Founder's Message

Empowering Women Through Education

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. When we educate a woman, we educate a family, a community, and a nation."

At Yashoda Foundation, we believe that every woman deserves access to quality education. Our mission is to break the barriers that prevent women from reaching their full potential and to create opportunities for them to become leaders, innovators, and change-makers in their communities.

Through our Women's College and various educational programs, we have helped hundreds of first-generation women students pursue higher education, enabling them to break the cycle of poverty and transform their lives.

Yashoda Panda
Founder, Yashoda Foundation
Yashoda Panda - Founder

Welcome to Yashoda Foundation trust

Shaping future leaders through curiosity and community.

Discover programs designed to empower students with the skills, confidence, and creativity needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Highlights

2025
  • ✔ STEM + Arts integrated curriculum
  • ✔ Industry mentors and guest lectures
  • ✔ Modern labs, library, and e-learning center
  • ✔ Sports, music, and leadership clubs

Yashoda Women's College

We promote and support women's education. In association with UAA, a state-level reputed NGO, the trust has set up a women's college in Ganjam town: Yashoda Women's College.

The state government has approved Science and Arts streams with honors, 64 seats each. We currently offer Sociology, Education, IRPM, Economics, Computer Science, Math, Physics, and Chemistry.

It is the only degree-level college for women serving Ganjam block and two NACs. The management provides free hostel facilities and subsidized food for poor students. One-third of students have taken free admission; most others pay nominal fees.

Very poor students now have access to higher education. Most are first-generation college students who will help break the poverty chain in their families and communities.

If you'd like to support scholarships, mentoring, or facilities, please reach out.

Who we are

The trust is a registered non-profit public charitable trust. It has implemented many charitable and development-oriented activities in education, health, environment, empowerment of women, livelihood, and disaster management—benefitting hundreds of rural and urban resource-poor men, women, and children, and breaking the poverty cycle.

It is managed by volunteers and trustees who are not paid any remuneration or allowance for their work. The trust has raised resources from its trustees, their relatives, well-wishers, and members of women Self-Help Groups operating in Chatrapur, Ganjam, and Purushottampur Blocks of Ganjam district.

Objectives of Yashoda Foundation

Community impact
  • Promote a learning, healthy, eco-friendly, cooperative and inclusive society with focus on women, children, seniors, and protection of natural resources.
  • Support social and economic empowerment of dalits, tribals, backward classes, minorities, and women.
  • Cater to basic needs of disadvantaged women, children, youth, and the aged.
  • Provide shelter to the shelter-less.
  • Assist vulnerable groups affected by natural/man-made calamities, violence, conflicts, industrialization, and displacement.
  • Support disadvantaged people facing critical illness with medical costs and treatment.
  • Assist differently abled persons with mobility aids, hearing aids, training, and facility improvements.
  • Improve the social and physical environment and undertake welfare activities for vulnerable sections.
  • Establish loving homes for the aged and abandoned/orphaned children.
  • Do all lawful acts necessary to achieve the Trust’s purposes.

Latest News

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Jan 12 • Academics

New STEM Cohort Announced

We are excited to open admissions for the 2025 STEM Excellence program with expanded robotics and AI tracks.

Dec 08 • Community

Winter Fest Success

Students raised funds for local charities through performances, exhibitions, and a community market.

Nov 28 • Sports

Champions League

Our football team secured the interschool championship for the second consecutive year. Go Nova!

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Roula Street, Ganjam

Phone: +91 63717 49182

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Admissions open for 2026
Scholarships available