Women’s Education And Economic Development Society 

https://weedsngo.org/

Founded: 1989

Geographical Focus: Tamil Nadu

Organization Overview:

WEEDS focuses on building community participation and leadership by first collectivizing women into SHG groups. They build the capacity of SHG members across aspects such as financial literacy, advocacy with local authorities and political participation. Active members of SHGs are further trained in running programs on the ground and join the organization in the capacity of field staff/volunteers. Beyond this, they have also seen community leadership come through in certain projects which are fully run by SHG members, such as the tailoring unit that SHG members now run end to end and the computer and life skills training program wherein SHG members oversee implementation, monitoring and improvement. 

NGO List

  • Social Action for Rural Tribals and Inhabitants (SARTHI)

    www.sarthigodhar.co.in

    Founded: 1980

    Headquarters: Mahisagar, Gujarat

    Geographical Focus: Gujarat

    Lives Impacted: 250,000

    Organization Overview:

    SARTHI was established as a branch of Social Work and Research Centre (SWRC), Tilonia with the aim to empower underserved communities in rural and tribal pockets of the district with a focus on women’s development. The organization primarily works with women and other members of Bhil families and some from Scheduled Caste (Chamar and Harijan) communities.

  • Social Uplift Through Rural Action (SUTRA)

    sutrahp.org

    Founded: 1985

    Headquarters: Solan, Himachal Pradesh

    Geographical Focus: Himachal Pradesh

    Lives Impacted: 20,000+

    Organization Overview:

    Established with support from the Social Work Resource Centre (SWRC), Tilonia, SUTRA is a community-based organization focusing on post-development issues identified by the marginalized living in Himachal Pradesh. Since its inception, SUTRA has worked on various issues- alcoholism, domestic and social violence, child marriages, and declining sex ratios. Currently, they focus on supporting single women in difficult circumstances (single, divorced, widowed) and children of migrant labor.

  • Society for Empowerment through Voluntary Action in Karnataka (SEVAK)

    http://www.sevakindia.org/

    Founded: 2009

    Headquarters: Belgaum, Karnataka

    Geographical Focus: Karnataka

    Lives Impacted: ​1,00,000

    Organization Overview:

    SEVAK was founded in 2009 by Anand Lobo. The organization works with the rural and urban communities (STs and OBCs) for forming and strengthening community-based organizations, promoting livelihood opportunities, management and development of natural resources, improving health and education status of the community, protecting and promoting rights of the children (Devdasi girls) and empowerment of women.

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  • Society for Environment protection and Education Development (SEED NGO)

    https://seedindiango.in/

    Founded: 1993

    Headquarters: Rangareddy, Telangana

    Geographical Focus: Telangana

    Lives Impacted: 2,00,000

    Organization Overview:

    Society for Environment Protection & Education Development (SEED) works with farmers, divorced and single women and children from Scheduled Tribe (ST)- Chenchu, Erukala and Banjara and Scheduled Caste (SC)- Mala, Madiga Dalit communities from geographically isolated areas in Telangana. It aims to eradicate poverty by ensuring food security, ecological balance and quality access to health and education.

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  • Society for Help Entire Lower & Rural People – (HelpAP)

    https://helpap.org/

    Founded: 1993

    Headquarters: Ongole, Andhra Pradesh

    Geographical Focus: Andhra Pradesh

    Lives Impacted: 16,300+

    Organization Overview:

    HELP works in five districts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana focusing on sex workers, survivors of sex trafficking and children of sex workers of school-going age (3 to 18 years). They work across the trafficking cycle which includes rescue of trafficking survivors from hotspots, community-based and institutional rehabilitation, policy advocacy and capacity building of relevant stakeholders.

