STAIRS Foundation

Stairs is a New Delhi-headquartered not-for-profit, non-governmental, non- religious & non-political organisation which nurtures talented sportsmen at the bottom-of-the-pyramid so that they can use this ability as a mean of earning a living and pursue it as a career. Founded in 2000, it uses sports to help the disadvantaged break out of the vicious circle of poverty and promote inclusive social growth in their communities. The NGO is committed to providing opportunities to the young Indians so that they can lead a life of dignity. It promotes sports as an employment-enhancing vocational skill which can contribute to eradicating extreme hunger and poverty; promoting education, gender equality and empowering youth. Stairs has more than 300 centres spread across six states -- Delhi NCR, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha. Its Khelo initiative is designed especially for underprivileged youth. The NGO takes care of not only the economically handicapped b...