B.YOUTH

·Develop a frame-work that clearly identifies and reduces the gapes limiting the youth, marginalized women, poor men, children and other disadvantaged groups in participating and discussion making in development activities.

·Facilitating the youth to identify and make use of their potentials for their own development.

·To create an enabling environment which will enable the youth to implement their responsibilities depending on their respective needs to active development and fight against poverty.

· To increase democracy among the youth based on peace and social justice.

C. WOMEN

·To stop all kinds of violence against women in the community.

·To create enabling environment that will enable women to implement their activities in the community depending on their needs to achieve development.

·To facilitate women to identify and make use of their potentials for their development.

·To fight against patriarchal system that is exploitative to the women.

·To build the capacity of women and empower them for fighting against poverty.

·To fight against sexism where women are considered inferior to men.

·To increase democracy among women based on peace and social justice.

This post was submitted by EVARIST THADDEY.

This post was submitted by Soma Ray.

It is a non profit , non racial, non political, non religious volontry organization.

Aim : adopt child education and avoid child labour.
Protect the aged persons from their crises. Medical Support to the rural people in communicable disease.

Transport the seriously injured persons from rural areas to eligible hospitals where they prefered on free of cost.

save the Prignant women where ever and when ever needed bu Ambulance .

Support the child education at any level belongs to widow’s family.

free education to girl child of rural areas at Pre -Kg to primary education

established one school for rural children on free of cost . Maintained with donations from local people and contribution from founder in rented building with heavy risk . If their is own building the scheme will get success as we expect .In this area we need Donations from all over the World.

Inspration: Swamy vivekanandha’s words.

This post was submitted by Dr.C.Subramanyam.

Reg.No/ Date of Reg.- 217- 18/05/1999.

Reg. Under Society Reg. Act 1860.

Working for- Prisoners, Child labour, poor women, Children,Older person, for their Education, Training Rehabilitation, Awareness, Counseling, Health and hygiene, etc.

Mobile number-09412019897

This post was submitted by Kavita Sharma.

“PARYAY” – a Marathi word conveys meaning alternative strategies. It also implies choice – Right of Choosing, Power of Choosing and Freedom of Choosing. Paryay has tremendously struggled and contributed and still doing towards legal rights of the poor, Dalits, children, women and underprivileged to resolve the injustices with them through democratic way. Since its inception, Paryay is engaged in search of new strengths, ways and thoughts which will destroy the discrepancies prevailing at all levels in the society.

In 1982, activists of Paryay were involved in development processes, especially, in slum areas of Pune city under the name of Janiv Group. Till 1985, the major work was among slum children for their educational improvement. Along with it, awareness programmes were conducted to raise the consciousness about pathetic situation of life. During the work it was observed that most of the slum dwellers are from Marathwada region of Maharashtra who seasonally migrates for employment and most of them were from Dalit communities.

The experiential learning turned activists to concentrate at the roots of the problem as well as Marathwada region. In 1986, activists collectively took the decision and initiated work in Osmanabad the most backward districts of Marathwada region for the benefit of the families falling under the categories of landless, deprived, marginal farmers and the farm based labourers. Marathwada region is marked by poor educational standard, high migration rate, child marriage, child labour and bonded labour, unhygienic living conditions, non-availability of health care facilities. Another major feature is caste ridden society, where Dalit atrocities are rampant.

During the period of 1986 to 1993 the people in the area were enlightened about Right to Employment approach through Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) trainings, open group discussions and campaign with financial assistance from ‘Vanchit Vikas’ organization. This helped communities to realize their strengths which impeded corruptions and the malpractices. It resulted into employment generation at local level at one hand and curtailed rate of seasonal migration at another hand. Then the operational area was expanded to neighbouring Latur and Beed districts.

In the year 1993, Osmanabad and Latur districts were devastated in earthquake. Besides life loss natural resources were also affected considerably. Paryay significantly contributed in terms of rescue, relief and rehabilitation.

Later, in October 1994 the organization got registered as ‘Paryay’ under applicable laws.

This post was submitted by UMESH TONPE.

VISION

An egalitarian just social order wherein the oppressed final equal opportunities for development to voice for their rights and act upon to achieve the same.

