A session close to our heart was the one where we sat down to chat to Mrinalini Kher and the team of Yuva Parivartan.   

Mrinalini Kher who took over the Kherwadi Social Welfare Association’s operational activities back in 1998 together with Kishore Kher, and started the Yuva Parivartan Movement.   This movement was started to guide the unmotivated school dropouts and to help them in becoming economically independent by imparting livelihood skills to them. In the year 2003 the movement was formally launched by the then President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The main objective of Yuva Parivartan was to mobilize youth and provide livelihood training to enable more number of youth to become financially independent and lead a productive life. We are also joined by Shital and Laxmi who have been part of this movement and will hear more from them on the impact these course in their lives.   

Yuva Parivartan means transformation of youth. The movement brings the unmotivated school dropouts from the underprivileged background and gives them a direction to lead economically independent lives through vocational training.   Mrinalini Kher was born into a family with integrity and a passion to work for others. Her husband always encouraged and supported her to take up challenges. A passionate social worker by choice, Mrinalini has been working tirelessly in the Social Welfare Sector for over 20 years and is one of the most dedicated resources of the Yuva Parivartan Team. She is a firm believer in the Empowerment of Women, who she believes are responsible for strengthening families, particularly in the economically backward societies of the country.  For the last 25 years she has served as Honorary Secretary & Trustee of Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (KSWA). Today Yuva Parivartan is one of the largest NGOs in the field of Livelihoods with a National Presence in 16 States. She currently leads various activities of YP in the Livelihoods space. Her work includes implementing the Yuva Parivartan Institute for Entrepreneurship Development that conducts Skilling Programs for the Government and the Corporate Sectors.  

Mrinalini was closely associated with the Spastic Society. She has done Honorary Work with the Seva Sadan Society Gamdevi Orphanage, and is also Honorary Secretary & Trustee of the Inner Wheel Club of Bombay Trustee of Blue Star Foundation. More on their work can be found at https://www.yuvaparivartan.org