Restless Optimists Working to Reduce Inequity in Education
The Journey started in 2009 by college-going students who decided to work for society instead of choosing a high-paying career and believed that quality education and personal development will enable those from underprivileged backgrounds to gain the requisite skills to be ‘market-ready’.
Drawing in experiences from their own personal transformation journey, the founders of LJJ realised the need for building requisite abilities and skills in the marginalised children, youth and women to bring about a holistic development in them. They formally started LJJ in 2009 as a non-profit and engaged underprivileged communities from the bastis in Delhi. A key element of their programs (Eklavya & Aao Saath Maa) is the focus on self-learning and reflection activities which helps to boost the self-esteem of the individuals leading them to use the acquired skills and abilities in their own personal and professional spaces. These have helped the community members to be self-reliant and financially independent. Over the years, the organisation started providing vocational skilling programs to the marginalised youth and also collaborated with corporates for delivering leadership development pieces of training. In the recent past, it has partnered with Teach for India & Singapore International Education who have helped them to build new perspectives in their learning programs.