MISSION

Sensitising the most disadvantaged and oppressed communities to provide opportunities for development, building awareness to realise their rights and enabling them to strive for the same.

PROJECT LOCATION

CARDS’ development activities are centered around the backward villages of Gingee & Vallam Blocks of Villupuram District in Tamil Nadu.

PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVE

Empowerment of the deprived and disadvantaged people for self reliance through non-formal and continuing education.

STRATEGIES

• Awareness Building
• Initiating & Strengthening People’s Organisations
• Linking People with Support and Resource Systems
• Social Advocacy
• Networking

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

CARDS recognise that each child has an inherent right to life. And the society has the duty towards the development of the child’s personality, talents and mental, physical abilities to their fullest potential. CARDS takes up community based initiatives for ensuring these rights. The activities include campaign for immunisation, enrollment campaign, supplementary education, child labour elimination and special care for children with disabilities.

TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR YOUTH

CARDS excels other institutions by giving efficient Technical Education for the school dropouts, poor and needy young boys and girls. It has well versed resource personnel to teach the interested candidates on servicing house-hold electrical items and also audio and video equipment.
Every year about 20 to 25 boys benefit from this and become experts. This training helps the youth for self-employment and channalize them from going astray. It is taking steps sincerely to increase the number of beneficiaries in the years to come.

WOMEN DEVELOPMENT

Women’s contribution for development form a major share but they have little resources to call their own. They are deprived and denied of their rights to life, development, protection and participation. CARDS is striving to get them organised into self help groups and provide a learning atmosphere so that they become aware of the root causes of deprivation and denial and take proactive role to secure their rights.

SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS ASSOCIATION

With small land holdings, the small and marginal farmers are faced with multitude of problems. The efforts to equip them with knowledge and skills on rotation of crops, multiple crops, water management and working out the feasibilities of cooperative farming are being taken up. Through non-formal & continuing education, they shall be trained to develop their management skills on regular and continuous basis.

CULTURAL PROGRAMME

CARDS have a sound cultural team comprising of 10 volunteers. The team goes to village to village for building awareness among the people on area-specific issues and problems through means of folk media. Depending on the issue prevailing in the project area, the cultural events are designed or updated. Water and sanitation, primary health care, importance of early childhood care and development, safe-motherhood, importance of education and prevention of disability are some of the areas being covered by the cultural team.

LINKING PEOPLE WITH SERVICES

Most of the rural people are non-literates and unaware of the welfare measures meant for them. CARDS as a facilitating body, strives to link the disadvantaged people with services. The Persons with Disabilities, are linked up with District Rehabilitation Services, the aged get the supportive pensions, the widows and parents of low-caste people are assisted to avail educational sponsorship for their children, the small and marginal farmers are linked up with the Block Development Office for availing agricultural implements and subsidies in procuring seeds, saplings, fertilizers and pesticides, the young people are oriented about the possibilities of going in for higher education or vocational education.

RESOURCES

CARDS profess the ideology that ‘people are the best resources for themselves’. In this context, it initiates the disadvantaged people to get organised and enables them to collectively strive for their development. CARDS identify and utilises the services of people who would work on voluntary basis. It also takes efforts to mobilise external support from individuals and organisations within and outside the country. So kindly send your recent Project guidelines, application to CARDS.

Thanking you for your kind action and fruitful cooperation in the further. I am looking forever to hearing from you soon. For further information and other details, please contact:

Yours Sincerely,

A. JOHN WILLIAMS
Secretary
Community Action for Rural Development Society (CARDS)
68-D, Adhil Complex, Gandhi Bazaar
Gingee 604 202. Villupuram District
Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Email : jbvcards@yahoo.co.in.
Mob: – +919894191571

Registered under societies Act, Reg.No.98/2003.

Microcredit: Why India is failing

in the K R Puram slum in Bangalore, India, a group of 15 women gather in a small, muggy living room. The electricity comes and goes, turning the fan and the single bare lightbulb on and off. Flies buzz around the room, and children run in and out.
The women have borrowed $330 and meet weekly to make repayments. The loans were meant to serve as capital for them to start small businesses and, eventually, lift themselves out of poverty. But the women say the loans haven’t turned into new income.
Sitting in a circle on the floor, some sound sad and others angry. One woman has started selling firewood, but others haven’t started businesses at all. Instead, they say, the money helped them pay for urgent expenses, such as their children’s school fees.
It’s a scene that’s repeated inside dark living rooms and on parched rooftops across India. Boosted by a government mandate to keep the startup funds flowing, lenders making these small, or microcredit, loans are dutifully throwing cash at shantytown borrowers.

