Latha Gupta
1 Campaign
INR 44,338
Total Raised
0
Days to go
No. of children sponsored so far: 5
We focus so much on our children and their holistic development. What about children from underprivileged sections of society? They too are our future. They struggle through childhood overburdened with financial strains and a lack of infrastructure to support their growth in meaningful ways.
I serve as a Director on the board of Enabling Leadership. I am associated with the authentic work they do to bring life skills and leadership to children from marginalised sections of society in India. I invite you to contribute to building future generations by supporting a child at a minimal cost of INR 800 a month adding to INR 9600 (USD 120) for a year. We will send you regular updates on how the funds are spent.
This Diwali and Christmas season help light up a child and educate her for life and living! Let's make this world a little more equal. You make life better for someone out there when you contribute in a little way
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| Donor Name | Donation Amount |
|---|---|
| Urs-Ulrich Katzenstein | EUR 120 |
| Anurag Mittal | INR 9600 |
| Bharat Nain | INR 5000 |
| Latha Gupta88 | INR 9600 |
| Ravi Kumar | INR 9600 |
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At Enabling Leadership, we address a critical gap faced by over 800 million children globally who lack the opportunity to develop essential life skills like problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and values such as gender equality. Without these competencies, these children remain trapped in cycles of poverty, unable to thrive as responsible and employable citizens.
This gap has become a global crisis, as recognized by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #4, which emphasizes the need for inclusive and equitable quality education.
Employers view youth work-readiness as a critical issue, with key gaps in communication, professionalism, confidence, and teamwork. The challenge isn’t a lack of jobs, but that many candidates are not work-ready. By 2027, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa will have the largest youth workforce, with these gaps more pronounced among low-income youth.
Making a meaningful dent to this alarming life skills gap, Enabling Leadership works with 9-15-year-old children from underprivileged backgrounds, using innovative programs in music, football, and Lego to develop essential life skills needed to break the cycle of poverty. Our programs help children connect classroom and playground experiences to real-life challenges. Currently, we reach 10,000 children across 125 low-income schools in urban and rural India, Singapore, Cambodia, and Kenya.
The Future Demands Thinkers: Critical thinking and problem-solving are now among the most sought-after skills for future jobs, as workplaces grow more complex and dynamic (World Economic Forum).
Resilience Gap in Low-Income Countries: Over two-thirds of youth in low-income nations lack the resilience and adaptability needed to tackle challenges or embrace change (World Bank).
Workforce Readiness Crisis: Nearly half (44%) of employers globally say graduates lack critical thinking and communication skills, making them unprepared for the workforce (WEF, 2023).
Education Falls Short: One in three young people globally believe their education doesn’t prepare them with the skills needed for jobs (UNICEF).
Mismatch in Skills Training: About 31% of youth report that available training programs don’t align with their career goals. The most sought-after skills? Leadership (22%), analytical thinking (19%), and data processing (16%) (UNICEF U-Report).
India's Skills Deficit: Over half (53%) of students in India finish secondary school without the skills needed for decent jobs. (Unicef Head Henrietta H Fore)
Gender Employment Gap: Globally, young men are 1.5 times more likely to be employed than young women, with the widest gap (16.8%) in lower-middle-income countries (ILO, 2021).
Youth Unemployment The global youth unemployment rate stood at 15.6% in 2021—more than triple the adult rate. A staggering 75 million young people were jobless, and 732 million were out of the labour force (ILO, 2021).
Our creative and fun programs using music (EL Create), football (EL Play) and Lego (EL Build) are designed to enable children to have experiences and opportunities to learn leadership and life-skills first-hand.
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