Goal 5: Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
744 organisations on Daan.org work in areas corresponding to this goal — Women & Children, Anti-Trafficking. This is our mapping of causes to goals, not an assessment against the UN's indicators.
Goonj
Cloth for Work — turning urban surplus into a rural development resource
72 million kgs of material handled (April 2014 – March 2025)
The Akshaya Patra Foundation
Unlimited food for education
Serves mid-day meals to over 2.35 million children every school day
CRY - Child Rights and You
Believe in childhood
23,38,980 children impacted in 2025-26
Smile Foundation
Changing lives, restoring dignity
Reaches over 20 lakh (2 million) children and families every year
Pratham Education Foundation
Every child in school and learning well
Reaches 7 million children and youth in a typical year
Bal Raksha Bharat (Save the Children India)
Every last child
1 crore young children reached
Project Nanhi Kali
Educating the girl child
940,000+ girls supported since inception
Feeding India by Zomato
Working towards a hunger-free India
1.4 lakh+ children served daily
Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
Organising women workers for full employment and self-reliance
3.7 million women members
Deepalaya
Self-reliance through education
419,351+ children educated
Magic Bus India Foundation
Moving children and youth out of poverty
4,079,228 adolescents reached (April 2025 - March 2026)
Udayan Care
Nurturing lives, regenerating dignity
76,000 youth trained through skilling programmes
Snehalaya
Home of love
17,000 people supported annually
Teach For India
One day all children will attain an excellent education
5,800+ people have completed the two-year Fellowship
Meer Foundation
Shah Rukh Khan's foundation supporting acid-attack survivors
Sponsored corrective surgeries for 50+ survivors through its Atijeevan Foundation partnership
Founded by Shah Rukh Khan
Palak Muchhal Heart Foundation
Singer Palak Muchhal funds heart surgeries for underprivileged children
Funded 3,800+ life-saving heart surgeries for underprivileged children through concert earnings
Founded by Palak Muchhal
Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation
Nobel laureate's foundation to end child labour and trafficking
Founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi to end child labour, trafficking and exploitation
Founded by Kailash Satyarthi
Virat Kohli Foundation
Cricketer Virat Kohli's foundation supporting underprivileged children and athletes
Founded by Virat Kohli
Mijwan Welfare Society
Shabana Azmi-led society empowering rural girls in Uttar Pradesh
Working for the girl child and women of rural Awadh since 1993 — founded by poet Kaifi Azmi, led by Shabana Az
Founded by Shabana Azmi
Sachin Tendulkar Foundation
Cricket legend's foundation for children's health and education
1,10,000+ lives supported across Sports, Health and Education
Founded by Sachin Tendulkar
Make A Difference
Improving outcomes for children in shelters and orphanages
7,500+ children in shelter homes supported
Room to Read India
Literacy and girls' education programmes in Indian schools
More than 52 million children benefited across 29 countries since 2000
CHILDLINE India Foundation
India's emergency helpline and protection service for children
25,000 calls received every day on the 1098 helpline
Butterflies
Rights-based work with street and working children in Delhi
More than 71,000 street-connected children served since 1989