Facilitating NGO

Rural People’s Sangam (RPS)
Chapter 1

About the Facilitating NGO
Name of the Organisation Rural People’s Sangam (RPS)

Registered Address
Kalasthambadi, Thurinjapuram
(Via)TiruvannamalaiTaluk,
Tiruvannamalai District,
Tamil Nadu – 606 805.
South India.
Phone / Fax / E-mail. Phone:91 4175 232025 Mobile: 91 9786258641
Rps24j@rediffmail.com

Chief Functionary C.Eazhumalai – Director
Legal Status Registered with Societies Registration Act of Tamil Nadu. Registration No. 49/91
It is also registered with Home Ministry of India Under Foreign Contributions Regulation Act. (FCRA)
FCRA No: 076040182.
Bank Account details. Name of the Bank ING Vysya Bank Ltd,
Address Sannathi St,
Tiruvannamalai,
Pin – 606 601.
SB Ac.No. 427010000394
SWIFT Code VYSA IN BBMAS
A Brief History RPS has its birth in 1980. It was Community Based youth association with 23 young lads. Atrocities against dalit population in their living environment necessitated for a strategic intervention for protection of dalit population, hence, the Community Based youth association became “Rural People’s Sangam” (RPS). Since then RPS has been working for the rights and privileges of the rural workers in the unorganised sectors, working women and children.
Objectives of the Organisation Vision To join hands with the poorest of the poor in order to work for an alternative society in which there is justice, equitable sharing of resources, no discrimination or exploitation against women and children in particular, people live in dignity and the environment is nurtured.
Mission Our mission is to bring about unity within the poorest section of the society to build up human and material resources and to enhancement of social capital through forming people’s organisations by establishing good rapport with people, organising women, children, landless labourers, etc of the poorest of the poor communities into associations/federations.

Objectives • Organising different different Community Based Organisations (women, children, and landless labourers of plains and Tribal) into association at village level and cluster (block) level.
• Propagation and promotion of human rights education.
• Organising Labourers in unorganised sectors.
• Capacity building of women, children, youth and landless labourers to actively participate in the development of their own village.
• Disseminate necessary information through seminars, Cultural Melas and campaigns.
• Provide Free Legal Aid to children who are in trouble.
• Net working with other like minded NGO’s in order to expand and to propagate our approaches as well as to learn from them.
Strategies. • Advocacy and lobbying
• Networking
• Formation of Community Based Organisations.
• Formation of People based Trade Unions.
Reference Population Women, children, landless labourers of poorest of the poor and Tribal Communities who are known as DALITS.
Philosophy RPS believes in people’s strength and capacity to facilitate their own process of development. It respects people’s knowledge. Hence RPS approaches begin with people and end with people.
Past Experience
And associations with.. • Organised Women Self Help Groups in 125 villages.
• Organised Youth associations to work for Land Development.
• RPS has been associated with TKTS (Tamil Nadu Stone quarry labourers Association)
• RPS is also member of OMCT, Switezerland.
• Implemented Alternative health practices
• RPS is one of the member organisations in a State level network that works for redemption of depressed class lands.
• RPS is one of the member organisations in Human Rights Forum for Dalit Liberation.
• RPS is one of the members of VIGIL India movement, Bangalore.
• Member organisation of Human Rights First, Geneva

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