Our Vision
A society where every young person and woman has the confidence, skills, and opportunities to learn, grow, and build a better future.
Queen Simpi Foundation
Working for Young People.
Queen Simpi Foundation creates opportunities for young people and women through education, skills, confidence building, leadership and pathways to a better future.
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Who We Are
Creating pathways to learn, grow and move forward.
Queen Simpi Foundation is a social-impact organisation working with young people and women to build confidence, develop practical skills, and access new opportunities.
We focus on creating meaningful pathways for learning, personal growth, and social and economic participation.
Know Us Better
Explore what drives our work
We believe that people often have the potential to move forward but may lack the right opportunities, skills, confidence, or support. Queen Simpi Foundation was created to bridge this gap by creating accessible learning opportunities and practical pathways that help young people and women discover their potential and take their next step forward.
Our Mission
Our mission is to create inclusive learning and development opportunities that strengthen confidence, communication, leadership, digital skills, career awareness, and life skills. We aim to connect people with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities they need to make informed choices and move forward.
Areas that support long-term personal and professional growth
- Education & Learning
- Youth Development
- Women’s Empowerment
- Digital Skills & Digital Learning
- Career Awareness & Employability
- Leadership & Life Skills
- Community Development
We believe sustainable impact comes through collaboration. We work with communities, schools, educators, government stakeholders, volunteers, and partners to understand local needs and design practical solutions. Our approach combines grassroots engagement, skill development, technology, partnerships, and continuous learning to ensure that our initiatives are relevant, inclusive, and impactful.
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What We Do
From Learning to Opportunity
Our work focuses on helping people develop the skills, confidence and opportunities they need to move forward.
Build Confidence
Helping young people communicate, participate, work in teams and believe in their potential.
Develop Skills
Building leadership, life skills, digital literacy and practical capabilities.
Explore Opportunities
Connecting young people with career exposure, guidance, scholarships and future pathways.
Create New Directions
Supporting women who want to reconnect with education and begin a new chapter.
Our Programmes
Two programmes. One shared purpose.
To help people learn, grow and move towards a better future.
Queen Simpi Youth Development Programme
Empowering Young People for a Brighter Future
The Queen Simpi Youth Development Programme equips young people with the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to succeed in life, work and business.
Confidence Building
Helping youth build self-confidence, communication skills, public speaking abilities and a positive mindset.
Leadership Development
Developing future leaders through teamwork, decision-making, problem-solving and community engagement.
Entrepreneurship
Teaching young people how to turn ideas into businesses through innovation, business planning, marketing and financial management.
Career
Preparing youth for employment through career guidance, CV writing, interview preparation and workplace readiness training.
Digital & Financial Skills
Providing practical digital literacy, computer skills, online safety, budgeting, saving, financial planning and digital payment knowledge.
Our GoalTo empower young people to become confident leaders, skilled professionals, successful entrepreneurs and active contributors to their communities.
Project DISHA
Second Chance Education Programme
A second-chance education initiative supporting women who had to discontinue their education and want to return to learning and explore new opportunities.
What does DISHA mean?
DISHA means “direction” a path that helps us move forward towards a better future.
At Queen Simpi Foundation, we believe that every woman deserves the opportunity to learn, grow and build a future of her own. Sometimes, life takes people away from education, but that should never mean the end of their learning journey.
Why DISHA?
Completing secondary education can play an important role in shaping a young person's future. However, many learners are unable to continue their schooling because of financial difficulties, family responsibilities, early marriage, household responsibilities, lack of support and other circumstances.
For learners who leave school before completing secondary education, finding a pathway back to learning can be challenging. Lack of awareness about available education options, limited access to learning support and the need for continued motivation can make the return to education even more difficult.
Grade 10 completion is an important milestone that can help learners access further education, skill development and future opportunities.
Our Approach
Disha provides school dropouts, especially young girls and women, with another opportunity to continue their education, supporting them through guidance, learning support and continued motivation.
Education Guidance
Helping learners understand suitable pathways to resume their education.
Learning Support
Providing academic support to help learners progress towards Grade 10 completion.
Confidence
Helping learners regain confidence and stay motivated throughout their learning journey.
Accessible Learning
Supporting learners to access education through suitable and practical learning pathways.
Future Pathways
Helping learners understand opportunities for further education, skills and career development after Grade 10.
DISHA Journey
- Education Interrupted
- Guidance & Support
- Return to Learning
- Grade 10 Completion
- Further Education & Opportunities
Our GoalTo give learners who could not complete their schooling a second chance to complete Grade 10 and build pathways towards further education and future opportunities.
A Second Chance to Learn. A New Direction for the Future.
