Who We Are
Udaykriti is a purpose-driven organisation rooted in the simple yet powerful belief that every young person, irrespective of gender, caste, creed, sex or clan, deserves a fair and fighting chance at a bright and thriving future, regardless of where they come from.
Our work focuses on the most vulnerable youth in Delhi’s urban slums and resettlement colonies – communities where opportunities are scarce, but potential is abundant.
In these underserved neighbourhoods, we meet youth where they are—on dusty football fields, narrow lanes, or crowded community spaces. Many of them are grappling with the brutal realities of poverty, early school dropouts, and, increasingly, substance abuse. According to a 2023 study over one-third of street children in Delhi have used drugs, with most beginning as early as ages 8 to 13. The danger isn’t just the drugs, it is the hopelessness they feed.
But there is a way forward. Inspired by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s findings presented at the 64th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (April 2021), Udaykriti leverages sports as a proven strategy for substance use prevention and youth empowerment. UNODC highlights that sport-based interventions build personal and social skills that are critical for helping young people resist risky behaviours. These include self-esteem, emotional regulation, discipline, resilience, and teamwork—all of which we embed into our model.
Mission
At Udaykriti, our mission is to transform vulnerable youth into future-ready changemakers by blending digital skills, livelihood creation, and the power of sports. We design hyperlocal, community-anchored solutions that offer a real alternative to substance abuse and economic despair.
By creating safe, walkable micro-learning hubs inside slum communities, we bring education and opportunity to their doorsteps. Through structured sports activities, we redirect at-risk youth away from harmful habits and towards teamwork, discipline, and purpose.
We don’t just train, we mentor, support, and walk alongside our learners as they build a path to earning, learning, and leading. Because every youth deserves a chance – not just to survive, but to thrive.
Vision
To build a future where every young person—regardless of where they are born—has the tools, support, and safe spaces they need to thrive.
We envision a world where youth from urban slums and resettlement colonies are no longer sidelined by poverty, addiction, or lack of access. A future where digital skills and sports serve as bridges to dignity, purpose, and possibility. Through education, employment, and empowerment, we aim to spark lifelong change rooted in equity, inclusion, and pride.
Our three-pillar model—Sports for Behavioural Change, Digital Skilling, and Earn-While-You-Learn Livelihoods—is designed to meet youth where they are and walk with them toward a future of dignity and inclusion.
A new NGO in India dedicated to empowering youth in urban slums through sports, digital skills, and livelihoods with dignity. The organization uses sports as an entry point for behavioral change, creates hyperlocal micro learning hubs, enables earn while you learn opportunities, provides mentorship, fosters peer leadership, and promotes community ownership.