Empowering Girls & Women · UP & NCR

Wings of Change,
Lives of Strength

— पंखिनी फाउंडेशन —

Pankhini Foundation gives wings to girls who dare to dream and strength to women who rise — through emotional wellbeing, education technology, and legal empowerment.

💜 Support Our Mission Our Programmes →
🕊️
Our Vision

Every Girl Deserves to Fly.
Every Woman, to Lead.

Three tech-enabled programmes — built for Bharat, designed to scale across Uttar Pradesh and NCR.

MannSakhi · Wellbeing
PadhoAage · EdTech
NyayaSetu · Legal Aid
Recognised & Registered
🏛️ Section 8 Company
✅ 12A Registered
📋 80G Approved
📍 Ghaziabad, NCR
🎯 Focus: Uttar Pradesh
🌸 Launching June 2026
💬 WhatsApp Chatbot Live
Who We Serve

Girls Who Dream.
Women Who Rise.

From adolescent girls navigating school and identity, to women facing barriers in education, livelihood, and justice — Pankhini stands with them at every stage of their journey.

👧

Adolescent Girls (10–18)

Emotional support, school retention, digital learning, and rights awareness at a critical life stage

👩

Young Women (18–35)

Skill building, higher education access, legal empowerment, and economic opportunity for women ready to lead

🏘️

Community & Families

Engaging families, schools, and Anganwadi Centres to build environments where girls and women truly thrive

The Ground Reality

Why Pankhini Had to Exist

Uttar Pradesh has over 100 million women and girls. Yet access to mental health support, quality education, and legal awareness remains critically low — especially in semi-urban areas of NCR.

1 in 3
Girls in rural UP drops out before Class 10
14%
Of assault survivors in India seek any help
200M+
Women lack mental health access in India
2026
Pankhini begins operations — June launch
Three Flagship Programmes

Built for Real Lives.
Designed for Real Change.

Each programme addresses a specific barrier — and uses technology to remove it at scale, for both girls and women across UP and NCR.

💜
MannSakhi
मन सखी — Emotional Companion
Girls & Women

A safe, tech-enabled emotional wellbeing programme providing peer support circles, trained facilitators, and digital wellness tools — for a 14-year-old finding her voice and a 30-year-old rebuilding her life.

  • Peer support circles in schools, AWCs & communities
  • Trained MannSakhi facilitators from the community
  • Digital wellness check-ins & safe expression tools
  • Stigma-free mental health awareness campaigns
Mental Wellbeing
📚
PadhoAage
पढ़ो आगे — Study Forward
Girls & Young Women

A mobile-first EdTech platform for girls in semi-urban UP — and young women seeking skill development or career pathways. Hindi-language, low-bandwidth, built for devices real India actually uses.

  • Hindi learning platform for Class 6–12 girls
  • Vocational & skill development for young women
  • Women mentor network from professional backgrounds
  • Scholarship & higher education navigation
Education Technology
⚖️
NyayaSetu
न्याय सेतु — Bridge to Justice
Girls & Women

Technology-powered legal empowerment for girls and women who don't know their rights — or how to access them. From school harassment to domestic violence, NyayaSetu bridges every woman to justice.

  • AI-assisted legal information tool in Hindi
  • Connect to verified women lawyers & legal aid NGOs
  • Rights awareness workshops in schools & communities
  • Safe, confidential reporting & documentation tools
Legal Empowerment

Learn, Ask & Grow — on WhatsApp

Chat with Us on WhatsApp
🕊️

"When a girl is educated, a woman is empowered, and her rights are protected — she doesn't just rise. She lifts her family, her community, and the next generation with her."

— Pankhini Foundation, Founding Vision

Wings of Change, Lives of Strength
Our Commitment

Built to Scale.
Rooted in Community.

3
Flagship programmes — emotional, educational & legal
2
Focus groups — adolescent girls AND adult women
UP
Primary focus — India's largest state, highest need
80G
Tax benefit for donors — approved May 2026
How We Work

Technology Meets
Community Roots

We don't parachute in with solutions. We build with communities — using technology as an amplifier, not a replacement, for human connection and trust.

1

Identify Real Barriers

We work with Anganwadi Centres, schools, and community leaders to understand what actually stops girls from learning and women from leading.

