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Year Book 2024-25
Welcome to the 2024–25 Yearbook, a powerful platform to celebrate the inspiring journeys of women at Azad Foundation who have boldly defied stereotypes and steered their way into non-traditional livelihoods.
Azad Foundation is committed to enabling resource-poor women to break free from social barriers by providing them opportunities in professions that are traditionally male-dominated. Through our flagship Women with Wheels (WWW) program, we equip women from marginalised communities with the technical skills, life skills, and legal awareness, not just to earn a living, but to live with dignity, independence, and agency.
Since 2008, Azad Foundation has worked to dismantle patriarchal barriers and open doors for women in the workforce. Today, we operate across Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, and Chennai, with partnerships in Indore and Ahmedabad extending the reach of WWW. Building on the expansion of 2-wheeler training introduced in Chennai in 2020–21, this year too, we have seen a surge of women embracing mobility as a tool of empowerment.
In 2024–25, 519 women successfully earned their Permanent Licenses, with 375 qualifying as 4-wheeler drivers and 144 as 2-wheeler riders. Kolkata led with 187 women earning their PLs across North and South centres, followed by 171 women in Delhi across East, North and South Delhi centres. Jaipur contributed 88 new women drivers, while Chennai saw 73 women proudly achieve their licenses — most of them as two-wheeler riders, with the city now setting its foot in four-wheeler training.
These numbers represent far more than technical achievement: they stand for courage, resilience, and an ambition to dream bigger. Behind every statistic is a story — a young girl or woman who negotiated with her family to join the training; a mother who negotiated for shared childcare; those who overcame fear to sit behind the wheel for the first time. Within these pages, you will discover stories of women who have rebuilt their lives after adversity; and others who have become the first in their community to drive — yet all share one thing in common: the courage to take charge of their journeys.
We have obtained consent from each trainee featured in this Yearbook to share their stories, names, and photographs. For those who chose not to share their identities or stories, we have respected their privacy and not included their narratives here.
Join us in celebrating these remarkable women who have not only earned their licenses but also claimed their right to mobility, choice, and a future of their own making. May their courage inspire you to see what is possible when barriers are broken, roads are opened, and women take the driver’s seat — both literally and figuratively.
Read the Year Book, 2024-25
