Wadhwani Foundation Deepens State and City Execution in Brazil to Deliver 2.5 Million Jobs and Enable 6 Million Placements by 2030, Globally

The Foundation is strengthening local execution in Brazil to accelerate job creation outcomes, while continuing all skilling and entrepreneurship programs at zero cost to partners and beneficiaries.

SAO PAULO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CityExecution–Wadhwani Foundation, a global not-for-profit focused on job creation, is strengthening its local execution model in Brazil, moving delivery closer to state and city ecosystems.

The focus is on scaling outcomes through stronger execution, ensuring that national platforms and programs translate into tangible results for beneficiaries on the ground. Scaling outcomes means more local jobs, and more local people placed into jobs. This approach enables faster execution, clearer accountability, and closer alignment between local employers, skilling institutions, and job outcomes.

Why State and City Execution Matters

By strengthening execution at the state and city level, the Foundation is better positioned to:

• Align employability skilling initiatives with local employer demand
• Support aspiring entrepreneurs through locally relevant pathways
• Work more closely with academic institutions, ecosystem organisations, employers, and partners
• Improve speed, coordination, and accountability for outcomes

Over the last 9 years of operating in Brazil, the Foundation has built strong on-ground impact. Each year, it supports 12,000 learners to become job-ready through employability skilling, and enables 19,000 students, aspiring entrepreneurs, and businesses to start, survive, and grow through its entrepreneurship programs.

Operating through a dual model for maximum impact, national platforms democratise access and enable scale, while state and city teams focus on delivery, coordination, and ecosystem engagement. To support this shift, the organisation is being realigned to strengthen local delivery and align capabilities to the strategy.

Sharpened Ecosystem Focus in Brazil

As part of this approach, the Foundation is sharpening its focus on one priority ecosystem in Brazil, with specific offerings concentrated in Sao Paulo, while established agreements at Federal and State level will continue having national reach. This enables deeper engagement with local partners, stronger coordination, and clearer ownership for outcomes—helping translate programs into jobs and placements where they matter most.

Learnings from execution in this priority ecosystem will inform how the model is refined and extended to additional state and city ecosystems over time, ensuring that scale is driven by what works locally.

Continuity of Programs and Partnerships

All existing programs continue in Brazil, including employability skilling, Ignite, and entrepreneurship support, with no disruption to ongoing engagements.

Commenting on the approach, Ajay Kela, CEO & Board Member, Wadhwani Foundation, said: “Our mission is to create jobs and improve livelihoods at scale. In Brazil, we are strengthening execution by working closer to state and city ecosystems, while continuing to deliver our programs nationally at zero cost through strong partnerships. This will accelerate outcomes, creating more jobs locally and placing more job-ready people into them, as we progress toward our 2030 goals.”

What This Means for Partners and Beneficiaries

Partners and beneficiaries in Brazil will continue to have uninterrupted access to all programs at zero cost, with clearer local coordination as execution moves closer to state and city ecosystems.

Looking Ahead

By moving execution closer to state and city ecosystems, this approach ensures that programs translate into more local jobs, clearer pathways to employment and entrepreneurship, and more consistent outcomes for people and communities over time.

Contacts

For media inquiries, please contact:
Anupama Mukherjee Rawat – Chief Marketing Officer
anupama.mukherjee@wadhwanifoundation.org
For more details, visit www.wadhwanifoundation.org