We are focused on women & child development and the protection of our planet, powered by women themselves as change leaders.
India’s inclusive progress is not possible without the ability and energy of her women.
Rural women are chosen from within the community, trained to be change leaders and enabled with campiagns, tools and social impact products to drive social change in their communities.
Our rural women entrepreneurs, who we proudly call Dharmalife Entrepreneurs or Tejaswinis, are the centre of our model for change.
Mapping the community’s needs
Delivering social initiatives and products
Enabling last mile access
Augmented by insights and enabled by technology
People
Vision – Ensure equal opportunities for rural communities compared to their urban counterparts in health, gender, education, and livelihoods
Women Focus
Gender Norms - Addressing gender bias and patriarchal norms through the DLE as a role model. Health – Awareness and action on menstrual hygiene, reproductive health and nutrition.Livelihoods - Enabling skilling and creating livelihood opportunities
Children Focus
Education - Ensuring access to high-quality education through supplemental online learning.Health – Awareness and action on proper nutrition and personal hygiene.
Planet
Vision – Create thriving rural communities that are aware of climate change and work actively towards individual and collective climate action.
Clean Energy & Climate Action
Energy Access – Enabling awareness and access to clean energy solutions for households, businesses and community spaces
Climate Action – Creating awareness of climate change and encouraging climate action in rural communities
Reforestation – Driving rural communities to plant and sustain trees in their localities
Circularity – Working with rural tailors and artisans to make processes more circular and reduce the impact of textile waste.
Climate Action – Creating awareness of climate change and encouraging climate action in rural communities
Reforestation – Driving rural communities to plant and sustain trees in their localities
Circularity – Working with rural tailors and artisans to make processes more circular and reduce the impact of textile waste.
Dharmalife Labs
A collaboration between Dharmalife, the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at the London Business School, and Siriti, the Lab leverages local relationships, digital connectedness, and real-time insights to drive impact at scale.