Hasirotsava ForumHasirotsava Forum

Participation and leadership

Women empowerment through confidence, participation, and leadership.

Women on Wheels movement, leadership development, entrepreneurship and economic empowerment programs that build confidence and create community changemakers.

Women participants in the Women on Wheels geared motorcycle training program

Mission narrative

What this focus area means.

Women empowerment is not a campaign, it is a sustained movement. Hasirotsava Forum has trained 100+ women aged 16 to 62 to ride geared motorcycles, building confidence, freedom and independence. Many of those women are now Eco Warriors actively driving environmental and social change.

Why this matters

Why it matters for communities.

When women are empowered, they don't just change their own lives, they become a force that changes communities. Access to confidence-building programs, leadership opportunities and economic pathways creates a multiplier effect that benefits entire families and neighbourhoods.

What Hasirotsava does

How the Forum contributes.

Hasirotsava Forum runs the Women on Wheels geared motorcycle training program, women's leadership forums, entrepreneurship support initiatives and outdoor empowerment experiences. These programs span age groups from teenagers to senior women, creating an inclusive and growing community of changemakers.

Work on the ground

Proof points from this focus area.

01

Women on Wheels, Geared Motorcycle Training

Training women of all ages to ride geared motorcycles independently, building confidence, freedom and leadership through the powerful metaphor of the open road.

02

Empowerment and leadership programs

Creating platforms where women can participate publicly, lead initiatives, develop skills and build lasting networks of support and solidarity.

03

Eco Warriors, women as changemakers

Women trained through our programs become active Eco Warriors, supporting environmental and social causes and inspiring other women to join the movement.

Impact highlights

Measures that keep the work grounded.

0+Women trained in geared motorcycling
Ages 16-62Participant age range
ActiveEco Warrior alum network

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Related programs and stories

Public programs and field stories from our women empowerment work with communities across Karnataka.