Our goal is to build empowered leaders, particularly women and girls, with lived experience of caste and disability-based discrimination. We are fostering a generation that leads with dignity and advocates for systemic change.
A phased approach to systemic empowerment and leadership development.
Identify, build, and support emerging leaders through foundational programs and opportunities.
Identify and map potential Dalit youth leaders with disabilities at local and provincial levels.
Conduct foundational leadership development workshops (skills, self- advocacy, confidence building).
Launch mentorship programs pairing emerging leaders with established activists.
Facilitate access to educational scholarships and literacy programs.
Strengthen leadership skills,
expand networks, and promote
active participation in civic
spaces.
Advanced leadership training focusing on strategic planning, negotiation, and public speaking.
Facilitate participation of young leaders in national- level forums and networks.
Initiate community-based projects led by youth and women leaders to practice civic engagement.
Support peer-led awareness sessions in schools/colleges to promote leadership and rights awareness.
Institutionalize leadership, share
success stories, and integrate
leaders in policy and advocacy.
Establish a formal youth and women leadership council within DDAN.
Document and disseminate leadership success stories and best practices.
Facilitate cross-movement leadership exchange programs (national and regional).
Integrate leadership graduates into policy and advocacy initiatives as active change agents.
Emerging Leaders Identified
Leadership Workshops Conducted
Women & Girls Leaders Supported
Networks & Partnerships Engaged
People Reached Through Initiatives