About YAF

YouthAid Foundation

About Us

YouthAid Foundation has empowered over 16,000 grassroots women from marginalized communities across urban, rural, and tribal areas to start micro, nano, and small enterprises (MSMEs). Through comprehensive training programs and consistent mentorship, these entrepreneurs not only achieve financial independence but also break free from the generational mindset of being workers, embracing innovation, and escaping exploitative work conditions that often harm their health.

As more women step into entrepreneurship, we are witnessing a transformational shift in patriarchal mindsets that once confined them to domestic roles. By professionalizing the unorganized sector, YouthAid ensures that marginalized individuals become multidimensional contributors to the economy.

Our Entrepreneurship Development Programme covers the entire journey from business ideation to financial and digital literacy, market surveys, product diversification, sales pitches, marketing, and setting annual targets. We continuously monitor their business growth and provide mentorship interventions when needed. Only when individuals become truly self-reliant can we collectively achieve the vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-reliant India)

Our Vision

Create an environment for grassroots Micro- Entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas, prepare business plans and get support to mentorship so that they contribute towards wealth and job creation in society.

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Mission

Our Mission

Create spaces, opportunities and support 1 million entrepreneurs from grassroots to be powerful force for socio-economic transformation by 2035.