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ABOUT US
KickOff Solutions is a nonprofit platform fueling the leadership journey of girls in sport from some of India’s most underserved communities. We support them from adolescence to financial independence through a holistic fellowship model that offers financial scholarships, 21st-century skills training, counseling, career mentoring, and access to technology.
Our approach is delivered in collaboration with deeply engaged grassroots partners and shaped by insights from our Girl Leaders’ Council, ensuring that our work remains both expert-led and participant-centered.
VISION & MISSION
What we are doing, and Why are we doing it.
OUR VISION
To nurture a generation of sport-engaged girls who overcome barriers, achieve independence, and become changemakers shaping a gender-equal future.
OUR MISSION
To enable girls from high-risk communities to use sport as a pathway to leadership and success. Through multi-year, collaborative interventions that include 21st-century skills training, career mentoring, mental health support, safeguarding, and allyship, we help girls build the confidence and tools to graduate, secure their futures, and lead change. By deeply investing in each girl’s journey, we aim to unlock powerful stories that inspire communities and drive progress toward a gender-equal future.
OUR MILESTONES
2014-2023
2014-2017
Early Sport Foundations
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Introduced girls to structured sport through local tournaments.
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​Enabled college athletes to gain international exposure.
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​Built early confidence, mobility and a sense of possibility.
2018 - 2022
Access, Pathways & Leadership Growth
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Global Exposure (2018)
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Girls from underserved communities participated in the Homeless World Cup and Dana Cup.
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Opened early channels for international competition and cultural exchange.
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Scholarship Pathway (2020)
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Launched 2-year USD 2,000 scholarships for the first 10 girl leaders.
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Reached 3 grassroots partners across 2 states.
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Strengthened continuity in education and sport.
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Scaling Impact (2021)
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Expanded to 32 girl leaders across 15 partners, 9 states and Africa.
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Introduced the Solve Ninja civic leadership pathway by Reap Benefit, kicking off 21st-century skilling.
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Girls began identifying issues and leading community action.
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Growth & Collective Strength (2022)
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Supported 57 girl leaders in India + Mali (including 5 ACFA-Mali fellows).
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Delivered hands-on skilling and mentoring to 45 girls across 3 cohorts.
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Hosted UNIFY 2022, a gathering to strengthen collaboration in the sport-for-development sector.
2023
Programme Scale & Inclusion
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Scholarships grew 1.6× Year on Year, reaching 87 girl leaders across 13 states.
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Represented 17 dialects, including sign language.
Leadership Pathways
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Launched the Rural Girl Coach Incubation Program (3-year academy support).
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Initiated structured career mentorship for 9 girl leaders.
Skills, Voice & Governance
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Piloted an 8-module SEL curriculum with partners.
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Formed a 9-member Girl Leaders’ Council.
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Strengthened board, advisors, and skilling partnerships.
Institutional Strengthening
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Established the India Section 8 entity and secured 12A & 80G certification.
2024
Continuity in Sport & Education
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88% sport continuity; 84% college continuity.
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Scholarships supported equipment, travel, licences, nutrition and medical needs.
Community-led Action
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Led 50+ community actions across issues of safety, waste, gender, education and civic participation.
Engaged more than 150 citizens.
Skills & Agency
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Delivered 60+ hours of workshops across gender, identity, storytelling and problem-solving.
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82% girls reported stronger independent decision-making.
Career Pathways
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Supported career journeys for 21 girls, including one securing a role at BNP Paribas.
Safeguarding & Care
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Conducted 203 one-on-one check-ins across 22 partners.
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Completed audits, POSH sensitisation and co-created a safeguarding policy.
Storytelling & Leadership
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Released a visual storytelling film.
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Onboarded a full-time CEO/India Head and and Operations Head.
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Strengthened the paid Girl Leaders’ Council to shape the 2025 roadmap.
2025
Access with dignity
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57 girl leaders engaged across programmes.
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83% (47 of 57) eligible girls transitioned to college, while 5 girls continued schooling, ensuring continuity in education pathways.
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Career planning pathways mapped with 40+ girls, informing clearer transition support across livelihood pathways.
Belonging, Strength and Dignity
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30+ girl leaders participated in structured mental health and well-being sessions.
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Gender and identity dialogues integrated across engagements.
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4 girl leaders received 1:1 mental health counselling support, enabling recovery.
Agency in Action
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25+ community-basedy programmes led by 7 girl leaders
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10 Council members underwent facilitation, mental health, and safeguarding training, strengthening leadership readiness
Storytelling as Leadership & Movement Building
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8 girl leaders shared their journeys at Google India across 4 locations.
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1 documentary produced featuring a girl leader from Assam, amplifying leadership journeys.
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Initiated a graphic illustrative storybook featuring the journeys of 22 girl leaders, with publication planned for 2026.
Safe
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Safeguarding systems formalised, including activation of a Child Protection Committee.
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105+ individual check-in conversations conducted to understand girls’ life contexts, relationships, and support systems.
Storytelling & Leadership
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New CEO onboarded, strengthening organisational strategy and alignment.
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Learnings from 2025 informed the design of a fellowship-style support system to be implemented in 2026.
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Partnerships deepened through field visits across 8 locations in 3 States and continued collaboration with grassroots organisations.
2026
New Cohort Onboarded
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New cohort onboarded.
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28 girls, 9 states, 13 grassroot partner orgs.
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5 functional partners onboarded and programs co created for Year 1 of fellowship.
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1st convening for the new cohort : Ignite 2026 : Bengaluru, The Sports School.
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