India Youth Fund

Empowering Youth Through Education & Skills

aka India Youth Fund   |   New York, NY   |  indiayouthfund.org

Mission

India Youth Fund works with children growing up in India's slums. These children live in conditions of extreme poverty and deprivation. India Youth Fund seeks to improve their daily lives by instilling life skills and job skills to break the cycle of poverty for them and their families. We do this by engaging them through in-school leadership and after-school sports, arts and vocational skill programs. These programs build their confidence, self-esteem, and encourage active decision making. They sow the seeds of leadership and ambition, inspiring children to stay in school and work towards a healthier, brighter future.

Ruling year info

2012

President

Mr. Víctor Martinez-Angles Mr.

CEO

Mrs. Ashley Kadakia Mrs.

Main address

205 Hudson Street 7th Floor

New York, NY 10013 USA

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Formerly known as

Salaam Bombay Children's Fund

EIN

45-4510160

NTEE code info

Youth Development Programs (O50)

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Jobs Skills

Our Jobs Skills Program provides children with vocational skills for livelihoods and sustainable careers after school, avoiding early school drop-out leading to unskilled labor, and to grow up to be positive contributors to society. It gives children opportunities to earn part-time as they study and increases their capabilities... all the while encouraging them to stay in school.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

Arts Academy:
-Training children in the arts offers them the chance to improve their career prospects; more importantly, it gives them a chance to express themselves. It is at these academies that many children find their voice, get noticed, and discover themselves for the first time. Children earn recognition in performance competitions.

Sports Academy:
Sports Academies teach children life skills of leadership, goal-setting, and teamwork. Youth compete in national and international tournaments. Their participation improves their chances of receiving scholarships and job offers – both on and off the playing field.

Media Academy:
This academy offers intensive courses in journalism, photography, print production and design. It helps children develop strong communication, writing and interpersonal skills.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

Teaching students confidence and teamwork through sports and group activity.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

Most children give in to the ever-mounting pressure to drop out of school and start earning, between the ages of 14 and 16. The Skills@School program addresses this problem by enabling them to work part-time without dropping out. It equips children with necessary skills to apprentice with professionals, helping them save for higher education, and preparing them for sustainable careers after graduation. This program improves the lives of children and benefits their families and communities.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

Where we work

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We aim to keep kids in school and give them the skills needed to make money to contribute to the family income, reducing the pressure to drop out of school. We not only give kids hopes and dreams of a brighter future but give them the personal and technical skills and mentorship needed to do it.

A child in school has a future. We aim to catch kids before they drop out. Under the supervision and mentorship of our teachers and coaches, we can change the trajectory of a child's life.

Our life skills academies are offered to students age 12 to 15 and include after school arts, sports and theater programs. These programs teach kids important life skills like confidence, communication, teamwork and responsibility.

At the age of 15 when most kids around the world are getting high-school jobs, we introduce our skilling programs. These courses include but are not limited to mobile repair, beauty and wellness techniques, graphic design, baking and confectionary, coding and robotics. Students can use the skills learned through our courses to make wages while staying in school, relieving the pressure to drop out of school and also saving for higher education.

We have already helped over 25,000 students across 5 cities in India. We hope to continue to reach more and more kids in these 5 cities and then expand into more cities across the country.

Financials

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India Youth Fund

Board of directors
as of 02/22/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Victor Martinez-Angles

Julian Elliot

Avtar Ganju

In Life For Life, LLC

Victor Martinez-Angles

Lumis Partners

Padmini Somani

Vinay Nair

Ashok Shaha

Rajkamal Iyer

Scott Nathan

Aditi Shrikam

Ashley Kadakia

Akhil Gupta

Vikram Gandhi

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 6/3/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 06/03/2021

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Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.