Every Girl Deserves
an Education
an Education
OneProsper is breaking the cycle of illiteracy and poverty for women and girls in India.
129 million girls across the globe do not attend school, and the barriers to education are complex. Yet girls’ access to schooling has been shown to transform their lives, their families, and their communities.
Every additional year of school increases a girl’s eventual income by an average of 12%. And they reinvest that income in their children, in safety and hygiene, and in growing their village economies.
So when girls stay in school, they live longer, have healthier and better educated children, and earn higher wages. In fact, women and girls are one of the most powerful investments we can make in building a better future
Our Programs
At OneProsper, we work to create enduring change through the power of education. This is done through two programs:
Project Parivartan
Parivartan means “transformation” in Hindi, and that’s exactly what we offer. We’re transforming the lives of girls and their families throughout the Thar Desert in Northwestern India.
We partner with GRAVIS, a leading community-based nonprofit, to combat the obstacles blocking girls from receiving an education.
Incredibly, our holistic solution enables women and girls in India to break the cycle of illiteracy and poverty while simultaneously improving access to clean water. Project Parivartan is a one-time investment that changes lives forever.
Our Programs
Project Parivartan
Parivartan means “transformation” in Hindi, and that’s exactly what we offer. We’re transforming the lives of girls and their families throughout the Thar Desert in Northwestern India.
We partner with GRAVIS, a leading community-based nonprofit, to combat the obstacles blocking girls from receiving an education.
Our holistic solution enables women and girls in India to break the cycle of illiteracy and poverty while simultaneously
improving access to clean water.
Our holistic solution enables women and girls in India to break the cycle of illiteracy and poverty while simultaneously
improving access to clean water.
Our Impact
Through our program, we have helped hundreds of girls further their education.
Raju’s Story
OneProsper’s Founder and CEO, Raju Agarwal, was raised in Canada, but his family has deep roots in India and he has visited the country regularly both as a child and an adult. He was able to see the stark differences between these two countries firsthand.
While Raju was studying at Boston University, he visited Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. There were many children begging on the street, and one girl stood out: she was school–aged and holding a baby. Raju asked her why she wasn’t in school, and she said she would love to go to school, but couldn’t because she had to look after her little brother while her mother worked.
Upon reflecting on this encounter, Raju realized that these girls, who are growing up in extreme poverty and limited by deeply–ingrained gender roles, have the same aspirations as girls in Canada and the United States — but not the same opportunities.
After graduating, Raju joined PricewaterhouseCoopers followed by Bank of America, but he felt unfulfilled. He read Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood, which inspired him to take action. Raju founded OneProsper so that he could use his business acumen and resources. to help women and girls in need.
While Raju was studying at Boston University, he visited Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. There were many children begging on the street, and one girl stood out: she was school–aged and holding a baby. Raju asked her why she wasn’t in school, and she said she would love to go to school, but couldn’t because she had to look after her little brother while her mother worked.
Upon reflecting on this encounter, Raju realized that these girls, who are growing up in extreme poverty and limited by deeply–ingrained gender roles, have the same aspirations as girls in Canada and the United States — but not the same opportunities.
After graduating, Raju joined PricewaterhouseCoopers followed by Bank of America, but he felt unfulfilled. He read Leaving Microsoft to Change the World by John Wood, which inspired him to take action. Raju founded OneProsper so that he could use his business acumen and resources. to help women and girls in need.
It All Started with Water
Raju founded OneProsper in 2010 with the original aim of helping women in India’s arid regions to grow more crops with less water. This work evolved into Project Parivartan, combining a shared focus on clean water and girls’ education.
After a trip to meet some of Project Parivartan’s beneficiary families,
Raju was inspired to expand OneProsper’s work providing education to girls in India.
In 2020, we started the English Learning Buddy program.
Raju founded OneProsper in 2010 with the original aim of helping women in India’s arid regions to grow more crops with less water. This work evolved into Project Parivartan, combining a shared focus on clean water and girls’ education.
After a trip to meet some of Project Parivartan’s beneficiary families,
Raju was inspired to expand OneProsper’s work providing education to girls in India.
In 2020, we started the English Learning Buddy program.
You Can Change a Girl’s – and a Community’s – Future
Our work depends on you. Every donation makes a difference, whether an individual
gives $10 or a corporation sponsors an entire family.
gives $10 or a corporation sponsors an entire family.