This post was submitted by A.John Williams.

3. Who are ARUNTHATHIYARS:
Arunthathiyars are Dalits, who are considered ‘untouchables’ in the caste-ridden Indian society. Pallar, Parayar and Arunthathiyar are the three major Dalit groups in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Among them, Arunthathiyar group is considered to be the lowest. They are also identified with different names such as Sakkiliar, Mathari, Mathiga, Arunthathiyar and Pakadai in different places. The caste system forbade them from owning land and property for thousands of years. They are landless and are traditionally associated with the task of cleaning up the dead animals, scavenging the village, and work related to animal skin and leather. While such traditional work still continues in some villages, many have taken up jobs in the match making and fireworks industries in the target area. Many Arunthathiar children below 14 years are part of the unfortunate working force in these industries. Very poor living conditions, desperate search for a job with a decent wage, and constant harassment from moneylenders and landlords are part of day-to-day life of Arunthathiyars.

4. Target Area:
The 22 villages of the rural Block of Vembakkottai, and Sivakasi in virudunagar district of Tamil Nadu, were the primary targets of SIDO. From 2005 onwards the area of operation was extended to the whole district to respond to the growing needs of this community. According to Census India 2007, the total population in Vembakkottai Panchayat Union is 86, 141 out of which 12,790 are Arunthathiyars. It includes 10,123 landless and 3,386 child labour Arunthathiyars. Only 26.4% of Arunthathiyars in Vembakkottai Block were literate and 83.3% of them were identified with severe malnutrition.

5. Approach and Strategy:
To achieve its goals, the approach of SIDO is to bring together the Arunthathiyars of different villages and build a democratic organization for Arunthathiyars that will give them social, political and economic power and in which women must play equal roles. Studies in the target area revealed that such an organization could address the problems related to untouchability, child labour, and poor health. Arunthathiyars were found suppressed and dominated by the other Dalit groups. For this reason SIDO chose to work only for and with Arunthathiars. The members or the organization realize from their experience that education, health care, and technical training will increase Arunthathiars knowledge, economic standard and bargaining power; these in turn will improve their socio-economic relationship with their oppressors and landlords in the upper castes and reduce the chances for crimes in untouchability. Basing on this realization supporting formal education, training in technical skill and health for illiterate girls, providing health care and health education to the needy and socio-political mobilization has become the main strategy SIDO.
6. Formation of SIDO:
During the time of we found in many Arunthathiyars in Virudunagar district of Tamil Nadu in 2005 revealed that a high percentage of children among Arunthatiyars is school dropouts and forced labourers in match making and fireworks industries around Sivakasi, Vembakkottai in Virudunagar district.SIDO was initiative by a volunteer Arunthathiyar youth.Targett in 22 villages in Vembakkottai union and Sivakasi Union of virutunagar District ,this small Arunthathiyar youth team mobilized the Arunthathiyars mainly through evening study programmes for students, summer study camps and cultural celebrations, daily home visit, taking arunthathiyars basic issues, conducting awareness training programmes,giving carrier guidance for all Arunthathiyar youths. In 2006 SIDO was registered as a society under the state law.
7. Present Activities;
• Running evening Tuitions Centers in dalit Arunthathiyar Villages.
• Forming Children’s parliament among the school going children.
• Forming SHG groups both men and women.
• Making AHRF information board in all Arunthathiyar villages.
• Conducting cultural performance in all Arunthathiyar villages.
• Forming youth cadar groups in village, union, taluk and district level action groups.
• Taking issue based activities. Like caste discrimination, untouchability.

This post was submitted by M.Sakthivel.

Indian Social Service Institute
Kepparai, Kaikuruchi village

Pudukottai (Dt.), Tamil Nadu 622303
Phone: 04322 325845
Mobile; 9843238637

profile:

The Indian Social Service Institute is a registered, secular, non-profit voluntary organization that was founded in 1986 by a team of socially committed professionals and volunteers in response to drought in the district of Pudukottai in Tamilnadu state, South India.

