Who we are
YouthInvest Foundation (YouthInvest) is an Indian not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower children and young people in reaching their full potential and leading productive lives.
YouthInvest envisions healthy, educated, emotionally well-adjusted, and skilled adolescents and youth, especially from marginalised and disadvantaged populations, entering adulthood.
LIVES IMPACTED
- 1000 + young people through our education and skills training programme.
- 35,000 plus adolescents through our life skills development programme.
- 11,00,000 plus children and adolescents through our health and nutrition programme.
What we do
Education and skills training for adolescents and youths
- We aim to increase access to foundational and secondary education and job-readiness skills among underprivileged adolescents and youths, resulting in increased higher education and job-readiness, improved life choices, and prevention of child marriage among girls.
Health and nutrition for children and adolescents
- We work in rural areas and urban slums in communities and schools to prevent childhood malnutrition, reduce iron-deficiency anaemia, ensure better reproductive & sexual health outcomes, and positive lifestyle & wellness practices, safe water & sanitation (WASH) practices, resulting in improved health and nutrition of children and young people.
Youth leadership and life skills development
- We work in communities and schools to build confidence, agency, resilience and leadership skills among young people, leading to their increased self-esteem and social-emotional skills; enhanced awareness of gender-egalitarian values and rights; and increased access to services and opportunities.
Where we work
We currently work in West Bengal, Assam and Jharkhand.
Districts
West Bengal: Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Paschim Medinipur
Assam: Kamrup, Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Udalguri, Dhubri, Kamrup Metro, Nalbari, Morigaon
Jharkhand: Ranchi
