Yoga Gives Back mobilizes practitioners worldwide to channel their gratitude into empowering India’s women and children to create sustainable lives.
TOGETHER WE STAND AGAINST INDIA’S TOUGHEST SOCIAL ISSUES
Child Marriage
1.5 million girls under 18 every year
Gender Inequality
Women’s Income
1/5 of Men’s Income
Rape Incidents
Occur every 15 minutes
Pandemic Effect
10 million girls will drop out of secondary education
YGB Solutions
Over the last 14 years, we have empowered over 2400 mothers and children in India.
Our programs advance women’s rights and interrupt the cycle of poverty by empowering women and children in India with basic education, scholarships for higher education, and microloans for businesses.
550 mothers
with micro loans
1400 children
with care and education
400 youths
with 5-year scholarships for
higher education
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Introducing Pallavi
Pallavi lost her father when she was only one year old, and then her mother a few years later, when she was just five. After the demise of her parents, she and her sister, Usha, were entrusted to her aging grandmother’s care, and both the were enrolled at a...
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD TODAY
YGB starts funding 800 students through Project Shale, to combat learning delays and gaps for poor and rural children in India. With increased support from our global supporters during India’s COVID crisis this year, Yoga Gives Back has added an important new program...
#OneMillionYogis
We Are Delighted to Welcome Belinda Carlisle to YGB’s Advisory Board.
"I have been to India countless times through the years, I love the culture and the people. From spending a lot of time there I have seen the challenges that those people face, and I love the work that Yoga Gives Back does. I love the humanity behind...
Celebrating Jocelyn Solomon with YGB 2021 Ambassador of the Year Award!
“I support the mission of Yoga Gives Back wholeheartedly. The practice of yoga has carried me through so many times in my life, so it makes complete sense to give back to the women and children of the motherland of a practice that has quite literally been a life saver...
Featured Blog
GETTING CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL IN INDIA
Schools in India are opening after 18 months of closure and the season of festivals brings hope of resuming business and work for many families devasted by the pandemic and lockdowns. However, hopes of returning to school for many children in India have been...
Fighting Rape Culture in India
SHE Scholarship students develop innovative Protection Circle to curb rape and violence against women during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. In recent article in BBC by, Geeta Pandey outlines a series of horrific rape cases since 2012 that illustrate the...