  • Society for Peoples Action in Rural Service and Health (Sparsh) 

    https://www.sparshgadchiroli.org/

    Founded: 2008

    Geographical Focus: Maharashtra 

    Organization Overview:

    Sparsh’s primary objective is to bring about positive transformation in tribal communities by cultivating strong partnerships with community members. To address deep-rooted customs, Sparsh takes a multi-stakeholder approach to establishing its presence in the community by engaging local governance bodies and faith leaders. Leveraging the expertise of the founder and his students, who are subject matter experts in health and social work, the organization identifies core issues within the community with the support of the volunteer cadre, who have been increasing their proficiency in the Madia Gond language to communicate better with the tribal community. One of the core interventions of the organization is to raise awareness of the practice of Kurma custom. As a result of their approach to awareness building regarding the Kurma custom, in two of the hamlets, the community has abolished the practice and destroyed all Kurma residences. 

  • Society for Rural Initiatives in Sustainable and Holistic Themes in India (SRISHTI)

    www.srishti.ngo

    Founded: 2002

    Headquarters: Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

    Geographical Focus: Maharashtra

    Lives Impacted: 75,000

    Organization Overview:

    The Society for Rural Initiatives in Sustainable and Holistic Themes in India (SRISHTI) works with youth, farmers and women from Koli and Gond tribes to raise community awareness and capacity to monitor government schemes and laws in education, livelihood, women empowerment, environmental sustainability, agroforestry, and natural resource management. 

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  • Society for Women’s Action and  Training and Initiative (SWATI)

    http://www.swati.org.in/ 

    Founded: 1994

    Headquarters: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

    Geographical Focus: Gujarat

    Lives Impacted: 250,000

    Organization Overview:

    SWATI was set up with the aim to support the socio-economic empowerment of women in Surendranagar (erstwhile Patdi) and eventually started focusing on violence against women (VAW) as a public health concern which acts as one of the biggest barriers to women’s development. The organization works with girls and women (>14 years) , and young men (14-25 years) from Scheduled Tribe, Dalit, Minority and Other Backward Classes communities.

  • South Kolkata Hamari Muskan (SKHM)

    www.hamarimuskansouthkolkata.org/

    Founded: 2009

    Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal

    Geographical Focus: West Bengal

    Lives Impacted: 3900

    Organization Overview:

    SKHM works with women forced into prostitution from Scheduled Caste community – Bauri, Muchi, Dhoba, Pod, Namasudra, their children, and their ‘fixed’ men (temporary father figures who provide familial support) in the red-light areas of Bowbazaar and Sonagachi in Kolkata. They focus on rehabilitation and mental health along with education, and livelihoods towards enabling the communities to lead a life of dignity. 

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  • Spandan Samaj Seva Samiti (SSSS)

    https://www.spandan4change.in/

    Founded: 2002

    Headquarters: Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh

    Geographical Focus: Madhya Pradesh

    Lives Impacted: 51,000+

    Organization Overview:

    Spandan Samaj Seva Samiti was set up to work with the Langoti Korku tribe in the rural, remote and hilly villages of Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. 35.05% of the district’s population is from the Scheduled Tribes, and about 9.7% of the district is likely to be Korku. The organization works on nutrition, livelihoods and cultural preservation with the Korkus, with a focus on women and children.

  • Sristi Foundation

    sristivillage.org

    Founded: 2014

    Headquarters: Viluppuram, Pondicherry

    Geographical Focus: Tamil Nadu

    Lives Impacted: 250 CWSN

    Organization Overview:

    Sristi Foundation works towards creating an inclusive society for children and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in rural areas. Through a unique approach of education, life skills training, and agriculture built on a foundation of love and support, Sristi provides people with intellectual disabilities economic and social empowerment to enable them to live as independently and as confidently as possible.

  • Synergy Sansthan

    Synergy Sansthan

    Founded: 2006

    Headquarters: Harda, Madhya Pradesh

    Geographical Focus: Madhya Pradesh

    Lives Impacted: 55,000+

    Organization Overview:

    Synergy Sansthan is a community-based youth-led organization focusing on developing life skills and leadership capacities of children, adolescents, and youth from tribal (Gond and Korku) and rural communities in Madhya Pradesh. They empower these communities through immersive learning programs and campaign building from the local to national level.

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