About Us
Empowering adolescent girls in India to complete their secondary education and pursue self-defined pathways to financial independence.
Our Vision for Girls and Their Communities
We envision a future where every girl has the support she needs to complete her education and build a life of dignity and independence.
Girls are supported to complete secondary education
We believe every girl should have the chance to complete school, free from the constraints of poverty, gendered expectations, or emotional burdens that hold her back.
Caregivers, especially mothers, are equipped and empowered
We provide financial and emotional support to families and train mothers to lead vocational training sessions that offer both income and agency.
Teachers are cared for as caregivers
We invest in the mental health of teachers through group therapy and peer networks, so they are supported in supporting others.
Schools are equipped with infrastructure and resources
We provide science and computer labs, teaching aids, and gender-inclusive materials to create engaging learning environments.
Community-led change becomes the norm
Our work is grounded in partnership. We co-create with school leaders and educators who know their communities best and build systems that last.
How GEET Began
GEET was founded with a simple but powerful belief: that every adolescent girl in India deserves the opportunity to complete her secondary education and pursue a pathway to financial independence.
What started as a response to the systemic challenges facing girls from under-resourced communities has grown into a comprehensive model that addresses not just education, but the entire ecosystem that supports a girl’s journey.
Through partnerships with schools, engagement with families, and support for teachers, GEET has created a holistic approach that recognizes education cannot happen in isolation. It requires financial support, emotional care, skills training, and community investment.
Today, GEET continues to evolve, always grounded in the principle that lasting change comes from working with communities, not for them.
Years of Impact
What We Focus On and Why It Works
Our approach recognizes that education is not just about classrooms and textbooks. It’s about creating an ecosystem of support that addresses the multiple barriers girls face.
Keeping Girls in School
Providing financial and emotional support to girls at risk of dropping out, enhancing school infrastructure, and engaging families to invest in their daughters’ futures.
Creating Safe Livelihood Pathways
Running vocational skills programs for adolescent girls, led by mothers, and partnering with schools to introduce alternative learning tracks.
Supporting Women as Community Anchors
Hiring and training mothers as facilitators, caregivers, and instructors, offering dignified work that provides income and agency.
Building Sustainable Systems
Creating partnerships with schools and communities that last, ensuring our interventions become part of the local infrastructure.
Our Model: Rooted in Local Realities
GEET’s model is built on the understanding that sustainable change comes from within communities. We don’t parachute in with solutions—we partner, listen, and co-create.
Rooted in Local Realities
We work with schools and communities that know their context best. Every intervention is co-designed with local partners.
Partnership-Based
We don’t impose solutions. We build relationships with schools, teachers, and families that last beyond individual programs.
Community-Led
Mothers become trainers. Teachers become mentors. Schools become centers of change. The community drives the transformation.
Holistic Support
We address financial barriers, emotional needs, skills gaps, and infrastructure challenges simultaneously.
Aligning with Global Goals
GEET’s work directly contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, creating measurable impact that aligns with global priorities.
Quality Education
Ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Gender Equality
Achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls through education and economic opportunities.
Decent Work
Promoting sustained, inclusive economic growth, full employment, and decent work for all, especially women.
Reducing Inequality
Reducing inequality within and among countries by ensuring equal opportunities for girls and women.
Our Values and Principles
These values guide every decision we make, every partnership we form, and every program we design.
Care-Centered
We center care in everything we do—for girls, for teachers, for families, for communities. Education without care is incomplete.
Partnership
We believe in working with, not for, communities. Every solution is co-created with those who know their context best.
Impact-Driven
We measure what matters. Our programs are designed with clear outcomes and we track progress to ensure we're making a difference.
Integrity
Transparency, accountability, and ethical practice guide every decision we make and every relationship we build.
Long-Term Vision
We're not here for quick wins. We build systems that last, relationships that endure, and change that compounds over time.