What is PURE Academy?

PURE Academy is PURE's flagship skill development initiative that helps learners build practical skills, confidence, and pathways to employment, entrepreneurship, and sustainable livelihoods.

Who can benefit from PURE Academy?

PURE Academy supports youth, women, students, job seekers, and underserved communities by bringing skill development opportunities closer to urban slums, schools, colleges, and communities.

What skills does PURE Academy offer?

PURE Academy supports vocational training, digital skills, career readiness, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, mentorship, internships, and livelihood-focused programs.

Does PURE Academy support entrepreneurship?

Yes. PURE Academy supports entrepreneurship through business skills, financial awareness, planning, self-help group support, and guidance to start or grow income opportunities.

Can companies partner with PURE Academy?

Yes. Companies can support PURE Academy through CSR partnerships, employee volunteering, mentorship, internships, training programs, and sponsorship opportunities.

How can I support PURE Academy?

You can support PURE Academy through donations, sponsorships, volunteering, CSR partnerships, or the Support a Need page.

PURE Academy.

Skills. Confidence. Opportunity.

PURE Academy helps youth, women and underserved communities build practical skills and pathways to livelihoods. Vocational and digital training, career readiness, entrepreneurship and mentoring support learners through community centres, schools, colleges and virtual formats.

The program works in India, the USA, Uganda and Sierra Leone. More than 700 women have been certified through PURE Academy.

PURE welcomes volunteers and partners interested in extending practical learning to new communities.

How this work connects to the SDGs

Skills training and livelihood opportunities (1, 8), inclusive learning (4, 10), women’s economic participation (5) and community partnerships (17) connect PURE Academy’s activities to the Sustainable Development Goals.

PURE Academy SDG alignment: 1 No Poverty; 4 Quality Education; 5 Gender Equality; 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth; 10 Reduced Inequalities; 17 Partnerships for the Goals.

How PURE Academy Creates Opportunity

PURE Academy brings skill development closer to learners through standalone training centers, school and college-based programs, community outreach, and virtual learning formats. This flexible model helps youth, women, students, and underserved communities access practical training where they live, learn, and work.

Community-Based Training

Delivering skill development programs in urban slums, schools, colleges, and communities where access to training is often limited.

Industry-Relevant Learning

Providing practical, hands-on training aligned with real-world employment and livelihood opportunities.

Inclusive Livelihood Pathways

Creating opportunities for youth, women, and persons with disabilities to gain skills and economic independence.

Mentorship & Career Support

Connecting learners with guidance, workplace exposure, internships, and support beyond the classroom.

Academy Pathways

PURE Academy supports learners beyond classroom training through mentorship, internships, financial literacy, inclusive livelihoods, project-based learning, and school-based skill exposure.

MentorLink

Connecting learners with mentors who provide guidance, encouragement, career advice, and confidence-building support.

Financial Literacy

Helping individuals build essential money management, savings, budgeting, and financial planning skills that support long-term economic stability.

Internships

Offering hands-on learning opportunities that help students and young people gain practical experience and workplace exposure.

Project Equip

Engaging young people in design thinking, innovation, and project-based learning to solve real-world challenges.

Inclusive Livelihoods

Creating pathways to employment, self-employment, and income generation for youth, women, and persons with disabilities through practical training and support.

Skill Up Saturday

Bringing practical, creative, digital, and future-ready skill-building sessions into schools through Saturday learning programs.

Support PURE Academy

Help learners gain practical skills through training, mentoring, workplace exposure or support for local enterprises and self-help groups.

Individuals and companies can contribute through sponsorship, volunteering, internships and partnerships. PURE welcomes enquiries about bringing this work to new communities.

Support a Need