Lajpat Nagar II, New Delhi 110024 Working with girls since 2008
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Impact

The proof is in the leaders.

Fifteen years, roughly 5,000 participants, and a generation of young women who now run the organisation that once trained them.

5,000
participants reached
15+
years of practice
3
core programmes
42
in current CI cohorts
#KnowOurLeader series

Meet Our Young Leaders

Every leader here started as a participant. These are their stories, in their own words.

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Uma — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Uma

Full of ideas — determined to make every dream come true.

Renu — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Renu

A fearless girl who took her life into her own hands.

Haseen — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Haseen

Working to protect her community — one day, as a police officer.

Durga — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Durga

Negotiating for control over her own life, against forced marriage.

Jyoti — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Jyoti

Admin intern at FAT, campaigner against forced marriage, photographer.

Rekha — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Rekha

From student to full-time trainee — now a mentor for the next cohort.

Deepika — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Deepika

From too shy to step outside, to a leader in her own community.

Lalita — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Lalita

A Jugaad Lab intern with her sights set on an MBA in marketing.

Kanchan — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Kanchan

A #GirlPowerStory of bravery and strength.

Ruksana — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Ruksana

Dreams of becoming a lawyer so she can help girls like her.

Priya — #KnowOurLeader videoWatch her story

Priya

Topped her community, then won the argument to finish college.

Stories of change

What change looks like on the ground

The Little Innovators

The Little Innovators

What ten-year-olds build when nobody tells them science isn't for girls — projects from our Community Jugaad Labs.

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Community Stories

Community Stories

How families, neighbours and local institutions change when girls start leading — told by the communities themselves.

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Films made by girls

Watch FAT in Action

Written, shot and edited by participants in our media and technology sessions.

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Corona Nahi, Karuna!

Corona Nahi, Karuna!

Compassion, not corona.

Khulte Pankh

Khulte Pankh

Unfurling wings — leaders of rural Bihar.

Akhir Kyun?

Akhir Kyun? (But Why?)

A hundred girls' stories, told as one.

Nanhi Boonde

Nanhi Boonde

Campaigners against forced marriage.

Our reach

Where we work

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Delhi
Head office and the first Community Tech Centre, opened 2010.
Bihar
Community programmes and young women leaders in rural districts.
Jharkhand
Collectivisation Initiative cohorts and community learning spaces.
Research & MEL

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Our programmes change because our evidence does. Evaluations, participant research and wellbeing studies feed directly back into curriculum and practice.

STEM Report

Our findings on what actually shifts girls' participation and confidence in STEM.

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Research Publications

Papers and studies on feminist technology, digital rights and girls' leadership.

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Wellbeing research

Participant surveys, focus groups and counselling-based assessments that shaped our approach to care.

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Be part of the next 5,000.

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