Safety & Survivor Support
Abhaya
“She survived. Now we make sure she never has to just survive again.”
From domestic violence to acid attacks, we stand beside her, not just behind her.
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A SECTION 8 NONPROFIT · INDIA
Udaan Foundation - Empowering Women and Educating Girls in India. Everyone deserves a Superhero. Be theirs.
Six programs. One movement. Rebuilding the lives of women and rewriting the futures of girls. One daughter at a time.
0Flagship programs
0Hour response, max
0% funds to ground
On the ground since day one
WHO WE ARE
Awaken her wings.
Udaan Foundation is a registered Section 8 nonprofit company in India, built around one belief. A daughter, given the right hand to hold, can change the course of a generation.
We work where the headlines forget. With survivors of violence. With girls denied a classroom. With women carrying weight no one sees. We don’t arrive with sympathy. We arrive with infrastructure: legal, educational, financial, emotional.
She didn’t need pity. She needed a runway.Explore the programs
THE MEANING BEHIND THE NAME
Udaan stands for something.
UUplifting
DDaughters
Athrough Action
AAwareness
NNurturing
Udaan, the Hindi word for flight. We didn’t pick the name. We earned it.
SIX PROGRAMS · ONE PROMISE
Each flight is a different rescue.
Hover or tap a card to see what each wing carries.
The Education Program
Vidya
“A girl who reads today writes her own story tomorrow.”
Because the classroom she was denied could have changed everything.
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Skills & Livelihood
Shakti
“Give her a skill. Watch her build an empire.”
Financial independence is the foundation of every freedom she deserves.
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Wellbeing & Mental Health
Asha
“When she has lost everything, hope is not nothing. Hope is everything.”
Mental health support, trauma healing and suicide prevention.
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Legal Aid & Justice
Nyaya
“She didn’t just need a lawyer. She needed someone who believed her first.”
Legal literacy, FIR support and rights awareness for every woman.
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Awakening & Awareness
Chetna
“Change doesn’t start in parliament. It starts in conversations.”
Community dialogues and Samvaad events that turn silence into a movement.
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From a cry for help to a life rebuilt.
She Reaches Out
WhatsApp. A call. A whisper through a friend. Every signal is met within 24 hours.
We Map Her Sky
A trained counsellor matches her with the right programs. One, or all six together.
We Stay Until She Flies
Not three weeks. Not three months. As long as it takes.
VOICES
The women who flew.
“I came to Udaan with two children and a broken jaw. I leave with a tailoring shop, a court order, and a daughter who’s back in school.”
“They didn’t just put me back in class. They convinced my father that my classroom was worth more than my dowry.”
“I attempted to end my life twice. Asha didn’t fix me. They sat with me until I wanted to fix myself.”
“The Nyaya team walked me through my FIR like it was their own sister’s. I got my divorce, my custody, and my dignity back.”
“Chetna held a Samvaad in my village. My uncles, the same ones, came home and apologised to my mother. I’m seventeen and I saw that.”
INSIGHTS
Stories that refuse to stay buried.
RESOURCES
Every law she was never told about.
Helplines, acts and schemes, simplified and free for every woman in India.
Helpline
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Women’s national emergency line. 24×7. Free.
Open guide Helpline181
Women in Distress: counsel, shelter, police support.
Open guide Helpline1098
Childline, for any girl child in danger.
Open guide LawDV Act, 2005
Protection orders and residence rights, in plain English.
Open guide LawPOSH Act, 2013
Workplace harassment: ICC rules and timelines.
Open guide LawBNSS & BNS, 2023
The new criminal code and Zero FIR rights.
Open guide SchemeBeti Bachao Beti Padhao
Eligibility, benefits, and how to access.
Open guide SchemeOne Stop Centre
Shelter, medical, legal and psychological aid in your district.
Open guide PortalNCW & CPGRAMS
File a complaint with the National Commission for Women.
Open guideGALLERY
The work. Unedited.
JOIN UDAAN FORCE
Be a superhero, not a spectator.
The Udaan Force is our growing army of volunteers, mentors, lawyers, doctors, counsellors and donors who refuse to let one more girl fall through the cracks.
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Volunteer On Ground
Workshops, Samvaads, field outreach in your city.
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Mentor a Girl
One hour a week. Online or offline. Change a life trajectory.
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Pro Bono Skill
Law, medicine, design, tech. Donate what only you can offer.
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Corporate CSR
Aligned partnerships under Section 135 of the Companies Act.
TRUST
Receipts. Not rhetoric.
Every license. Every filing. Every rupee. Public and downloadable.
Section 8 Incorporation
Certificate, MOA & AOA from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
View document12A & 80G Registration
Income tax exemption. Your donation is tax deductible.
View documentDARPAN / NGO ID
NITI Aayog registration for schemes & CSR funding.
View documentAnnual Reports
Latest financial statements, independently audited.
View documentCompliance Filings
MCA, GST and income tax filings. Updated quarterly.
View documentImpact Audits
Third party assessment of all six programmes.
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The people behind the wings.
DONATE
Fund a flight. Not a brochure.
100% of your contribution funds programmes on the ground. Receipt issued instantly. 80G applicable.
“You don’t need to be rich. You need to be the one who finally says, not on my watch.”
CONTACT
Reach out. She’s waiting.
Every message is read by a human within 24 hours.