The Young Women’s Leadership Program, run by Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti (MJAS) since 2015, aims to develop leadership skills in young women and girls across India. It addresses challenges like limited education access, societal pressures, and early marriage while aligning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
MJAS takes a two two-pronged approach to ensure young women can lead their best lives:
- Basic capacity-building training: life skills, child sexual abuse awareness, self-defense, Sports for Development.
- Advanced courses: computer and mobile learning, grassroots journalism, photography/filmmaking, sports, career guidance, open schooling
Today, most MJAS programs are now led by women under 30. Their “Mission 2025” aims to create 300 young women leaders and 3,000 individuals to lead feminist processes and advocate for reforms. The program aims to empower and transform lives, serving as a movement for change in communities that is led by women for women.
Technology Enabled Girls Alliance (TEGA)
MJAS in collaboration with HAQ centre for child rights and Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT) started its first Digital Empowerment (Tech) Centre in Ajmer in 2016.
Football for Freedom,Unity and Solidarity
MJAS in collaborated with HAQ (Centre for Child Rights, Delhi), with the support of the Australian High Commission, mobilised girls ages 10-18 to play football.
Wenlido (Self-defense workshop)
The term "wenlido" is a combination of "wen", a shortened form of "women", "li", which translates to "strength" in Chinese, and "do", meaning "the way" or "the method" in certain..
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