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)