2

Co-Design with Beneficiaries

Girls and women shape our programmes. They know their needs better than any policy document written in a city far away.

3

Deploy Tech Built for Bharat

Mobile-first, Hindi-language tools that work on basic Android phones with limited data — because real India isn't always well-connected.

4

Measure & Improve Continuously

Data-driven improvement with community accountability. Every rupee tracked, every outcome measured, every story heard.

Technology Stack

Built for Bharat — not borrowed from Silicon Valley.

Our programmes run on mobile-first Hindi platforms, working on entry-level Android devices with minimal data — reaching girls and women where they actually are.

📱 Mobile-First
🇮🇳 Hindi Language
🤖 AI-Assisted
💬 WhatsApp Ready
📊 Impact Tracking
🔒 Privacy Safe
📶 Low-Bandwidth
🏫 AWC Connected

Partnership & Fellowship Opportunities Open

Seeking co-founders, fellows, CSR partners, and implementation allies for June 2026 launch. Get in touch →

Be Part of the Change

Many Ways to
Support Pankhini

Whether you give time, expertise, or resources — every contribution helps a girl spread her wings and a woman find her strength.

💜

Donate

Fund programme delivery, community facilitators, and technology development. 80G tax benefits available for Indian donors.

Donate now →
🤝

Partner with Us

CSR partnerships, institutional collaborations, and implementation alliances with corporates, foundations, and government bodies.

Explore partnership →
🌟

Volunteer or Mentor

Legal professionals, educators, mental health practitioners, and technologists — your skills can directly change a girl's or woman's trajectory.

Join as volunteer →
The People Behind Pankhini

Founded with Purpose,
Led with Passion

PParul Gupta — Founder & Director, Pankhini Foundation

Parul Gupta

Founder & Director

Parul Gupta is the Founder and Director of Pankhini Foundation, where she leads the organisation's vision to empower girls and women through education, technology, and community-driven initiatives. She believes that every girl deserves the opportunity to learn, every woman deserves the confidence to lead, and every community deserves equal access to opportunities.

With a strong background in digital content creation, communication, and social impact storytelling, Parul has spent years designing meaningful campaigns that create awareness, inspire action, and drive measurable change. At Pankhini, she oversees organisational strategy, programme development, partnerships, fundraising, and digital outreach, ensuring that every initiative creates sustainable impact.

Her vision is to combine technology with grassroots action, making quality education, emotional wellbeing, and legal awareness accessible to underserved girls and women across Uttar Pradesh and NCR.

Areas of Expertise
Social Impact Strategy Women's & Girls' Empowerment Digital Content & Communication Education & Community Outreach Partnership Development Technology for Social Good
JAdv. Jyoti Shankar — Co-Founder & Legal Head, Pankhini Foundation

Adv. Jyoti Shankar

Co-Founder, Legal Head &
Director – NyayaSetu

Advocate Jyoti Shankar is the Co-Founder of Pankhini Foundation, a practising lawyer, social impact professional, and the driving force behind NyayaSetu, Pankhini's flagship legal empowerment initiative. She firmly believes that justice begins with awareness, and that every girl and woman should understand her legal rights before she ever needs to defend them.

She holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. (Zoology) degrees and combines her multidisciplinary academic background with legal expertise to create accessible, technology-enabled legal support systems. As the Founder of Margyam AI, she also works at the intersection of artificial intelligence, law, governance, and public service.

Throughout her career, Jyoti has contributed to several prestigious government and national initiatives, working with organisations including Kailash Satyarthi Foundation, Northern Railway, the Ministry of Culture, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, NHPC, and RITES.

At Pankhini Foundation, she leads legal awareness programmes, women's rights advocacy, policy engagement, legal aid initiatives, and AI-powered legal innovation. Through NyayaSetu, she is committed to making legal information simple, accessible, and actionable for every woman — bridging the gap between the law and those who need it the most.

Areas of Expertise
Practising Advocate Women's Rights & Gender Justice Legal Aid & Community Legal Awareness Public Policy & Government Engagement AI for Legal Empowerment Governance & Social Innovation Technology-enabled Access to Justice
★

Advisory Board

Multi-Domain Experts

A strong advisory council spanning education technology, mental health, legal practice, social sector strategy, and community development — guiding Pankhini's programmes, partnerships, and scale across UP and NCR.