Aangan Trust

Many poor young people in urban Indian, faced with few opportunities, are resorting to crime; over the last decade, youth crime has increased by 40%. After working for over a half a decade with institutionalized youth, Aangan Trust has initiated community level work to address the needs of at-risk young people before they get in trouble with the law.

EMpower‘s third grant to Aangan Trust allows them to continue the Pragati (“Progress”) project, which works with at-risk boys in slum areas of Mumbai through project-based learning opportunities that teach photography skills and video production, as well as life skills such as team work, project management, and long-term goal setting.