Women, Children & Youth Empowerment
Nurturing Potential, Inspiring Futures
Overview
Women, children, and youth represent the core strength of any thriving society, yet they often face systemic gender inequality, lack of developmental support, and limited social protections.
COST TRUST’s Women, Children & Youth Initiative focuses on safeguarding vulnerable children, protecting rights, and equipping women and young people with leadership, social, and developmental skills to build self-reliant futures.
Key Focus Areas
Women Rights & Empowerment:
Establishing Self-Help Groups (SHGs), conducting legal awareness workshops, and offering Oncome generation and leadership training to help women gain social and domestic independence.
Child Protection & Rights:
Running community awareness campaigns against child labour, early child marriage, and child abuse, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for every child.
Youth Leadership & Life Skills: Providing soft skills training, career guidance, digital literacy, and civic engagement workshops for adolescent boys and girls.
Adolescent Health & Wellness:
Hosting dedicated health check-ups, counselling sessions, and nutritional awareness programs tailored for growing adolescents.
Community Advocacy Groups:
Forming grassroots vigilance committees led by local women to address social issues and advocate for community development.
Our Impact
Self-Help Groups Established:
250+ active women's groups fostering financial and social independence.
Women Empowered:
6,500+ women trained in leadership, legal rights, and self-advocacy.
Youth & Children Protected:
15,000+ adolescents and children supported through developmental programs and rights protection.