Aapki Shakti, Aapke Liye, Aapke Saath.

Overview
We-Shakti is the women and community empowerment vertical of We-Shakti Trust, dedicated to fostering sustainable livelihoods, financial independence, and dignity for women. Through skill-training, capacity building, enterprise support, and institutional partnerships, We-Shakti strengthens self-help groups and community networks to ensure empowerment is practical, inclusive, and sustainable.
Aligned with SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth), We-Shakti advances gender equality by turning skills, access, and participation into dignified, sustainable livelihoods for women and communities.
Aligned with Lakhpati Didi and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiatives, we strengthen women’s livelihoods while promoting equality and education for the girl child.

Our Work in Action

Empowerment / Skill Training

Skill development and capacity-building programmes

Inclusion

Education and digital literacy enabling economic participation

Market Access

Shakti Melas connecting women entrepreneurs to markets

Partnerships

Livelihood linkages through strong institutional partnerships

Wellbeing

Health, hygiene, and financial awareness initiatives

Leadership

Women-focused training centres and leadership development

Livelihood

Market-driven platform generating sustainable employment

When women decide, communities rise. We-Shakti cultivates confidence and capability  – empowering women to become architects of their own futures and catalysts of community transformation.

Women-only community marketplaces that bring together stalls, free skill-training sessions, and free health check-ups – creating a vibrant space for women entrepreneurs to showcase their work, connect with collaborators, and strengthen community bonds.

AGNI (Artisan Growth Network of India) is the women-led enterprise arm of We-Shakti, converting grassroots skills into sustainable livelihoods and integrating women into the formal economy through employment opportunities and structured market access.

Women-led Development

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES

Women-led Development

When women decide, communities rise. We-Shakti cultivates confidence and capability  – empowering women to become architects of their own futures and catalysts of community transformation.

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We-Shakti Entrepreneurship Melas

MARKETPLACE OF GROWTH

We-Shakti Entrepreneurship Melas

Women-only community marketplaces that bring together stalls, free skill-training sessions, and free health check-ups – creating a vibrant space for women entrepreneurs to showcase their work, connect with collaborators, and strengthen community bonds.

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AGNI (Artisan Growth Network of India)

SKILL TO LIVELIHOOD

AGNI (Artisan Growth Network of India)

AGNI (Artisan Growth Network of India) is the women-led enterprise arm of We-Shakti, converting grassroots skills into sustainable livelihoods and integrating women into the formal economy through employment opportunities and structured market access.

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Milestones & Impact

5+ ENTREPRENEURSHIP MELAS

creating direct market access and income opportunities for women

17,000+ WOMEN EMPOWERED

through skill-training and capacity-building initiatives

RAJEEVIKA-PARTNERSHIP

strengthening SHGs and expanding sustainable livelihoods

NCUI-COLLABORATION

empowering women cooperatives and community-led initiatives

SARAS DAIRY-NDDB-SAKHI DAIRY

collaborations enabling dairy and agriculture-led rural enterprise development

LAUNCH OF TRAINING CENTRE

on Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025

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