A Life-Changing Experience at ELevate 2025
A Life-Changing Experience I walked into ELevate 2025 as an observer, curious to see what this event was all about. I walked out deeply moved, inspired, and with an unshakable conviction—I needed to be part of this mission. I had heard about Enabling Leadership and the work they do to empower children from underserved communities, […]
BUILDing Leadership Skills
When I first heard about Enabling Leadership, I was unsure of how teaching children music (EL Create), football (EL Play) and how to build LEGO models (EL Build) constituted transferable skills. I thought of them as extracurricular activities which, yes, helped people learn about strategy and problem-solving, but how could this extend outside its context […]
Top 10 Volunteering Programs for High School Students
Are you a high school student looking to enhancing your skills? If yes, then volunteering can help enrich your skills. Through volunteering activities, high school students can meet new people, gain new skills, and make a significant impact on their communities. Here are ten worthy initiatives for high school students that provide unique opportunities through […]
Empowering the Next Generation in Pollachi | Enabling Leadership
After years of groundwork, our football program, Enabling Leadership Play, is finally coming to life in Pollachi, a vibrant agricultural town in Tamil Nadu, India. This year, 120 children from three government schools and one low-income private school will get the chance to develop essential life skills through the sport. Our vision is to empower […]
Donor Feature: Meet Mark and Glori from Newyork
Mark and Glori, along with their daughter, have been avid supporters of our football program for the past two years. Living in New York, their decision to support football teams in rural India might not seem immediately obvious. Their introduction to Enabling Leadership occurred when their daughter, Sailor, a high school senior and a football […]
Donor Feature: Meet Chirag Sapra from Newyork
Some might say, “He has done it all!”. Graduating from one of India’s most esteemed engineering colleges, studying at a prominent Ivy League business school and finally thriving as an investment professional in the U.S. So naturally, on the surface, Chirag’s life might appear to be in stark contrast to that of the children that […]
Breaking Poverty Cycles with Life Skills Training
Mired in a cycle of diminished opportunities and diminished hope, intergenerational poverty looms large over families and communities for many generations. It has been seen that children who grow up in low-income families are much more likely than other children to be poor when they become adults. As per studies, a focused approach towards honing […]
From Football to Financial Freedom | EL PLAY
On the field, he’s a natural: a vocal leader, a team player, and a footballer radiating confidence and focus. Off the field, coaching his students, he transforms into their guiding star, their loudest cheerleader, trusted friend and mentor – someone they can truly look up to. But what his students might not know is that […]
Alumni Spotlight:
The Personal Impact of Enabling Leadership PLAY on Upendra
In the sun-baked fields of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, Santosh Yadav was a champion wrestler, his victories echoing in the dusty air. Two decades later, his son, Upendra, would find his own arena of glory, not on the mat, but on a different kind of pitch. Between these two tales lies a story of urbanisation, the […]
From 100 to 1000: Enabling Leadership in Cambodia
Battambang Province in Cambodia holds a special place in our hearts—it’s where our journey began outside India, a significant step towards our grand mission of reaching one million children by 2030. Enabling Leadership Play was first introduced as a pilot in a few schools in select villages in Battambang. The region, situated 300 km from […]