Vision & Values
Guided by Purpose
At Ekakanya, everything begins with a simple belief – when one girl is empowered, an entire community moves forward. The foundation’s vision shows where it is headed, its mission explains how it will get there, and its values guide every step along the way.
Our North Star
Ekakanya's Vision
To break the cycle of gender inequality through education and grassroots community transformation.
Ekakanya works directly with families, schools, and villages to dismantle barriers, challenge limiting norms, and create tangible opportunities for girls to learn, lead, and thrive. The foundation does not just advocate for change it partners with communities to make it happen, one meaningful conversation, one transformed family, one empowered girl at a time. Its mission is clear: to help every girl discover that she has the power to write her own story.
Ekakanya's Mission
A world where every rural girl has equal access to education, opportunities, and the freedom to shape her own destiny.
Ekakanya envisions vibrant communities where cultural heritage and progress flourish together, where being born a girl in a village becomes a source of unique strength rather than limitation. In this future, every girl awakens knowing her dreams matter and her voice deserves to be heard—a world where girls don’t just survive, but truly soar.
Our Core Values
COMPASSION
AND EMPATHY
COURAGE
AND RESILIENCE
EQUITY
AND INCLUSION
CURIOSITY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Our Impact
A Decade of Change,
Led by Girls
Since 2015, Ekakanya has witnessed something meaningful unfold in rural Rajasthan.
Girls who were once expected to marry as early as 16 are now the first in their families to attend university. Mothers who had no voice in family decisions are now advocating for their daughters’ dreams.
In village after village, the story is the same: when you believe in a girl, she doesn’t just change her own life – she transforms everyone around her.
This is what happens when vision meets heart, when values guide every step, and when communities discover their own power to create the change they want to see.
Change Leaders trained through Project Parinati
Women and adolescent girls directly reached
Community members indirectly impacted
Earning independent livelihoods, many as first-generation earners
Pursuing higher education, breaking generational cycles
Computer literate and financially included with bank accounts