Ekal Overview
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Who We Are
VISION
MISSION
What do we do?
Ekal Vidyalaya (Cost: $500 per year per school for 30 students)
Women Empowerment Centers (WEC) (Cost: $30,000 for 3-5 years)
Computer Training Labs (CTL) (Cost : $30,000 for 3-5 years)
Skill Development Centers (SDC) (Cost: $60,000 for 3-5 years)
Telemedicine Enhanced Arogya (TEA) (Cost: $50,000 for 5 years)
Sustainable Agriculture (Cost Varies per location)
Our Focus
Since 2014, Ekal Gramothan Foundation has expanded from 2 to 285+ projects, empowering rural and tribal communities through skill education and micro-entrepreneurship.
By addressing local needs sustainably, it has transformed thousands of lives across India through education, employment, and entrepreneurship.
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Project Growth
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2026 - March
Jan-Mar 2026 Achievements
Key Highlights:
Inaugurations:
WEC – 10 | CTL – 4 | IVD – 2 | EOW – 2 | Satellite – 29
Transformative Beneficiary Reach
1.65M
Arogya (ARC) Beneficiaries
From 1.28M in 2024 29% increase
588K
Telemedicine (TEA) Beneficiaries
From 419K in 2024 40% increase
Combined reach in 2025: 2.24 million lives touched through preventive healthcare interventions
Expanding Our Reach
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12,75,000
ARC 2024
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16,50,000
ARC 2025
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4,19,100
TEA 2024
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5,88,522
TEA 2025
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Ekal Vidyalaya
Just $10/week for brighter futures we seek!
One year ~ One school
30 children ~ $500
The power to educate and empower lives and create great stories!
Just $1.37 a day can change a child's life!
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Women Empowerment Center (WEC)
The Women Empowerment Center will be a hub of
learning and growth, equipping rural women with
sewing and vocational skills.
Empower Women Transform Villages
$30,000 - 30 villages - 3 to 5 years
Just $30,000 supports women’s empowerment across 30 villages.
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Computer Training
Lab (CTL)
The Computer Training Lab will be a gateway to digital empowerment, helping youth in rural India build essential computer skills for a better future
Bring Digital Skills to Rural Youth
$30,000 - 30 villages - 3 to 5 years
Just $30,000 brings digital education to rural communities
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Skill Development Center (SDC)
A combination of a Women Empowerment Center & a Computer Training Lab empowers youth and women with digital skills, entrepreneurship training, and vocational education
Empowering rural women & youth to gain vocational skills & become micro-entrepreneurs
$60,000 - 30 villages - 3 to 5 years
Just $60,000 can bring skill training and livelihood opportunities to villages
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Telemedicine Enhanced Arogya (TEA)
Telemedicine connects rural and tribal communities
to qualified doctors through technology, ensuring
medical care reaches even the most remote villages
Bringing Enhanced Healthcare Services to the Last Mile
$50,000 - 30 villages - 5 years
Just $50,000 can bring telemedicine and preventive healthcare access to 30 villages
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Ekal On Wheels (EOW)
is a mobile digital learning initiative designed to bring computer education directly to remote villages.
Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural and Tribal India
Opex $15,000 - 36 villages - 1 year
Just $15,000 supports operational cost to run Ekal On Wheels across 36 villages for 1 year
Bringing Widespread Empowerment To Rural India
~100,000
Ekal Villages Present In All States In India
10 million
Children Have Gained Literacy Since 1989
3 million
Students Currently Enrolled
67,000
Women Vocationally Trained
92,000
Youth Digitally Literate
1.3 million
Youth & Adults Have Gained Skills Training
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Uniqueness of Ekal
Unparalleled reach into remote rural and tribal areas of India
20% of Schools in Border Areas
Sense of normalcy in border villages – even Indian Army welcomes Ekal
Nearly 500 schools in Kashmir Valley
Not even one stone throwing incident in our villages, leave alone terrorism
Schools in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab etc
In Assam, antidote to ULFA etc
Ekal has made significant contributions to literacy in Tribal Areas
Literacy rate in Tribal areas has doubled in 20 years, since Ekal started in Tribal areas
Every Dollar donated by donor is matched with $8 of Ekal volunteer’s time
~400,000 volunteers are invested in the outcomes
Enables Ekal’s ability �to scale
“I applaud the work of Ekal. They go to areas where even the government is not able to reach.”
—Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Yogender
Haradhan
Diksha
Our Beneficiaries
Rajbala
Ashok Mahto
Organic Farming - After training with Ekal Gramothan Foundation, Ashok Mahto inspires farmers in his village to adopt organic farming, enhancing crop quality and yield through natural methods. Video Link
Preeti
Yogender
Haradhan
Ashok Mahto
Diksha
Our Beneficiaries
Rajbala
CTL - Yogender Kumar from Mehmoodpur secured a ₹25,000/month job at Troikka Company in Dehradun through Ekal’s Computer Training Lab (CTL) project. His success highlights the impact of Ekal’s skill development and empowerment initiatives.
Preeti
Rajbala
WEC - Rajbala from Sui, Haryana, now earns ₹5,000–₹7,000 monthly using sewing skills gained at Ekal's Women Empowerment Center, supporting her family and advancing India's Atmanirbhar Bharat vision.
Yogender
Haradhan
Ashok Mahto
Diksha
Our Beneficiaries
Rajbala
Preeti
Rajbala
Yogender
Haradhan
Ashok Mahto
Diksha
EOW - Haradhan Sahu from Jarangloi, trained through the EOW Project, now earns ₹15,000/month at Bhoipali Indane Gramin Vitrak, significantly improving his life and household.
Our Beneficiaries
Haradhan
Preeti
“BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD” - Mahatma Gandhi
EKAL VIDYALAYA | A PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT