Kshamata Innovation Foundation (KIF), a Bangalore based NGO started in 2020, aims to make a lasting and effective change through research-driven innovative programs in sustainability, capacity building, women empowerment, rural development, and inclusive community growth. Our work is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We also conduct skill development and livelihood-based workshops, campaigns, and competitive programs in IT, environment, entrepreneurship, and other vocational training for career enhancement. We intend to create an ecosystem to bring together SMEs, mentors, advisors, industrialists, and Government to enable collaborative social, environmental, and economic change through our work.
Our projects
Creating Women Entrepreneurs
KIF’s flagship program, STREE (She Transforms Routine to Equitable Entrepreneurship) was launched on the eve of International Women’s Day (7th March 2021) to create a unique platform to enable women in transforming routine ideas into sustainable businesses for livelihood.
Upskilling Graduates in Competent IT Skills
This program equipped graduates with competent technological skills, KIF conducted around 13 Programs in subjects like Cyber Security, Data Science, Artificial Development, etc. We trained around 300 graduates virtually in these boot camps with the aid of an innovative Virtual Lab for IT.
Enabling Online Education for Rural Karnataka
During the challenges faced by the education instructors to pivot their instruction online, Kshamata Innovation Foundation (KIF) digitalized and created animated content for Tata Hitachi to enable online learning in their Kannada Medium Primary school in Dharwad.
Campaign
Help in sourcing donations of computers for Government Polytechnics
This campaign is for seeking assistance from industry and donors in contributing to the enhancement of teaching infrastructure. Especially with setting up laboratories, providing equipment for workshops, good quality working computer hardware (Desktops & Laptops), computer software for teaching purposes, computer peripherals that will assist in the teaching to produce job-ready students.
Testimonials