How We Work
Learning That Connects With Real Life
We believe meaningful development happens when learning goes beyond the classroom.
- LearnKnowledge, education and awareness.
- GrowConfidence, communication and life skills.
- ConnectExposure, mentorship and meaningful networks.
- Move ForwardEducation, careers, skills and new opportunities.
Why Our Work Matters
Potential Needs Opportunity
- A young person may have talent but lack confidence.
- A student may have ambition but not know which career path to take.
- A woman may have had to leave education because of circumstances beyond her control.
Vinay Babu
Chairman, Queen Simpi Foundation
Education gives us the foundation, skills build our confidence, and opportunity gives us the freedom to shape our future.
Mr. Vinay believes that everyone deserves an opportunity to build a better future. With over six years of experience as a political consultant, he has worked closely with people and communities at the grassroots level and understands their needs and challenges.
He holds a Master’s degree in Public Relations and brings strong experience in communication, community engagement, and stakeholder management. His work with communities inspired him to enter the social sector and contribute through Queen Simpi Foundation.
As Chairman, Vinay provides leadership and direction to the Foundation, with a focus on creating opportunities for young people and women to learn, grow, build skills, and move forward.
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Advisory Committee
Guided by experience and a shared vision for change, our advisors help shape our approach to education, youth development and women’s empowerment, ensuring that our work creates meaningful and lasting impact.
Our Advisors
Priyabrata Sahoo
Political Consultant
Odisha, India
View profile →Priyabatra Sahoo has experience in strategic communication, political research and campaign consulting. His understanding of political ecosystems, stakeholder dynamics and public perception brings a strategic perspective to the Foundation’s communication and outreach. This experience is relevant to building meaningful partnerships, engaging communities and shaping initiatives around the needs of young people and underserved groups.
Ayan Shaikh
Business & Supply Chain Management
Melbourne, Australia
View profile →Ayan Shaikh holds a Master’s degree in Business – Supply Chain Management from Monash University and has an academic background in business systems, operations and supply chain management. His understanding of organisational processes, resource planning and operational systems brings a structured perspective to the Foundation’s programme delivery and development. These areas of experience are particularly relevant to employability initiatives and sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Akshay Daddapure
Grassroots Strategy & Community Development
Latur, Maharashtra
View profile →Akshay Daddapure is an election strategist and social-sector professional with six years of experience in the social sector. A Civil Engineering graduate, he brings a multidisciplinary perspective shaped by strategic planning, field experience and community engagement. His experience offers useful insight into understanding local needs, coordinating grassroots activities and shaping community-based programmes that translate objectives into practical action.
Divyanshu Dwivedi
Development & Social Impact
Siwan, Bihar
View profile →Divyanshu Dwivedi is a development professional with seven years of experience in the social and development sector. He holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), and is a former Gandhi Fellow. His understanding of communities, education and social impact brings a development-focused perspective to programme design, implementation and the assessment of meaningful outcomes.
Mithlesh Singh
Public Health, Digital Governance & Strategic Consulting
Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
View profile →Mithilesh Singh has an academic background in Journalism and experience at the intersection of development, public programmes and digital governance. As a former Gandhi Fellow, he gained grassroots exposure to public health and digital transformation through work on the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. His understanding of public systems and digital initiatives brings a valuable perspective to programme planning, stakeholder coordination and community-focused interventions.
Vijay Wanjale
Education, FLN & Education Technology
Mumbai, Maharashtra
View profile →Vijay Wanjale is an education and development professional with an M.Com degree and experience in large-scale EdTech implementation, project delivery, stakeholder management and public education systems. His expertise includes strengthening school-level implementation, Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), team coordination and technology-enabled learning. His experience brings a practical perspective to programme design and delivery, school partnerships and implementation systems that support sustainable educational impact.
Mohd. Sufiyan Khan
Education, Public Policy & Grassroots Development
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
View profile →Mohd. Sufiyan Khan holds an M.A. in Political Science and has qualified UGC-NET in Political Science from the University of Allahabad. His experience includes direct engagement with rural communities, schools and children in Barmer, Rajasthan, including children facing barriers to quality education. His understanding of education, public policy, government engagement and grassroots implementation brings useful insight to school-level initiatives, community partnerships and programmes that expand learning opportunities.
Subhashish Jana
Political Consultant
Kolkata, West Bengal
View profile →Subhashish Jana has an academic background in Economics from Jadavpur University and is a former Research Fellow with the Jan Suraaj Young Leaders Fellowship, where he gained exposure to research, public policy and grassroots development. His understanding of economics, research and public affairs brings an evidence-informed perspective to programme planning, understanding community needs and assessing the outcomes and social impact of the Foundation’s initiatives.
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