Top 16%
in this catalogue (719 scored practices)
Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.
Transferability / replicability3/3
Replicated across multiple Indian cities and transport modes, and drove a 2022 Delhi Transport Corporation policy change enabling 93 women bus drivers - demonstrated transfer from NGO training into public-sector employment.
Impact on gender equality1/1
Azad's tracked KPIs report 4,500+ women placed in paid driving/riding work and $4.1M cumulative income generated since 2008, with reported 100-200% family income increases.
Effectiveness1/1
Roughly 75% of the 6,000+ licensed women (4,500+) were placed into paid roles, and DTC's policy shift shows the training model converting into real employment at a documented rate.
Efficiency0/1
No cost-per-trainee, budget or ROI figures are published in the sources reviewed, so efficiency cannot be evidenced.
Evaluated outcomes1/1
A 2018 McGill University GrOW working paper independently examined the programme's cost-effectiveness and scaling trade-offs, alongside Azad's own longitudinal reporting.
Sustainability1/1
Continuously operating since 2008 (17+ years) and still expanding, e.g. a 2024-25 partnership placing 30 women as Rapido two-wheeler captains.
Achievement / evidence1/1
Verified concrete milestone: DTC's 2022 criteria change produced the first cohort of 93 women public bus drivers in Delhi, 46 trained by Azad.
Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1
The curriculum explicitly integrates legal-rights and GBV-recovery content - 80% of 2025-26 trainees were survivors of gender-based violence - embedding gender considerations beyond skills training alone.
Curator validation1/1
Figures were cross-checked across Azad Foundation's own impact reporting, independent journalism (Global Citizen, Women's Media Center) and an academic working paper, with consistent findings.
Evidoria. Women with Wheels: formar a mujeres marginadas como conductoras profesionales (Azad Foundation). Persistent ID: 26bbb33a-c6c5-4962-9a07-df91278fcf00.