Our Impact

14 years. 6 states. 1 million lives touched. We are just getting started.

From the earliest years of a child’s life to their first act of independence – and from the women who raise them to the communities that surround them – every number below represents a real person whose life looks different now.

1M+

Individuals reached through community initiatives

500K+

Lives directly touched across 13 years

100K+

Children impacted through learning

500+

Villages with lasting presence

13 yrs

Of uninterrupted grassroots work

Programme by programme

What the numbers look like on the ground

These are not aggregate estimates. They are counts of sessions run, children enrolled, women trained, and households reached — in specific communities, over specific periods of time.

EDUCATION

2,000+

Children per year

Foundational Literacy & Numeracy

Children enrolled in DreamBright learning centres across West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha — learning to read, write, and reason in six months.

16 Active centres

Learning Centres Running

Community learning centres across three states — each run by a locally trained teacher from within the village, in spaces the community already knows.

7000+

Community Members Per Year

Participated in Advocacy Workshops

Parents, guardians, and community members reached through Jan Sabhas and community advocacy sessions each year — building the household and community support that keeps children in school.

Health & Livelihoods

50,000+

People reached

Health Programmes

Across RMNCHN, WASH, menstrual hygiene, and nutrition sensitisation across Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha.

500+

Sessions conducted

Menstrual Health & Hygiene

Information and discussion sessions in Anganwadi centres, government schools, and community halls across Bihar and Jharkhand — breaking taboos, keeping girls in school.

34–45%

Increase in earnings

Livelihoods & Enterprise

Women in Parinaama’s skill-building and microenterprise programmes — garment manufacturing, soap production, mushroom cultivation, and producer collectives.

100+

Schools reached

WASH & Sanitation Campaigns

Schools across Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand reached through handwashing and hygiene campaigns — including the first community sanitation complex in Marchi village, Bihar.

80%+

Of all participants

Women from Marginalised Communities

Of all our direct programme participants are women from Tribal, Dalit, and OBC communities — the people whose empowerment creates the most lasting change around them.

6 States

Bihar • Jharkhand • Odisha • Bengal • Delhi • Andhra Pradesh

Of all our direct programme participants are women from Tribal, Dalit, and OBC communities — the people whose empowerment creates the most lasting change around them.

Stories of change

Voices from the Field

Behind every number is a person. A child who learned to read. A woman who started a business. A community that decided its children deserved better. These are their stories.

Transnational Advocacy & Networking

Parinaama is a member of RIPESS, the Intercontinental network for the promotion of social solidarity economy, representing Asia through ASEC, the Asian Social Solidarity Economy Committee. Parinaama is engaged with transnational advocacy for social solidarity economy through the networks. Parinaama also mentors AusCam Freedom Project, Cambodia, helping trafficked women and girls engage in microbusinesses, supported by GlobalGlow.

We have also partnered with Street Business School, Colarado in entrepreneurship training for Master Trainers, to further assist grassroots women build sustainable businesses.