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FFEC USA
Empowering women and children through education and health

Yearly Impact

300+
Kids educated every year
School enrollments, after-school program, spoken English, digital skills
100+
Network of women
Attend workshops on health, nutrition, finance
20+
Scholarships and Internships
Job oriented diploma courses, computer training, field work for youth



FFEC USA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (Tax Id # 92-2893299) and qualifies for Corporate Matching programs.

Our mission is to empower low income marginalized communities globally. We focus on women and children because they have the power to change the future of a community.

Impact Stories from India

Fauzia
Fauzia Ex-student & Educator

I have been associated with FFEC since 2017 when I was in school. Coming here improved my understanding of subjects. The class 12 board exam coaching was also very beneficial. Then I became a teacher here for a year while doing Bachelors in Social Welfare. After completing my bachelors I again started attending coaching sessions for university entrance exams for my Master's. I didn't get admitted the first time round but I continued coming for the coaching classes and I am very happy I finally did clear the entrance exams at Jamia Millia Islamia and am now doing a course in Journalism.

Samreen & Anjum Student, Food Technology Diploma

We didn't know what to do after class 12 as we didn't get admitted to a college. FFEC paid our fees so we were able to join a diploma course in Food Technology at Jamia Hamdard University. We are finding the course interesting. Our parents agreed because we can attend classes in Trilokpuri at the Kadam Centre. We are thankful to FFEC for the fees and the van they arranged to travel to Moradabad for the practical classes which we enjoyed very much.

Bablu Shop Owner

I owned a small shop but had to close down during Covid lockdowns. I found out about FFEC's loan program and thanks to that I was able to buy inventory and restart my corner shop (kinari ki dukaan).

Pankhuri Jha Volunteer

I was a SMILE fellow at Pravah for the batch 2022. My topic was around creating a space for dialogue on gender, everyday sexism, and feminism. After following FFEC's work, I conducted some focus groups with the youth there. The participants were aware of gender inequality but didn't voice their concerns or grasp the complexity. During the sessions, girls opened up about their experiences of feeling suppressed due to their gender. Toward the end, boys could unlearn their own ideas about sexism and gender. They all felt a need to intervene if any sexist instance happened around them in future.

Board Members

Yasmeen Fatimah
Founder and CEO

Yasmeen is a long time activist and has been involved in multiple non-profits in the Bay Area. She a Masters degree in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Florida, Gainesville and has worked in the Tech industry in the Silicon Valley in senior program and product management roles.

Lubina Qureshy
CFO

Lubina is an Economist and consultant at the World Bank. She has worked on health related budgets of many developing countries such as Indonesia, Mozambique and India. Her expertise is in cost-benefit analyses, projections of stunting, health demand and supply for governments and review of their public expenditure and has a few publications in respected journals.

Neerja Bhatt
Secretary

Neerja is a Director at Oracle in Cloud Services and has patents and published multiple research papers. She was involved with the non-profit Association for India’s Development (AID) for many years. She has worked in the Tech industry for many years in Senior Program and Product Management roles. She had done the multiple IT projects and play the key role to execute it.

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Nutrition

The first 1000 days of a child, starting during pregnancy are critical for brain and physical development.
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Education

K-12 after-school program, and enrolling dropouts kids to school, ensuring retention.
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Skill Development

Communication and career counseling for skill development workshops to improve Spoken English and life skills.
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Projects

Education

Nutrition

Skill Development


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Education

Every child deserves a good education. Kadam Learning Center was established in 2016 after

conducting a survey and focus groups in Ambedkar Camp, a jhuggi(slum) in Trilokpuri for children in
class 5-12. Most of the children are first generation learners. Although most go to a public school, their
level of learning is much below the grade they are in.

Key features of this program are:

  • 4 batches of 15-20 students Monday-Friday.
  • Tutoring with focus on improving Maths and reading skills.
  • Assistance with homework and exam preparations.
  • Inculcate critical thinking, interest in learning through storytelling and discussions.
  • Creative activities.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Outdoor activities

Packages

– $150 – After-school and creative learning for 10 kids/month
$1800 – After-school and creative learning for 1 kid/year
$3000 – Life skills and career counseling workshops for 1 year

Women and Child Center

The first 1000 days of a child are critical for its mental and physical development. We are planning to partner with Heights and Minds, a non-profit organization based in Netherlands to setup a center for mothers and babies to ensure every child reaches its full potential by monitoring their growth in the first 1000 days and educating and training mothers. 

 

The key highlights are: 

 

  • Register and monitor height and weight of a child at least 10 times in the first 1,000 days using HMF’s Service Highway Digital Platform.
  • Setup a café run by youth with healthy food options
  • Raise awareness among parents about their child’s growth, measuring growth
  • Provide counselling focusing on behavior change in feeding practices and local solutions to provide a diverse adequate diet within the family’s means
  • Educate mothers about healthy eating for themselves and the entire family as well as parenting and early stimulation skills in a fun way using digital materials, videos, and games and encourage active participation and sharing amongst peers
  • Educate mothers and adolescent girls about anaemia, its impact and good diet
  • Income generating activities for long term sustainability, such as craft, producing and growing foods and selling healthy meals. 

Packages

 

$120 – 1 baby /6 months

$240 – 1 baby / 1 year

$2000 – 100 babies/month

$10000 – Setup /center

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Skill Development Center

 

Over the years we realized many of these first generation learners coming from poor and marginalized communities are unaware of different colleges, technical courses or career options. They lack confidence and no one to guide them. They are unable to take advantage of the different opportunities available. To address this gap we plan to establish a Skill Development Center that provides the following training:

  • Basic computer skills
  • Web design and video making
  • Communication skills with a focus on  Spoken English
  • Academic and career counseling
  • Workshops on topics such as gender equality, responsible citizenship, sustainability, climate change, mental health

Packages

 

$5000 – Run center for 6 month

$10000 –  Run center for 1 yr

$20000 – Setup/center 

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