As a group of young individuals recognized the need for energetic, social service in the neighborhood, we formed our organization to provide sensible solutions. India is one of those countries where women can openly voice their opinions and today in the 21st century they enjoy a better status as well as freedom than women in the past. The constitution guarantees equal opportunities and provides necessary safeguards from possible exploitation or injustice. Being a citizen of India it is in one’s encumbrance to assure that these efforts made by the constitution reaches its intent. Especially the youth carries a heavy role in doing so as they are the upcoming leaders who can change the thinking and outlook of the society. Aawaaz as it conveys was formulated as the voice of the young gen in the society who belonged to different castes, religions, and localities but espoused to an allied aspiration. It was a genus of eight people who made Aawaaz their brainchild and decided to work towards women as well as youth empowerment. We believe a society that respects human rights can be achieved if we strengthen youth participation ensure inclusion and non-discrimination which will further create a culture that promotes accountability and social justice. By 2020 more than 500 million Indian citizens will be under the age of 25 that means a growing number of India’s youth need the right educational infrastructure to develop skills and adequate opportunities to get employed or become entrepreneurs. We as an NGO Aawaaz which not only wants to work towards women and the young people but also is run by a group of young individuals who always bud in to provide innovative and future oriented ideas. Women in India are coming up in all spheres of life, they have become so self sufficient and powerful that even in this male dominated era they have started to recognize their true potential and have also started to question the rules laid down upon them. Despite all this recognition and encouragement there is still a large section of women that are uneducated and married off before the age of 18. Statistics say that close to 245 million Indian women lack the basic capability to read and write, which is a huge number. The Indian woman has to make her way through all the socialized prejudices against her, and the men yet have to allow and accept the women to be equal participants in the country’s way forward. This is where Aawaaz comes into picture. We want to help women attain their positions in the society and help them achieve what they dream of. We are very much aware that we are capable of doing the same with the help of our growing team of over 100 volunteers.
