HerSmile Federation runs programmes across health, education, livelihood and craft — each built around the same idea: give people the knowledge, skills and dignity to earn and decide for themselves.
Our work is grouped into eight programme areas. They run alongside each other, and most people we work with take part in more than one.
Health and hygiene sessions for women and adolescent girls — covering menstrual health, nutrition, personal hygiene and knowing when and where to seek medical help.
Breaking the silence around menstruation. We run awareness drives on safe menstrual practice, correct use and disposal of sanitary napkins, and work to make them affordable and available locally.
Helping young people find their first real income. We connect youth to work opportunities, guide them through the basics of applying and interviewing, and support those who would rather build something of their own.
Our livelihood programme. Members are trained to sell tea and food products within their own communities, keeping a margin on every sale — no shop, no capital and no prior experience required to begin.
Practical, job-ready training — from sales and basic financial literacy to communication and digital skills — so that people leave with a capability they can use immediately, not just a certificate.
Learning support for students alongside one-to-one counselling — helping young people stay in education, choose a direction with confidence, and talk through the pressures they carry at home and outside it.
Programmes designed so that people who are socially or physically challenged are included from the start — with accessible training, dignified earning opportunities and a community that makes room for them.
Traditional craft as a livelihood. We support artisans working in handicrafts, textiles, pottery and jewellery — with training, materials and a route to market for what they make.
Not sure which area fits you? Tell us a little about yourself and we'll point you to the right programme — or to the one starting nearest you.
Get in TouchEvery programme follows the same four steps, whether you're joining an awareness session, a skills course or a livelihood track.
Reach out or fill in a short form with your name, area and what you're interested in. There is no fee to join.
Attend the sessions for your programme — awareness, counselling, or hands-on skills and product training.
Put it to work in your own community — selling, making, teaching, or passing the awareness on to others.
Keep what you earn, and grow into a trainer or community lead for your area as you gain experience.
Awareness on its own rarely changes a household's situation, and a skill without a way to use it fades. Our programmes deliberately run in that order — build understanding, teach something usable, then open a route to earning from it. That's why health, education and livelihood work sit side by side rather than as separate projects.
Each programme area is expanding at its own pace, into new districts and new partner communities. Schedules, locations and intake dates are published here as they are confirmed.
To be told when a programme opens near you, write to hello@hersmilefederation.org.
Whether you want to join a programme, give your time, or support the work as an organisation, there's a way in.
