Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher

Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (Yuva Parivartan)

Kherwadi Social Welfare Association was set up in Mumbai in 1928 and today runs Yuva Parivartan, a livelihood and skill-development movement for education-deprived youth across 18 states. It provides vocational courses in trades such as wiring, hospitality and healthcare services, entrepreneurship training and job-placement support, alongside a One Guntha Project helping landless Adivasi women grow kitchen gardens for food security and income.

Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (Yuva Parivartan) reports the following, on its own site:

• 12,50,000 students trained and certified
• 69% livelihood placement rate
• 47 centres and 170 partners