COMMUNITIES
from beneficiaries to builders
from beneficiaries
to builders
Every Panaah Centre begins as an act of restoration — a space once abandoned becomes a space alive with learning, livelihood, and hope.
But our work doesn’t end with transforming a building; it begins when the community takes ownership of what it becomes.
We believe that real change is not delivered to people, it is designed with them — and ultimately, by them.
But our work doesn’t end with transforming a building; it begins when the community takes ownership of what it becomes.
We believe that real change is not delivered to people, it is designed with them — and ultimately, by them.
Power at the Centre
Power at the Centre
Panaah’s vision is to transfer power to the people it belongs to — families who were once marginalized now leading their own transformation.
Panaah’s vision is
to transfer power
to the people it belongs to — families who were once marginalized now leading their own transformation.
Each center is governed by local youth and women who:
Decide learning priorities and manage budgets.
Mentor younger children and support new families.
Represent their communities in local systems and governance.
4 out of 5 of our centers today are led by women who once came to seek help — now they are trusted leaders shaping the future of their lanes.
Each center is governed by local youth and women who:
Decide learning priorities and manage budgets.
Mentor younger children and support new families.
Represent their communities in local systems and governance.
4 out of 5 of our centers today are led by women who once came to seek help — now they are trusted leaders shaping the future of their lanes.
This is what power looks like: agency, ownership, and the courage to reimagine what a community can become.
The Panaah Vision for Communities
The Panaah Vision for Communities
Our long-term dream is to see thousands of such centers across India — self-sustaining, tech-enabled, and globally connected — each one an oasis of opportunity inside the densest slums.
Our long-term dream is to see thousands of such centers across India — self-sustaining, tech-enabled, and globally connected — each one an oasis of opportunity inside the densest slums.
Every center will anchor 200–250 families, with local leaders trained in education, livelihood, and civic systems, forming a national network of urban change from within.
From Pune’s lanes to global cities, we aim to prove that when families learn and earn together, urban poverty can be solved at the community level.
Every center will anchor 200–250 families, with local leaders trained in education, livelihood, and civic systems, forming a national network of urban change from within.
From Pune’s lanes to global cities, we aim to prove that when families learn and earn together, urban poverty can be solved at the community level.
Raising a Generation of Leaders
Raising a Generation of Leaders
The children and teenagers we serve today will one day lead these centers — not as beneficiaries, but as directors, educators, and entrepreneurs.
The children and teenagers we serve today will one day lead these centers — not as beneficiaries, but as directors, educators, and entrepreneurs.
They will inherit not just skills, but a philosophy of care, agency, and collective growth.
Our vision is for every Panaah graduate — boy or girl — to carry this light forward, building new centers, new solutions, and new possibilities.
They will inherit not just skills, but a philosophy of care, agency, and collective growth.
Our vision is for every Panaah graduate — boy or girl — to carry this light forward, building new centers, new solutions, and new possibilities.
We are not just building programs. We are building people who will build the future.
We are not just building programs. We are building people who will build the future.
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we invite you to engage with panaah in meaningful ways
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careers
volunteer
donate
play a part
we invite you to engage with panaah in meaningful ways
donate
experience
careers
volunteer
We equip children & youth from the highest-need urban communities to learn faster and earn better by transforming abandoned community spaces into vibrant learning-to-earning hubs that empower families to break the cycle of poverty.
Panaah Communities operates under CFCL Education Foundation and is
80G-registered (AALCC0269P25PN02), valid from 2026–27 to 2028–29.
Panaah Communities operates under CFCL Education Foundation and is
80G-registered (AALCC0269P25PN02), valid from 2026–27 to 2028–29.