What SwaTaleem Foundation does

SwaTaleem Foundation works with government Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya schools to create school communities that support adolescent girls through education. The organization designs and runs programs that build girls’ socio‑emotional skills, support continued studies, and strengthen English and academic learning in hybrid in‑person and low‑tech formats. It provides professional development for teachers using workshops, cluster sessions, and digital tools, and engages parents through regular contact and progress updates. SwaTaleem involves local women as community leaders and facilitators, creating a support system around the girls and employment opportunities for women. It also works with government officials to enable collaboration, address systemic barriers, and adapt school practices to girls’ needs. Across these efforts, the foundation combines field work and IVRS-based content to maintain learning and engagement where digital access is limited.

Name

SwaTaleem Foundation

Legal name

SwaTaleem Foundation

Website

https://swataleem.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SwaTaleem Foundation supports adolescent girls through education programs with KGBV schools, life skills, English learning, and community co

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Girls Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Life Transitions & Independence Skills (Middle/High School Readiness) (EDAMAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alternative Education & Dropout Prevention / Re-Engagement Programs (EDANAJAF), Behavioral & Social-Emotional Support (ABA, PBIS, Counseling) (EDAJAKAE), Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Girls education programs
• Nonprofit education services
• Teacher professional development
• Rural community engagement
• Adolescent girls empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: SwaTaleem Foundation is a non-profit organization that relies on donations from individuals and grants from institutional donors. Donations are eligible for tax exemption under 501(c)(3), 12A, and 80G.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SwaTaleem Foundation delivers a hybrid education and life-skills program for adolescent girls enrolled in India's Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) residential schools. The organization combines direct in-person sessions with low-cost Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) technology to teach English, socio-emotional skills, and life skills while engaging parents, teachers, local women, and government officials in a multi-stakeholder cluster-based model.

Product overview

SwaTaleem Foundation operates a multi-component educational ecosystem focused on creating thriving school communities for adolescent girls in India. The organization implements its mission through several interconnected programs: the Girls Engagement Program provides socio-emotional skills, English language development, and extracurricular sessions; the Teacher Professional Development Program builds educator capacity through digital workshops and field-based cluster sessions; the Parent Engagement Program maintains regular family contact; the Women Leaders Program develops local female community leaders; and the Government Officials Engagement Program fosters cross-stakeholder collaboration. The organization employs IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System) technology as a low-tech solution to deliver contextual educational content to girls and families, complemented by the #RunToFly fitness program, Science Gender Curriculum (developed with TARA Foundation), Digital Tablet Labs, and Career Awareness initiatives. All programs follow a hybrid in-person and technology-enabled approach centered on KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya) schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Girls Engagement Program In-depth hybrid sessions on socio-emotional skills, continuing studies, role model introductions, English language development, and extracurricular activities delivered to adolescent girls in KGBV schools.
• Teacher Professional Development Program Capacity-building program for KGBV teachers combining online workshops that build emotional and educational capacity with field-based cluster sessions for collaborative learning.
• Parent Engagement Program Regular contact points with parents via calls on school issues and the progress of their daughters, involving families in girls' education outcomes.
• Women Leaders Program Social transformation initiative that recruits and develops local women as community leaders for SwaTaleem's work while generating employment opportunities for women in rural areas.
• Government Officials Engagement Program Program engaging district and state education officials to challenge systemic hierarchies by bringing government stakeholders together with teachers, parents, and local women for collaboration and cross-learning.
• #RunToFly Program Fitness program that empowers rural KGBV girls by introducing fitness as a tool for personal and social transformation, focusing on inclusivity and holistic development.
• Science Gender Curriculum Curriculum developed in partnership with TARA Foundation to promote women's participation in STEM fields through gender-transformative science education for rural adolescent girls.
• Career Awareness Program Initiative to increase adolescent girls' awareness of higher education avenues and career opportunities beyond their immediate socioeconomic circumstances.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improvement in Girls in the ability to read and comprehend English
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad (HSSPP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwaTaleem has partnered with Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad Panchkula to work across all 31 KGBVs in Haryana for 2019-2024. This is a flagship government partnership for program delivery.
• Young India FellowshipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwaTaleem has partnered with Young India Fellowship to provide on-ground exposure for the fellows through their Experiential Learning Module Program for 2018-20.
• TARA FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTARA Foundation has been a partner since 2019, on developing and delivering a Science-Gender curriculum for rural adolescent Girls, to promote women's participation in the field of STEM.
• Pratham BooksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwaTaleem has been recipient of Pratham Books Program to provide library books for 5 KGBVs in Mewat in 2019.
• NirantarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNirantar supports SwaTaleem on the capacity building front and has been a partner since 2019.
• Pragati FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPragati Foundation partners and supports SwaTaleem Foundation to further its vision.
• Girls Not BridesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on ending child marriage through collaborative efforts in the girls' education space.
• NCOREminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCORE partnership for collaborative work in education sector.
• EdumentumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdumentum logo appears on partner section indicating collaboration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Educate Girls: India-based non-profit focused on enrolling and retaining out-of-school girls and improving learning outcomes; directly comparable in mission, target population (adolescent girls in rural India), and government school engagement model.
• Pratham: One of India's largest education NGOs, working across age groups including adolescent girls via government school partnerships and community-based programs; comparable in non-profit model, government engagement, and life-skills/learning focus.
• Milaan Foundation: India-based non-profit empowering adolescent girls through education and life-skills programs in rural communities; highly comparable in target demographic, programmatic structure, and community-engagement model.
• Vikalp (Vikalp Sansthan): India-based non-profit working specifically with KGBV schools and adolescent girls on life skills and education; directly comparable in target institutions (KGBVs), geography (Rajasthan/India), and programmatic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Room to Read: Global non-profit with significant India operations focused on girls' education and literacy; comparable in girls' education mission, government school engagement, and life-skills curriculum, but operates at much larger scale across multiple countries.
• CARE India: Large India arm of CARE International with programs spanning girls' education, child marriage prevention, and adolescent empowerment; comparable in mission and donor base but operates across broader thematic areas.
• UNICEF India: UN agency running large-scale adolescent girls' education and life-skills programs in Indian government schools; comparable in target population and government-school delivery, but operates at vastly larger scale as a multilateral.
• Barefoot College: India-based non-profit providing education and skills training in rural communities including women and girls; comparable in rural India focus and community-led delivery, though broader in scope beyond girls' education.

Emerging players

• Magic Bus India Foundation: India-based non-profit working with adolescents from low-income communities on education and life-skills outcomes via school and community programs; comparable in target demographic and life-skills curriculum focus.
• Girl Rising: Global non-profit using storytelling and education to drive change for girls; comparable in girls' empowerment mission and content-driven approach, though primarily an advocacy organization rather than direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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