Document
Asthu Foundation

Women's Health & Economic Empowerment

Catalysing social transformation through women's leadership — lifecycle health, sustainable livelihoods, rights, and innovation.

Health Livelihoods Leadership Innovation

The Women's Health & Empowerment Imperative

63%
Indian women anaemic
58%
Skilled birth attendance access
20.3%
Female labour participation
₹46 lakh cr
GDP lost to inequality

We integrate health, livelihoods, and leadership to unlock agency and shared prosperity.

Comprehensive Health & Wellness

Lifecycle Health Approach

  • Reproductive Health Excellence: Prenatal care, safe delivery, and family planning.
  • Cancer Prevention & Care: Cervical & breast screening with treatment support.
  • Mental Health Services: Depression, anxiety, trauma-informed care.
  • Nutritional Programs: Anaemia prevention & maternal nutrition support.
  • Adolescent Health: Menstrual hygiene & reproductive education.
  • STERILUS (Concept): A proposed hygiene & sterilisation toolkit for low-resource maternal & adolescent settings.
Goal: Reduce anaemia, improve safe births, and strengthen mental well-being across the lifecycle.
Coverage PHC + mobile clinics + workplace camps
Safeguards Informed consent, privacy, referral pathways
Donate Now

Economic Empowerment Ecosystem

Sustainable Livelihood Creation

  • Skill Development Centers: Digital literacy, financial planning, technical skills.
  • Micro-Enterprise Support: Business plans, market linkage, mentoring.
  • Technology Integration: E-commerce enablement & digital payments.
  • Supply Chain Partnerships: Direct market access for women producers.
  • Financial Inclusion: Bank accounts, credit, insurance coverage.
Outcome: Income stability and scalable micro-enterprises led by women.
Enterprise Target 65,000+ ventures launched
Support Stack Toolkits, logistics, GST & compliance help
Donate Now

Leadership & Rights Advocacy

Social Change Catalysts
  • Legal Literacy: Property rights, DV prevention, legal aid.
  • Political Participation: Leadership training & electoral education.
  • Community Organising: SHGs & collective bargaining.
  • Advocacy Training: Public speaking, negotiation, mobilisation.
Safety & Safeguarding
  • Helplines, counselling, and shelter referrals.
  • Workplace safety, POSH awareness, and redressal.
  • Digital safety & privacy education.
  • Community watch & paralegal volunteers.

Innovation in Women's Empowerment

  • Mobile Health Platforms: Telemedicine for reproductive health.
  • Blockchain Microfinance: Transparent, efficient lending systems.
  • AI-Powered Skill Matching: Jobs & career guidance.
  • Digital Marketplaces: Online platforms for women entrepreneurs.
Principles: Inclusion by design, low data burden, multilingual UX, and financial transparency.
Data Ethics Consent, privacy, benefit sharing
Interoperability UPI, ONDC, Aadhaar eKYC (where applicable)
Donate Now

Transformational Impact (5-Year Horizon)

95,000+
Women empowered
65,000+
Micro-enterprises launched
+80%
Increase in household income
+70%
Improvement in health indicators
Why this strategy works
  • Health security enables participation and productivity.
  • Market-linked skills create durable incomes.
  • Rights education and leadership amplify voice.
  • Digital rails unlock scale, transparency, and safety.
Governance & Transparency
  • Outcome dashboards & gender-disaggregated data.
  • Grievance redressal, safeguarding, and audits.
  • Procurement mapped to warranties & SLAs.
  • Privacy-preserving data and informed consent.

Partner with Asthu Foundation

Co-create health camps, skill hubs, women-led enterprises, and civic leadership cohorts with us.

Document