Vision
A future where every girl's ambition is matched by access and strengthened by sisterhood.
SISTERHOOD. COURAGE. ASPIRATION.
Expanding ambition, access, and leadership
for first-generation young women
Peer mentoring, structured pathways, and sisterhood that opens real opportunities across education and early careers.
Currently operating across government school communities in Delhi.
Talent is everywhere. Access is not.
Many first-generation young women in urban government school communities carry ambition and capability, but face barriers in exposure, social capital, and professional networks—especially at key transitions from school to higher education and early careers. Limited exposure to role models and pathways often narrows ambition before ability has a chance to grow.
Exposure gap
Network gap
Transition gap
Aspiration gap
Building leadership that multiplies
A long-term pathway from Grade 9 to first jobs — not one-time workshops.
Grade 9-10 Aspiration
Grade 11-12 Choices
College Exposure
Early work Leadership
Program design
Structured Sisterhood
Small peer circles and mentor continuity that support girls through school, college, and early career transitions.
Mentorship layer
Mentorship & Social Capital
Relationship-based guidance, practice spaces, and exposure that build confidence, networks, and decision-making ability.
Voice layer
Voice as Leadership
Ninaad, Maitri Voices, and SakhiAI carry lived wisdom forward for juniors and the wider ecosystem.
Mission
Bridging aspiration and access for first-generation young women through structured sisterhood, mentorship, and opportunity pathways.
Impact in action
Long-term support is strongest when it results in scholarships, work transitions, and young women returning as leaders.
500+
Young Women in the Maitri Network
150+
Scholars Across Various Post 10th/12th Programs
30+
Working Alumna
20+
Youth Peer Leads
Updated monthly
"I am Aditi and I came across Maitri community when my senior at school introduced me to it. Through the guidance and mentorship at Maitri, I became an EY Disha scholar. Today, I am a part of Content and Scholarship team at Maitri and guide my juniors to get the opportunity that I got through Maitri community."
— Aditi, EY Disha Scholar 2024
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"I am Soni and I work at AIIMS now as a pharmacist. I became a part of Maitri in 2022 and since then Maitri has stood with me for my scholarship. I am a Vidyadhan 2023 scholar, then pursued my Diploma in Pharmacy and now I am an earning member of my family. At all stages of my life, Maitri community has supported me with scholarship guidance, career counselling and then handholding me in my first job. I am grateful to the community."
— Soni, Vidyadhan Scholar 2023
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Recognition
Evidence-led credibility
SakhiAI by Maitri is featured in the casebook Real-World Impact of AI in Gender Empowerment, developed with UN Women and MeitY, and showcased at the India AI Impact Summit (New Delhi, February 2026).
The Maitri leadership loop
Young Woman
→
Peer Leader
→
Alumna
→
Mentor
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Expanding Network
Maitri grows through the leaders it creates.
Join the sisterhood that builds leaders
Support the next wave of girls moving from school to higher education, scholarships, and meaningful work.
