Sister India began with a simple question:

What's the most effective way to help some of the most oppressed people in our world today to thrive?

We offer a holistic, year-long program that brings total transformation: uplifting women and girls, freeing families from poverty, and breaking cycles of oppression for generations to come.

Your support for Sister India gives health and wholeness to all areas of her life.

As she receives a basic education, she learns to run a home-based business, keep her family safe, and help her children thrive.

Sister India partners with local Indian leaders and teachers to deliver year-long holistic literacy programs for women and girls.

Classes go beyond reading and writing to include:

Basic math and numeracy
Business and financial skills (savings, starting microbusinesses, bookkeeping)
Health, sanitation, and nutrition
Life skills training, including how to honor the girl child and resist harmful practices such as child marriage, child labor, and trafficking

These classes also teach the value of daughters as equal with sons, and how to stop child marriage and recognize traffickers.

Through increased incomes, families end their reliance on child labor and can resist the terrible financial pressure to traffic their own children.

We want you to know exactly how your support creates lasting change for women and girls in India.

Led by Local Teachers

Classes are taught by trained Indian teachers who understand the challenges their students face. Change grows from within communities.

Literacy That Transforms

Our year-long program teaches women to read, write, and manage daily life — while gaining skills to protect their children from child marriage, child labor, and trafficking.

Change That Multiplies

When one woman learns, her entire family benefits. Children stay in school, families grow healthier, and communities move toward freedom and opportunity.