Manzil Welfare Society

What Manzil Welfare Society does

Manzil Welfare Society is a non-profit, youth-led learning center founded in 1996 in New Delhi, India, and registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). It serves children and youth from low-income and migrant communities — primarily children of domestic workers, drivers, electricians, and other service workers from the Sujan Singh Park neighborhood — providing academic support (Math, Science, English, Computer Skills), creative arts education (music, dance, theatre, painting, filmmaking), career skills training, and media education. Programs are delivered entirely free of cost through a distinctive peer-to-peer learning methodology in which students evolve into teachers and alumni form the core leadership. The organization operates across three physical blocks in Sujan Singh Park, supplemented by online classes via Zoom and Google Meet that have extended enrollment to approximately 400 students per month nationally.

The organization's product portfolio includes core academic programs, an Arts in Education track, the Manzil Media Lab (launched April 2022 in partnership with FilmArt and Manzil Mystics to deliver filmmaking, animation, graphic design, and audio production courses), and supporting programs such as Hello Zindagi (career skills), Anubhav-shala (internships), and Teacher's Well-being Sessions. Annual creative platforms — Manzil Utsav (a performing arts showcase attended by 700+ people), Manzil's Got Talent, and Shaam-e-Shukriya (donor appreciation) — function as community engagement and fundraising touchpoints. Technology infrastructure is built entirely on commodity consumer tools (Zoom, Google Meet, Google Forms, PowerPoint, social media), with no proprietary platform disclosed. The organization has a core team of approximately 5 paid staff, 17 total employees, and a large volunteer workforce; many core team members are former students.

Manzil's revenue model relies exclusively on donations and institutional grants, including FCRA-compliant international contributions, with all programs provided free to students. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, growing through word-of-mouth referrals, volunteer networks, and flagship community events rather than paid marketing. The organization has organically incubated at least seven alumni-led ventures — including Dance Kabila, Manzil Mystics, Mantash, Learning by Locals (serving 100+ students in Okhla), DrameBaaz, and Craftkari — functioning as extension channels that multiply Manzil's social impact footprint.

Name

Manzil Welfare Society

Legal name

Manzil Welfare Society

Website

https://manzil.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Manzil Welfare Society is a non-profit, youth-led learning center in New Delhi that provides free academic, arts, and media education to underserved children from migrant and low-income communities through a peer-to-peer teaching model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Child and Youth Services (62411), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAEAG

Homeless, Foster Care & Highly Mobile Youth Education Services

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Alternative & At-Risk K–12 Education (Continuation, Recovery, Juvenile)

SECONDARYEDAAAOAD

Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Workforce Development Initiatives

SECONDARYEDANAGAB

Group & Class-Based Live Tutoring Platforms

Education/Tutoring & Test Preparation/Online/Virtual Tutoring Platforms & Marketplaces

SECONDARYEDAAAFAN

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Community & Public Education Programs (Libraries, Community Centers)

Keywords

• Community education programs
• Youth learning centers
• Arts education
• Media education training
• Peer-to-peer learning

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Manzil operates as a non-profit organization registered under FCRA, relying on financial contributions from donors and institutional grants. FCRA quarterly returns are filed, indicating international funding compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Manzil Welfare Society is a non-profit, youth-led learning center that delivers free academic tutoring (Mathematics, Science, English, Computer Skills) and arts education (music, dance, theatre, painting, filmmaking, graphic design, animation, audio production) to children and youth from low-income and migrant communities in Delhi. Programs are run by a youth-led team using a peer-to-peer teaching methodology where students teach students, and alumni form the core leadership.

Product overview

Manzil is a non-profit, youth-led learning center offering educational programs primarily for children from underserved communities in Delhi. The core offerings include Academic Programs (Math, Science, English, Computer Skills) and Arts in Education (Music, Dance, Theater, Painting, Filmmaking). The flagship Manzil Media Lab (MML), launched April 2022, provides professional media courses in Filmmaking, Animation, Graphic Design, and Audio Production. Creative platforms include annual events like Manzil Utsav (700+ audience performing arts show), Manzil's Got Talent, and Shaam-e-Shukriya. Supporting programs include Hello Zindagi (career skills), Anubhav-shala (internships), and Teacher's Well-being Sessions. Numerous alumni ventures have emerged including Dance Kabila, Manzil Mystics, Mantash, Learning by Locals, DrameBaaz, and Craftkari. The organization operates across three blocks in Sujan Singh Park, New Delhi, and has expanded to serve 400+ students monthly through online learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Manzil Media Lab (MML): A media education program providing professional courses in filmmaking, graphic design, animation, and audio production for underprivileged students, launched in April 2022.
• Hello Zindagi
• Anubhav-shala

Quantifiable outcome

• 250+ children currently enrolled; 400+ students reached per month during the pandemic
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FilmArtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022FilmArt partnered with Manzil to co-launch the Manzil Media Lab (MML) program in April 2022. FilmArt contributes professional media expertise to provide free filmmaking, animation, graphic design, and audio production courses to underserved students.
• Manzil MysticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Manzil Mystics, a Manzil-incubated music social enterprise, partnered with Manzil to co-launch Manzil Media Lab in April 2022. Manzil Mystics contributes music and media expertise to the program, providing students exposure to audio production and social impact through media.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest non-profits focused on education for underprivileged children, operating programs across academic tutoring, vocational training, and digital learning. Comparable to Manzil in serving low-income youth with supplemental education, but at national scale with formal measurement frameworks and substantial institutional funding.
• Teach For India: Fellowships that place trained graduates into low-income schools across India. Comparable in targeting educational equity for underserved children, though Manzil's model is community-led and free rather than a structured fellowship program.
• Magic Bus India Foundation: Large non-profit running life-skills and education programs for underprivileged adolescents across India. Comparable in targeting youth from low-income communities with curriculum-based interventions.
• Smile Foundation: National non-profit working on education, health, and livelihood for underprivileged children and families. Comparable in serving low-income communities with education-focused programs, though at a larger scale and broader thematic scope.

Direct peers

• Udayan Care: Non-profit supporting children in need of care and protection, including those from vulnerable families, through education and life-skills programs. Comparable in mission to Manzil's youth-development focus with structured program offerings.
• Akanksha Foundation: Non-profit running schools and after-school programs for underprivileged children in Mumbai and Pune. Comparable in delivering free academic enrichment and life-skills programs to low-income urban youth, though with a stronger school-network model.
• Door Step School: Mumbai-based non-profit delivering education to children of pavement dwellers, construction workers, and migrant families. Directly comparable to Manzil's migrant-community focus and free-of-cost delivery model.
• Make A Difference (MAD): India-based non-profit providing education and life-skills support to children in shelters and low-income communities. Directly comparable to Manzil in mission (educational uplift of vulnerable youth), volunteer-driven delivery, and youth-engagement programs.
• Pravah: Delhi-based non-profit focused on youth leadership and life-skills development among underprivileged adolescents. Directly comparable to Manzil in socio-emotional learning, youth-led programming, and Delhi geography.

Emerging players

• NIIT Foundation: Non-profit arm of NIIT delivering digital literacy and vocational training to underprivileged youth in India. Comparable to Manzil Media Lab's mission of equipping underserved students with technical/media skills for employability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/manzilnews
• Facebookfacebook.com/manzilngoin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manzil-welfare-society

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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