New Delhi, August 22, 2026: M3M Foundation has announced the digital expansion of its VyaPower Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) with the launch of a dedicated Learning Management System (LMS) on World Entrepreneurship Day. The platform aims to make structured entrepreneurship education accessible to rural women, youth, micro-enterprise owners and grassroots communities across India.
Developed with the support of Fundink, the LMS will provide self-paced learning that can be accessed anytime and from anywhere. The digital format is intended to address barriers related to geography, time and access that can limit participation in conventional classroom-based entrepreneurship programmes.
VyaPower focuses on helping individuals move from ideas and livelihood activities towards viable enterprises. Its curriculum covers entrepreneurial mindset, business opportunities, business planning, customer and market understanding, costing and pricing, financial management, marketing and branding, digital opportunities, and strategies for managing and growing enterprises.
The programme has also completed a capacity-building phase that included a Training of Trainers (ToT) programme to develop facilitators who can take entrepreneurship learning into communities. The LMS will now enable the framework to be standardised, digitised and delivered at a larger scale, while supporting learner engagement and progress tracking.
A key focus of the initiative is rural and semi-urban women, including members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), community collectives, livelihood programmes and women running small or home-based enterprises. M3M Foundation said VyaPower seeks to support their transition from livelihood participants to entrepreneurs, producers and potential job creators.
The Foundation is also opening the VyaPower ecosystem to NGOs, educational institutions, SHGs, community-based organisations, livelihood organisations and other institutions working with aspiring entrepreneurs. These organisations can explore access to the learning framework, capacity-building support and the Train-the-Trainer model.
Speaking on the launch, Dr. Payal Kanodia, Chairperson and Trustee, M3M Foundation, said, "India has tremendous entrepreneurial aspiration, particularly among its youth and women. What is often missing is access to structured knowledge, confidence, mentoring and the right ecosystem. Through VyaPower, we want to bridge this gap and enable people to translate their skills and ideas into sustainable enterprises."
She added, "Digitalisation will allow us to take this knowledge far beyond the boundaries of a classroom. More importantly, we invite NGOs, institutions and grassroots organisations to partner with us and take VyaPower into their communities. Our larger ambition is to create a multiplier ecosystem of trainers, entrepreneurs and eventually job creators across India."
The LMS will serve as the digital backbone of VyaPower, supporting self-paced learning, structured progression, standardised content and integration of digital and community-based training.
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