About Pankh
Pankh is Ayudhi Care Foundation's comprehensive girl child education program, encompassing two key initiatives: Mahri Chidakli (Our Little Bird) — a scholarship and re-enrolment program — and PANKHI — an adolescent empowerment program delivering health, life skills, and career education.
Together, these initiatives form a complete support ecosystem for girls aged 8–18 across Jodhpur district: keeping them in school through financial support, building their confidence and knowledge through workshops, and opening their eyes to the futures they can build through mentoring and career counselling.
Since 2022, Pankh has touched the lives of 1,400+ girls across 17 villages and 23 partner schools.
Mahri Chidakli ₹1 a Day Scholarship
The Mahri Chidakli Scholarship Program: Mahri Chidakli (Our Little Bird) is built on one conviction: no girl should have to leave school because her family cannot afford the ₹365 a year it costs to keep her there. That is ₹1 a day — and it can change a life.
What the Scholarship Covers:
- School stationery and learning supplies
- Uniform allowance
- Examination fee support
- Supplementary books and educational materials
- Transport support where needed
- Access to Ayudhi's mentoring network
How Girls Are Identified: Ayudhi's community outreach team identifies at-risk girls through school visits, community camps, and referrals from teachers and local leaders. Girls from first-generation learner households, tribal communities, and low-income families are prioritised.
School Re-enrolment Support: For girls who have already dropped out, Mahri Chidakli provides:
- Family counselling and sensitisation
- School documentation and admission support
- Coordination with government mid-day meal and free textbook schemes
- Bridge learning sessions to help re-enrolled girls catch up
Impact:
- 525+ girls currently receiving scholarship support
- 257 girls successfully re-enrolled in school
- 450 educational kits distributed to 23 schools
- Highest achiever: 94% in Class 10 board exams — Lodiana village
Mentoring Every Step of the Way
Pankh's Mentoring Framework:
Every girl enrolled in the Pankh program is connected with a mentor — a trained volunteer or Ayudhi alumna who provides consistent, personal guidance through monthly check-ins, crisis support, and long-term encouragement.
Mentor Profiles: Ayudhi's mentor network includes:
- Ayudhi program alumni who have completed higher education
- Women professionals from Jodhpur who volunteer their time
- College students trained as peer mentors for younger girls
- Community women leaders from SAJAG and SAMBALIKA
What Mentors Do:
- Monthly one-to-one or small group check-ins (in-person and by phone)
- Academic support and study planning guidance
- Family mediation when pressure to drop out arises
- Emotional support and confidence building
- Career exposure — sharing their own journey and introducing mentees to opportunities
PANKHI Workshop Modules: Running alongside the scholarship and mentoring streams, PANKHI workshops reach 900+ adolescent girls across 17 villages with:
- Menstrual health and hygiene education
- Nutrition and body awareness
- Digital safety and online behaviour
- Emotional resilience and stress management
- Self-defence basics
Opening Doors to Futures
Building Girls Who Know Where They Are Going:
Career Counselling Sessions: Pankh delivers structured career awareness sessions for girls aged 13–18, covering:
- Introduction to careers in health, education, law, design, technology, and social work
- Educational pathways — from Class 10 to vocational training to university
- Government scholarships and higher education support schemes
- Role models and alumni speakers who come from similar communities
- How to have the career conversation with parents
Life Skills Curriculum: The Pankh life skills curriculum is delivered across 6 modules:
Module 1 — Know Yourself Self-awareness, values, strengths, and personal goal-setting.
Module 2 — Stay Safe Personal safety, digital safety, POCSO rights, and support systems.
Module 3 — Stay Well Menstrual health, nutrition, sleep, exercise, and mental wellbeing.
Module 4 — Think Critically Media literacy, decision-making, and avoiding misinformation.
Module 5 — Lead and Speak Public speaking, community advocacy, and peer education.
Module 6 — Plan Your Future Career exploration, educational planning, and goal-setting for the year ahead.
Outcome so far:
- 900+ girls completed at least one PANKHI module
- 17 villages reached monthly
- 6 modules delivered per annual cohort
- Kavita, 16, now facilitates PANKHI sessions as a peer educator in her village
Give a Girl Wings
How to Support Pankh:
₹365 — Keep One Girl in School for One Year The most direct, meaningful gift. Fund one girl's complete Mahri Chidakli scholarship package — stationery, materials, mentoring access, and support — for a full academic year. Just ₹1 a day.
₹25,000 — Run a Full PANKHI Module for 50 Girls Fund one complete PANKHI life skills module — including facilitator costs, materials, session documentation, and impact reporting — for 50 girls in one village.
₹1,00,000 — Adopt a School Fund the complete Pankh program for one partner school for one year — covering scholarships, PANKHI modules, career counselling sessions, and mentoring support for all enrolled girls.
₹5,00,000 — Adopt a Village Fund the complete Pankh girl empowerment package across one village for one year — reaching 60–80 girls with scholarships, mentoring, PANKHI workshops, career sessions, and community sensitisation.
Corporate Options:
- Sponsor a named scholarship cohort ("Mahri Chidakli — Powered by [Your Company]")
- Send women employees as career counselling session speakers
- Fund life skills training kits and PANKHI materials
- Co-brand the re-enrolment drive in your geography
All partnerships include: Individual girl impact reports · Before-and-after stories · SDG documentation · 80G tax exemption certificate