EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING RURAL GIRLS AND WOMEN FOR A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY EMPOWERED RURAL SOCIETY.
In Hindi, Pardada Pardadi means “great-grandparents.” An integral part of ancient Indian wisdom revolves around family; the value-based knowledge and education a child receives from an invested community is a crucial component of her successful transformation into an empowered adult…
OUR VISION
To establish and grow a Social enterprise for women empowerment in India that offers high-quality products and services and contributes to the general upliftment of society, specifically by generating employment for rural women and empowering them through social and financial independence.
OUR MISSION
To employ 500 women by end of 2020. To empower women through education and employability, and enable them to be self-sustainable.
OUR IMPACT
20+
years
18000+
rural families
impacted
700+
rural women
trained
₹2.09
crores income
generated
30%
increase in salaries
in last 5 years
CHANGING THE SOCIETY,
ONE LIFE AT A TIME
We are proud to be the initiators of a social revolution in our areas of operation. By empowering rural women towards financial independence, we have been able to make a positive change to their lives. Here is one of the many stories of the lives we’ve helped change for the better.
The Inspiring Stories and Thoughts of IVillagers
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO TEACH GIRLS THAN BOYS! Our oldest and wisest member, Shashi, is a confident, progressive woman. A single mother of three, she does not believe in gender roles and stereotypes, and earns a living for her family by herself. She is self-assured, financially independent, and smiles a lot!
Shashi joined IVillage 16 years ago, originally part of the vocation centre at PPES and has learnt and developed a multitude of skills over the years. Working at IVillage gave her the platform to make the most of her talent, and refine her flair for embroidery into giving her the identity of an “artisan.”
She developed her talents and flair as an embroidery artist at IVillage, and is now the most experienced member of our team! Not just that, due to her experience and expertise in stitching, she is now the uniform in charge at the IVillage Vocation Centre. She is a dedicated and self-assured leader, and looks after every aspect of her department, ensuring flawless work by her team! Working as a “leader” gave her an identity of a strong, influential woman- and she carries that confidence with her into other aspects of her life.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO TEACH GIRLS THAN BOYS! Our oldest and wisest member, Shashi, is a confident, progressive woman. A single mother of three, she does not believe in gender roles and stereotypes, and earns a living for her family by herself. She is self-assured, financially independent, and smiles a lot!
Shashi joined IVillage 16 years ago, originally part of the vocation centre at PPES and has learnt and developed a multitude of skills over the years. Working at IVillage gave her the platform to make the most of her talent, and refine her flair for embroidery into giving her the identity of an “artisan.”
She developed her talents and flair as an embroidery artist at IVillage, and is now the most experienced member of our team! Not just that, due to her experience and expertise in stitching, she is now the uniform in charge at the IVillage Vocation Centre. She is a dedicated and self-assured leader, and looks after every aspect of her department, ensuring flawless work by her team! Working as a “leader” gave her an identity of a strong, influential woman- and she carries that confidence with her into other aspects of her life.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO TEACH GIRLS THAN BOYS! Our oldest and wisest member, Shashi, is a confident, progressive woman. A single mother of three, she does not believe in gender roles and stereotypes, and earns a living for her family by herself. She is self-assured, financially independent, and smiles a lot!
Shashi joined IVillage 16 years ago, originally part of the vocation centre at PPES and has learnt and developed a multitude of skills over the years. Working at IVillage gave her the platform to make the most of her talent, and refine her flair for embroidery into giving her the identity of an “artisan.”
She developed her talents and flair as an embroidery artist at IVillage, and is now the most experienced member of our team! Not just that, due to her experience and expertise in stitching, she is now the uniform in charge at the IVillage Vocation Centre. She is a dedicated and self-assured leader, and looks after every aspect of her department, ensuring flawless work by her team! Working as a “leader” gave her an identity of a strong, influential woman- and she carries that confidence with her into other aspects of her life.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO TEACH GIRLS THAN BOYS! Our oldest and wisest member, Shashi, is a confident, progressive woman. A single mother of three, she does not believe in gender roles and stereotypes, and earns a living for her family by herself. She is self-assured, financially independent, and smiles a lot!
Shashi joined IVillage 16 years ago, originally part of the vocation centre at PPES and has learnt and developed a multitude of skills over the years. Working at IVillage gave her the platform to make the most of her talent, and refine her flair for embroidery into giving her the identity of an “artisan.”
She developed her talents and flair as an embroidery artist at IVillage, and is now the most experienced member of our team! Not just that, due to her experience and expertise in stitching, she is now the uniform in charge at the IVillage Vocation Centre. She is a dedicated and self-assured leader, and looks after every aspect of her department, ensuring flawless work by her team! Working as a “leader” gave her an identity of a strong, influential woman- and she carries that confidence with her into other aspects of her life.
TESTIMONIALS BY OUR CLIENTS
“Stunning! Beautiful! Gorgeous! A big Thank you to The IVillage team for making it so simple for me gifts my professional associates and loved ones – values, ethics and extremely good quality products. IVillage is a highly motivated organization, wherein all the team members are deeply connected to the community, and share a passion for empowering the rural women with good quality education and employment for a better life. Innovation and self-improvisation has helped them carve out a niche in contemporary gifting, home decor and soft furnishings- all styled in Indian-ness.
We had Approached IVillage for an innovative calendar for our corporate gifting for the year 2018. They went to great lengths to ensure that the product design was innovative and at the same time appealing. The quality of the product was premium, and where we were expecting one design, we got two. I would highly Recommend the IVillage team.
We were looking for gifts for the guests at our daughter’s wedding. We were looking for unique gifts. IVillage Team came up with some great ideas that immediately touched a chord. The order was executed flawlessly, gift wrapped keeping in mind the theme colours of the wedding card and delivered home. We have received many complements for the gifts curated by Arya and her team, and are very happy we entrusted this important part of the wedding to her.
Our oldest and wisest member, Shashi, is a confident, progressive woman. A single mother of three, she does not believe in gender roles and stereotypes, and earns a living for her family by herself. She is self-assured, financially independent, and smiles a lot! Shashi joined IVillage 16 years ago, originally part of the vocation centre at PPES and has learnt and developed a multitude of skills over the years. Working at IVillage gave her the
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