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Learning for Girls & Women

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.

The Problem

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.

The 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.

Stats

Strategy 3.0 has reached nearly 5 million learners, including over 2 million enrolled students, 2.4 million with measured learning gains, and 465,000 adolescent girls trained in life skills.

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
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
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.
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
Film your elevator pitch.
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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
Safeena Husain
Founder and Executive Director