Strategy 3.0 - 10 Million Learners in 10 Years

Create a continuum of support for last-mile girls (aged from 6-29) by strengthening enrolment, retention, and learning outcomes, expanding structured second-chance pathways, and scaling impact through government adoption for sustainable systems change.

Team Leader

Safeena Husain

Create a continuum of support for last-mile girls (aged from 6-29) by strengthening enrolment, retention, and learning outcomes, expanding structured second-chance pathways, and scaling impact through government adoption for sustainable systems change.

What is the name of your organization?

Educate Girls

What is the name of your solution?

Strategy 3.0 - 10 Million Learners in 10 Years

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In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Mumbai

In what country is your solution team headquartered?

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What type of organization is your solution team?

Nonprofit

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What specific problem are you solving?

India achieves near-universal primary girl enrolment, but secondary dropout is high (47.5% progression). Poverty, early marriage, migration, norms, poor foundations, and scarce schools drive dropouts. Underserved areas lack infrastructure; fragmented NIOS offers weak re-entry, trapping millions in inequality.

What is your solution?

Through Strategy 3.0, Foundation to Educate Girls Globally will support girls aged 6-29 via Vidya and Pragati programs, targeting 10M learners in 10 years. Vidya targets out-of-school girls aged 6-14 for enrolment/retention and improves outcomes for grades 3-8 via Gyan Ka Pitara, reaching 700K children in 5 years in hotspots. Pragati offers second-chance Grade 10 certification for dropouts aged 15-29 using government open schooling. Systemically, we’ll partner with 12 state governments to strengthen open schools. Combining direct delivery, NGOs, and government ties, Strategy 3.0 ensures scalable impact.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Our solution supports last-mile girls and young women aged 6 to 29 who are out of formal education or face major barriers to learning. Vidya focuses on children aged 6 to 14 out of school or at risk of dropping out due to poverty, restrictive social norms, early marriage, migration, or weak learning foundations. Pragati supports adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 29 who are over-age, have dropped out, or are ineligible for formal schooling, providing second-chance education via Grade 10 certification and flexible pathways for further learning and livelihoods. Our programs operate primarily in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar—states with high exclusion rates—targeting Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes. Most learners are first-generation with limited family support and deep-rooted social disadvantages. By addressing these barriers, we help them access education, build life skills and confidence, strengthen agency, and unlock sustainable socio-economic empowerment.

Organization Type:
Nonprofit

Headquarters:
Mumbai, India

Stage:
Scale

Working In:
India

Solution Website:
www.educategirls.ngo

Solution Team:

Safeena Husain
Founder and Executive Director

Strategy 3.0 - 10 Million Learners in 10 Years

Create a continuum of support for last-mile girls (aged from 6-29) by strengthening enrolment, retention, and learning outcomes, expanding structured second-chance pathways, and scaling impact through government adoption for sustainable systems change.

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