About Us

Ritinjali, meaning “helping hands” in Sanskrit, has been a catalyst for change since 1995. With a presence across urban Delhi and rural India, we empower disadvantaged communities through education, skilling, and community-led action. Our programs span residential schools, slum-based learning centres, women’s empowerment, and youth rehabilitation. Each initiative is rooted in a belief that every person deserves the dignity of opportunity. Whether it’s helping a boy become the first graduate in his family, a woman starting her own business, or a child accessing her first textbook—we create second chances that last a lifetime.



Over the years, Ritinjali has worked with a wide spectrum of marginalized groups—from slum communities, incarcerated juveniles and women, survivors of disasters, to youth who have been excluded from formal education. Our programmes span foundational learning for children, holistic education for youth, vocational and life skills training, women’s empowerment initiatives, and formal reintegration into the schooling system.

 

We have revitalized government schools in Delhi and Rajasthan, integrated hundreds of children into formal education, and transformed lives through our Second Chance School in Mahipalpur. Our presence in spaces like Tihar Jail and the INA Night School reflects our commitment to reaching the most excluded with empathy, opportunity, and structured support.

Our work is collaborative and community-driven. We engage parents, teachers, local leaders, and public institutions to strengthen program implementation and impact. With a strong foundation in teacher training, curriculum design, and inclusive pedagogy, Ritinjali continues to drive innovation in grassroots education and development. Our approach is backed by rigorous monitoring, assessments, and a deep understanding of the evolving needs of the communities we serve.



Our Mission

To provide holistic education that nurtures empowered, responsible citizens capable of providing for themselves and contributing to their communities.

Our Vision

To foster a society where individuals actualise their potential and contribute responsibly to collective well-being. All communities irrespective of class, gender and disability be empowered and sustainable in their absolute responsibility to the common welfare of their members.Communities be devoid of prolonged poverty, crime, violence, substance abuse, illiteracy, apathy, and oppression.

Our History

1995

Started as a weekly health clinic at Rangpuri Pahari, Vasant Kunj
Set up study centres at Mohammadpur Ahir, a small village in Haryana

1996-1999

Naari Niketan

Night School

Worked with Bodo tribals in Assam as part of Lokshala

Work with war victims of Kargil

2001

Started work with Inmates at Tihar Jail
Relief work for Gujarat Earthquake

2003-2004

Set-up a Residential programme - The Second Chance School in Delhi

Kusumpur Pahari Learning Centre

Relief work in Karaikal



2005

Drishti, Rajasthan

Nathupur Pahari Learning Centre

Work with NDMC School



2007-2011

Bihar floods

Dalit Ekta Camp

Sector 51, Gurgaon Learning Centre

Ladakh & Odisha Floods

2013

International Summer School

Young Indian Scholars

Uttarakhand Relief & Community Development

Oberoi Lecture series

2014-2015

J&K Flood Relief

Programme for South Delhi Govt. Schools

Audit for Tibetan Homes School

Pioneer Park Learning Centre

2015-2016

Nepal - Relief & Rehabilitation

Project Revive - Empowering the marginalized through access to medical treatments

School Enrichment at Tibetan Homes School, Mussoorie

NIOS Vocational Centre

2016-2017

Nathupur Pahari Community Empowerment for women

Community Empowerment through Quality Health Care

Phase 2- Nepal Relief work

NIOS Programmes

2019-2021

Second Chance School

Learning Centre

Covid Relief work

NIOS Programmes

2023-2025

Second Chance School

Learning Centre

Empower skilling programme

Health & Nutrition programme at Kusumpur Pahari

PIAIP

Governing Board

  • Arun Kapur (Chairman)
  • Dipika Nanjappa (Secretary)
  • Gurpreet Singh (Architect)
  • A.P. John (Private Service)
  • Digender Sidhu (Agriculturist)
  • Dr. Savita Nagpal (Pathologist)
  • Sanchita Singh (Architect)
  • Benu Khanna (Educationist)