000
Children to a (better) school
395,831
Sustainable jobs for women co-created
1,979,000
Improved livelihoods
Thanks to
61
Indian social enterprises
3
Indian government institutions
Figures per March 31 2024
Providing an income for rural Indian women has positive implications for their immediate well-being and better access to healthcare, nutrition and education. Empowering a woman with an income will not only transform her family’s lives, it will also trickle out to her community. It makes economic sense. It is the way to break the cycle of poverty. (FAO), (UN Women)
How we track progress and success
We have developed our impact measurement model in collaboration with EY and Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Apart from job growth, we experience more intangible results as well. The social entrepreneurs in India become more pragmatic, confident, energetic and satisfied with their entrepreneurship through interaction with Women on Wings experts. Their work in India enriches and gives our Indian and Dutch experts, who consult pro bono, further purpose and meaning. Download the detailed mutual impact assessment report here.
Suraj Kuma
IAS officer, former CEO
at JSLPS
