"Empowering Women. Transforming Communities."
Section-8  |  CIN: U74999BR2017PTC036076  |  Bihar, India
OYMOM Foundation
Pan-India Initiative  •  Est. 2021

Empowering Women.
Transforming India.

From Bihar's livestock villages to India's urban margins — we build economic independence, legal literacy, and dignified livelihoods for women who power India's rural economy yet remain its most underserved citizens.

Global Crisis — Why This Matters Now
4B
Women and girls globally remain underserved — UN Women operates in 109 countries fighting for their rights. UN Women 2024/25
$10T
Annual value of unpaid care work done globally — larger than the tech industry — mostly by women. UN Women 2024
2.3×
More hours women spend on unpaid care and domestic work daily versus men — a structural economic inequality. UN Women 2024
23%
Female labour force participation in Bihar — among the lowest in India. Rural women are the most excluded. PLFS 2023–24
Sources: UN Women Annual Report 2024/25 — PLFS India 2023–24 — Oxfam WEE Data
109
Countries with Active Women Programmes
1 in 3
Rural Women with No Primary Education (Bihar)
78%
Unaware of Their Legal Rights
20%
Family Income Rise Per Year of Girl's Education
The Ground Reality

Why Women Empowerment Cannot Wait

73%
Income increase for home-based women workers in Pakistan after digital wallets — showing technology's role in women's economic empowerment. (UN Women 2024/25)
240,000+
Rural women in Egypt improved financial management through community savings groups — replicable in Bihar's livestock communities. (UN Women 2024)
1M+
Women-led businesses in Nigeria gained access to public contracts after state legislation on preferential access — policy advocacy works. (UN Women 2024/25)
20%
Family income rises for every additional year a girl spends in school — education is the highest-return investment in human capital. (CARE International)
"Peace lasts longer when women are included. Economies grow faster when women are empowered."
— UN Women, Annual Report 2024/25

OYMOM Foundation's Women Empowerment Programme is positioned at the intersection of livestock livelihoods, rural health, and economic independence — addressing the specific, underserved reality of women in animal husbandry households across Bihar.

Women in these households contribute significantly to India's dairy and livestock economy through milking, fodder management, animal health monitoring, and post-harvest processing. Yet they receive no certification, no income recognition, and no access to formal financial systems.

We change that. Through legally-structured, on-ground programmes, we convert invisible contribution into certified, documented, income-generating skill.

The OYMOM Approach

We do not run one-off camps. We build systematic pathways — skill to certificate to livelihood to financial inclusion — with measurable outcomes, auditable fund use, and partnerships with IIADM, PashuSevak Bharat Portal, and ZoonoTrack Bharat for end-to-end beneficiary support.

What We Do

Six Legally-Structured Programme Areas

Each programme is legally permissible under OYMOM Foundation's Memorandum of Association, CSR-eligible under Schedule VII, Companies Act 2013, and designed for measurable, auditable impact.

Skill Development

Vocational Skill Training

Structured 15–45 day certified training in livestock care, dairy operations, tailoring, handicrafts, and digital literacy — creating employment-ready women with verifiable credentials.

  • IIADM-issued QR-verifiable certificates
  • PashuSevak Bharat Portal placement linkage
  • Livestock-based livelihood training
  • Dairy operations and hygiene SOPs
Target: Rural women, Bihar & UP
Support
Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy & Banking Access

Workshops enabling women to open Jan Dhan accounts, access MUDRA loans, understand savings, form Self-Help Groups, and participate in India's formal financial economy for the first time.

  • Jan Dhan & MUDRA loan facilitation
  • SHG (Self-Help Group) formation
  • Basic bookkeeping & micro-savings
  • PM-KISAN and government scheme linkage
Target: Unbanked women, livestock households
Support
Legal Rights

Legal Rights & Protection Awareness

Village-level legal literacy covering the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (2005), property rights, POCSO, and access to district legal aid — turning awareness into protection.

  • DV Act 2005 and property rights camps
  • Know Your Rights handbooks in Hindi
  • District Legal Aid Authority linkage
  • Domestic violence SOS protocol training
Target: All women, priority at-risk households
Support
Entrepreneurship

Micro-Entrepreneurship & Livelihood

End-to-end support for women launching dairy, livestock, agro-processing, and rural service micro-enterprises — business planning, MUDRA facilitation, FPO market linkage.

  • Business planning and cost-benefit guidance
  • MUDRA and PMFME scheme facilitation
  • Dairy cooperative and FPO market linkage
  • Mentorship through OYMOM field network
Target: Women entrepreneurs, rural districts
Support
Health Rights

Reproductive Health & Nutrition

Community health camps covering maternal health, child immunisation, nutrition, and menstrual health — delivered through ASHA/ANM networks with government scheme linkage.

  • Maternal and child nutrition camps
  • Menstrual hygiene access and awareness
  • Janani Suraksha Yojana linkage
  • Local PHC/ASHA coordination
Target: Women 15–45, pregnant/lactating priority
Support
Digital Inclusion

Digital Literacy & Inclusion

Smartphone usage, UPI payments, DigiLocker, eShram registration, and NandiBaba AI platform training — bridging the rural digital divide for women in livestock households.

  • Smartphone and UPI usage workshops
  • eShram, DigiLocker, PM-KISAN registration
  • NandiBaba AI training for dairy women
  • WhatsApp-based extension support
Target: First-time smartphone users, rural women
Support
2,000+
Women Trained
38
Bihar Districts
400+
SHGs Supported
85%
Income Improvement Reported
From the Field

Stories of Change

The dairy hygiene training gave me a certificate and helped me get a job at a milk collection centre in Patna. My family's income doubled in six months. For the first time I have my own bank account.
S
Sunita Devi
Dairy Hygiene Technician, Nalanda District
Pehle mujhe nahi pata tha ki domestic violence ke against law hai. OYMOM ke camp mein pata chala. Ab main apne gaon ki 12 aur mahilaon ko bata sakti hoon — ki humare rights kya hain.
P
Poonam Kumari
Legal Awareness Programme, Gaya
I started a small goat farming unit after the entrepreneurship support programme. OYMOM helped me with the MUDRA loan application. Now I employ two other women from my village.
R
Rekha Singh
Micro-Entrepreneur, Muzaffarpur
Accountability

How Every Donation is Used

Full fund utilisation is subject to annual independent audit and MCA filing. Donors receive utilisation reports on request.

70%
Direct Programme Delivery
Skill training, legal camps, health sessions, SHG formation — direct beneficiary impact on the ground.
15%
Field Operations
Field staff, transport, materials, and district-level coordination across Bihar's 38 districts.
10%
Technology & Documentation
Digital certification, beneficiary records, impact measurement, ZoonoTrack and IIADM integration.
5%
Administration & Compliance
Audit, MCA statutory filings, legal compliance — kept minimal by design.
All fund utilisation is audited annually by an independent Chartered Accountant and filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs per Section-8 compliance requirements.
Legal Framework

Operating with Full Legal Integrity

Section-8 Registration

OYMOM Foundation is registered under Section-8 of the Companies Act, 2013 (CIN: U74999BR2017PTC036076). No profit is distributed — all surplus is reinvested in charitable activities per our MOA.

80G & 12A Registration

Applications are in progress with the Income Tax Department. Upon approval, donors will be eligible for income tax deductions under Section 80G. Receipts are issued for all contributions regardless of 80G status.

CSR & FCRA Eligibility

Donations are eligible for CSR funding under Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 — specifically women empowerment, education, health, and livelihood. FCRA application for foreign contributions is in progress.