A Million Livelihoods
Lighthouse Communities Foundation (LCF) is on a mission to build empowered communities through life-skills, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for a million disadvantaged youth across India.
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Lighthouse Communities Foundation (LCF) is on a mission to build empowered communities through life-skills, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for a million disadvantaged youth across India.
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Our vision
Our vision
Underserved youth realising their full potential through sustained livelihoods and good citizenship.
We envision a future India where youth from low income households thrive
The youth of India are its future. Millions of young people are struggling to build better lives for themselves and their families. COVID-19 pandemic has further pushed low-income communities into extreme poverty. We are on a mission to change that by enabling sustainable and prosperous livelihoods.
Making a difference
Making a difference
Impact of Our Work
Lighthouses guiding youth towards full potential
Slum communities covered
Youth enrolled in the livelihood journey
Youth completed training or placed after Foundation Course
Youth are placed/self employed
Youth opted for higher education
%
Youth who are placed, are still at work post one year
Slum communities covered
Youth enrolled in livelihood journey
Youth completed training or placed after Foundation Course
Youth are placed/self employed
Youth opted for higher education
%
Youth who are placed, are still at work post one year
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About us
Lighthouse Communities Foundation
Lighthouse Communities Foundation is a beacon of hope and opportunities for youth from low-income households to make their dream of a better life, a reality. Our flagship program, the Lighthouse fosters agency, skills, and workplace competencies in youth, makes them employable and enables them to get employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.
About us
Lighthouse Communities Foundation
Lighthouse Communities Foundation is a beacon of hope and opportunities for youth from low-income households to make their dream of a better life, a reality. Our flagship program, the Lighthouse fosters agency, skills, and workplace competencies in youth, makes them employable and enables them to get employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.
Our Board of Directors
Dr. Ganesh Natarajan
Cofounder and Chairman, Lighthouse Communities Foundation
Ruchi Mathur
Cofounder and Vice Chairperson, Lighthouse Communities Foundation
Rajnish Kumar
Ex-Chairman SBI
Ujwal Thakar
Chairman, Educate Girls
Anita Rajan
Consultant,
Tata Strive
Pervin Varma
Trustee – CRY
Malini Thadani
Director, Access Development Services
Our Board Advisory
Mr. Pradeep Bhargava
Chairman, MECF Pune
Mr. Rajan Navani
Chairman & Managing Director, JetLine Group
Mr. Ashwini Malhotra
Vice Chair & Managing Director, Weikfield Foods
Mr. Narendra Goidani
Life Coach and Founder Lifeschool Inspirational Training
Mr. Amit Paranjpe
Co-founder, ReliScore
Mr. Sudarshan Poondi
Former Partner, Deloitte India
Mr. Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy
Co-Founder & CEO, Sattva Consulting
Mr. Manoj Yadav
Executive Vice President,
Head of Global Delivery, India, State Street
Our Board of Directors
Dr. Ganesh Natarajan
Chairman & Cofounder, Lighthouse Communities Foundation
Ruchi Mathur
Cofounder and Vice Chairperson, Lighthouse Communities Foundation
Malini Thadani
Senior Advisor, FTI Consulting
Ujwal Thakar
Chairman – Educate Girls
Rajnish Kumar
Ex Chairman SBI
Anita Rajan
Consultant, Tata Strive
Our Partners
We work together in a unique Public-Private partnership with government, corporates, nonprofits and citizens. This pioneering collective action model ensures that each partner plays a specific role in achieving the goals.
Government Partners
Donor Partners
Placement Partners
Ecosystem Partners
Government Partners
Donor Partners
Placement Partners
Ecosystem Partners
City-Specific Programs
As part of our other social transformation initiatives, we are implementing a large-scale program for livelihoods (Global Opportunity Youth Network, Pune), digital empowerment for low-income citizens and quality education in public schools.
Pune City Connect
Celebrating 15 years of communities transformation
Lighthouse Communities started its first initiative in Pune, Maharashtra in partnership with Pune Municipal Corporation. We operate in Pune with a vision of “Sampoorna Pune” (Pune Fulfilled) and work with youth through the Lighthouses while also identifying further opportunities through the Aspen Institute “Global Opportunity Youth Network” partnership.
We also have a comprehensive Digital Empowerment initiative, inspired by the Prime Minister’s National Digital Literacy Mission to make one person in every family digitally empowered. We have been facilitating holistic Education through the “Shikshak Sahyogi” or Teacher Mentor program as well as the “Models of Excellence” program that aims to take Social Emotional Learning across PMC schools.
Pune City Connect
Pune City Connect
Celebrating 15 years of communities transformation
Lighthouse Communities started its first initiative in Pune, Maharashtra in partnership with Pune Municipal Corporation. We operate in Pune with a vision of “Sampoorna Pune” (Pune Fulfilled) and work with youth through the Lighthouses while also identifying further opportunities through the Aspen Institute “Global Opportunity Youth Network” partnership.
We also have a comprehensive Digital Empowerment initiative, inspired by the Prime Minister’s National Digital Literacy Mission to make one person in every family digitally empowered. We have been facilitating holistic Education through the “Shikshak Sahyogi” or Teacher Mentor program as well as the “Models of Excellence” program that aims to take Social Emotional Learning across PMC schools.
