A Future for Every Child

Gita is the founder of AFEC (A Future for Every Child: https://afec.giving/our-work/#top) and has done an outstanding job of providing opportunities and changing lives for a number of youth in India.

Gita Gopal, President and Co-founder

After a successful decades-long career in the tech industry, Gita shifted focus to championing the cause of orphaned and adopted children. Through her roles as president of the Los Altos Special Education PTA and mentor for low-income students, she witnessed the challenges faced by vulnerable youth in their transition to adulthood. With a personal connection as an adoptive parent, Gita and her husband Madan founded A Future for Every Child in 2018.  Gita is dedicated to raising awareness and providing support for youth in need, ensuring they have a brighter future.

A Future for Every Child (AFEC) supports youth compelled by law to leave care homes (orphanages) in India upon turning 18. These vulnerable youth, having grown up in care homes due to the absence of a supportive family, face a bleak future navigating the challenges of independence without any additional financial assistance or adult guidance.

AFEC plays a crucial role in empowering these youths by offering career counseling, scholarships for vocational training or higher education, assistance in job placement, and mentoring for a duration of two years post-employment.  Our youth can train in 26 diverse industries, such as nursing, accounting, retail, mechanics, social work, and more. Since our inception in 2019, we have successfully enrolled over 1600 youths in 8 states in India. Almost 750 of them have secured stable employment, while others continue to pursue their training, marking a significant stride towards their self-reliance and a brighter future.