Elevating Youth, Elevating the World

Why Youth?

India, the world's youngest country, faces challenges like urbanization, migration, religious polarization, gender discrimination, caste atrocities, and environmental degradation. With 120 million young people reaching working age, they lack support and opportunities for career planning

Theme

How do you create a society that is gender just, environmentally sustainable, and socially inclusive? The first step is always awareness. All our work incorporates the following themes.

Gender Equity

Sustainability

Social Inclusion

Pluralism

Youth Rights & Democracy

Life Skills & Livelihood Preparation

Our
Programmes

Youth Leadership

Leaders need careful mentoring where individual dilemmas, conflicts, and anxieties are resolved within a political and ethical framework. Our goal is to leave behind a legacy of a generation of youth leaders with fresh perspectives, who can truly work towards a just, humane, and sustainable world.

Livelihood Education

We carve out fulfilling and engaging careers for marginalised youth while providing them with support and encouragement to reach for their dreams. We don’t just provide technical skills, we help young people build dignity and confidence in themselves.

Youth Work Promotion

Working with youth is the only way to really change the world, yet the number of organisations working to support and empower young people in India is still miniscule. With this in mind, we focus on promoting youth work as a profession in Karnataka, and the nation.

Youth Rights Advocacy

Youth are often considered as having duties, responsibilities, potential, and privileges, but can we also consider them as having rights?

Building Youth Centric Knowledge

The mandate of Kanaja, Samvada’s youth research cell, is to create and disseminate knowledge about youth and youthhood, in partnership with young people.

Anita Ratnam

(Founder & Managing Trustee)

“ We assist young individuals in understanding their identity, navigating the adult world, establishing desired societal and family structures, and achieving educational and career aspirations.”