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SwarajAbility wins 'Best Service Provider of the Year in Web & Mobile App Development’ (Jury Recommendation) by The Economics Times - Entrepreneur - Summit & Awards 2024

Businessworld BW Education honors Meera Shenoy the Most Influential Women in education space in 2024.

EY India Insights - PODCAST SERIES - Celebrating Remarkable Women on Diversity and Inclusion featuring Meera Shenoy

SwarajAbility wins 'Best Service Provider of the Year in Web & Mobile App Development’ (Jury Recommendation) by The Economics Times - Entrepreneur - Summit & Awards 2024

Businessworld BW Education honors Meera Shenoy the Most Influential Women in education space in 2024.

EY India Insights - PODCAST SERIES - Celebrating Remarkable Women on Diversity and Inclusion featuring Meera Shenoy

We are the largest in South Asia

Every youth with disability will be poverty free, Independent & Confident

15.1 M+

Household reached

1412+

Partnerships with Companies

5,90,000+

Youth with disabilities impacted

2836+

Universities / Colleges tie-ups

Youth4Jobs receives 'Transparency & Public Accountability Certification' for three consecutive years from @GuideStarIndia.

"Transparency & Public Accountability Certified" for three consecutive years

Credibility Alliance

Great Place to Work

MEERA SHENOY, Founder-CEO, Youth 4 Jobs Foundation

Youth 4 Jobs Foundation is an action organisation with a heart working to ensure youth with disabilities can be poverty-free in India. Our focus is on building resilient livelihoods for both youth with disabilities, with a focus on the most vulnerable, women with disabilities. Towards this, we partner with governments, markets, and civil society to remove physical and attitudinal barriers and enable the scaling of evidence-based effective solutions. It is led by Meera Shenoy who has the unique experience of working in senior government positions, World Bank and UNDP. This transformational work has won several national and international awards.

Amar Chitra Katha Features Meera Shenoy

Amar Chitra Katha, which immortalizes Indian legends, features the work of our founder, Meera Shenoy.

Hon. Prime Minister of India talks about Y4J's work on Mann ki Baat

Vision

Every youth with disability will be poverty free, Independent & Confident

Mission

Partnering with stakeholders and vulnerable unreached communities to co-create pioneering solutions for inclusion

Core Values

A Belief in: Transparency
Potential of the Poor Diversity, Inclusion Creativity & Innovation

Mantra

Community Mantra: This is your project: We work together to improve your lives | Company Mantra: Hire from us because it makes business sense... Not out of pity or sympathy

MISSION

Partnering with stakeholders and vulnerable unreached communities to co-create pioneering solutions for inclusion

VISION

Every youth with disability will be poverty free, Independent & Confident

CORE VALUES

A Belief in:
Transparency
Potential of the Poor Diversity & Inclusion Creativity & Innovation

MANTRA

Community Mantra:
This is your project: We work together to improve your lives Company Mantra: Hire from us because it makes business sense... Not out of pity or sympathy

As a System Changer, we work at four levels

Mindset

Changing the mindset of communities, colleges and companies

Accessibility

Infrastructure, workplace and technology

Training Parivarthan

(Means Transformation in Hindi)
For less educated and educated
youth with disabilities

Technology

We use technology for transparency, improving learning outcomes, replication and scale

Our Flagship Programs

PROJECT PARIVARTHAN (Transformation in Hindi)

WISE

VI CONNECT

COLLEGE CONNECT

WOMEN CONNECT - DIVYANG SHAKTI

WEDO: Women Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

GRASSROOT ACADEMY

CORPORATE CONNECT

TECH CONNECT

SCHOOL CONNECT

NOT JUST ART

We work with 18 Disabilities

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Household reached

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Partnerships

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Youth with disabilities impacted

SwarajAbility - A jobs platform for Persons with Disabilities

How it Works

Register with us

Visit the website https://swarajability.org/ and register yourself

Create your Profile

Create your profile and complete the signup/registration process

Find the suitable Job

After registering, sign in and you will be shown recommended jobs based on your profile

Apply Now

Select the most suitable job and apply!

Our Footprint

As per Census 2011

As per census 2011 in India about 26.8 million persons are ‘disabled’ which is 2.21% of the total population. Every 1 in 12 households has a disability. World Bank reports state that the number may be actually three times more, about 60 to 70 million.

Children with disabilities

There are 7.8 million children with disabilities, 72% in the rural areas, 28% in the urban areas. According to the 2014 National Survey of Out of School Children report, some 600,000 (28%) special-needs children between six and 13 years of age are out of school.

Employment

Employment rates of persons with disability are barely 30% and mostly in the unorganized sector. This varies with geographical location (urban or rural), gender, education, and type of disability. According to 2011 Census of India, 68% of India lives in rural areas. The rural disabled are significantly disconnected from skills and markets. There are several barriers for people with disabilities to enter the labour market

Accessibility

Only 34% of households with a disabled member reported having access to public facilities.

Pan India Presence

Youth 4 Jobs' work helps achieve SDG Goals

Awards

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2024

Businessworld BW Education honors Meera Shenoy the Most Influential Women in education space in 2024.

2024

SwarajAbility wins 'Best Service Provider of the Year in Web & Mobile App Development’ (Jury Recommendation) by The Economics Times - Entrepreneur - Summit & Awards 2024