Mission
The Indian Social Service Institute’s purpose is to promote Social, Economic and Cultural advancement of the rural and urban weaker sections through Education, Research and Field action programs.

Objectives
v To conduct non-formal and formal educational programs for removal of illiteracy and ignorance

v To empower the women with various skills and motivate them to participate in the developmental activities for achieving their liberation and development

v To organize, campaign and network rehabilitation services for promotion of Children’s Rights and Elimination of Child Labour

v To promote environmental awareness, tree plantation and sustainable agriculture for improving the food security and production of environment in the villages
ISSI is a registered non-profit organization under the Indian Public Trust Act; Regd. No. 39/86, dated 13th March, 1986. We are also registered to receive tax-deductible foreign funds under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Focus areas

Education for children
Income generation for women
Water & sanitation facilities in villages and small towns
Community based rehabilitation for disabled and old-aged people
Eco-farming and tree plantation programs for the community
Target group and area

Women and children of rural poor families of Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu. Our main focus is on child laborers, widows, young girls, and disabled and old-aged people.

Current projects

Crèche centers for children Child labour awareness
Vocational training for girls/women Safe motherhood educational program
Rural housing and sanitation Plant-based eating education (Meat Out)
Environmental education for school children Evening schools for rural children
Tsunami Aid and Rehabilitation

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This post was submitted by R.Ramaswamy.

Indian Social Service Institute
Kepparai, Kaikuruchi village
Thiruvarangulam ( via)
Pudukottai (Dt.), Tamil Nadu 622303
India
Phone: 04322 325845
Mobile: 9843238637

Profile:

The Indian Social Service Institute is a registered, secular, non-profit voluntary organization that was founded in 1986 by a team of socially committed professionals and volunteers in response to drought in the district of Pudukottai in Tamilnadu state, South India.

Mission
The Indian Social Service Institute’s purpose is to promote Social, Economic and Cultural advancement of the rural and urban weaker sections through Education, Research and Field action programs.

Objectives
v To conduct non-formal and formal educational programs for removal of illiteracy and ignorance

v To empower the women with various skills and motivate them to participate in the developmental activities for achieving their liberation and development

v To organize, campaign and network rehabilitation services for promotion of Children’s Rights and Elimination of Child Labour

v To promote environmental awareness, tree plantation and sustainable agriculture for improving the food security and production of environment in the villages

ISSI is a registered non-profit organization under the Indian Public Trust Act; Regd. No. 39/86, dated 13th March, 1986. We are also registered to receive tax-deductible foreign funds under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Focus areas

Education for children
Income generation for women
Water & sanitation facilities in villages and small towns
Community based rehabilitation for disabled and old-aged people
Eco-farming and tree plantation programs for the community
Target group and area

Women and children of rural poor families of Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu. Our main focus is on child laborers, widows, young girls, and disabled and old-aged people.

Current projects

Crèche centers for children
Child labour awareness
Vocational training for girls/women Safe motherhood educational program
Rural housing and sanitation
Plant-based eating education (Meat Out)
Environmental education for school children
Evening schools for rural children
Tsunami Aid and Rehabilitation

This post was submitted by R.Ramaswamy.

I. Background information of the NGO :

a) Name of the Organization and Address : SIDO (Social Innovative
Development Organization)
Ettakkapatti, Ethirkottai (PO)
Sivakasi (TK),
Virudhunagar Dist – 626131.
TamilNadu, India.
b) Name of the Contact Person and
designation in the Organization : M. Sakthivel. M.S.W.,
Secretary,
Mobile: 9944964046.

II. Legal Status
1. Registration : Registered under TamilNadu
Societies Registration Act 1975.

2. Registration No. : 27/2006
3. Year of Registration : 2006
4. 12A and 80G : Applied

5. FCRA Registration : Nil

1. Name of organization:
SIDO (Social Innovative Development Organization)
2. Goal of SIDO:
SIDO is a mission building a human community of Arunthathiyars, the untouchables of India. Its purpose and goal is to empower the Arunthathiyar for the eradication of untouchability and child labour that are commonly found in the target area. The goal of SIDO is to totally eradicate all human right violations. To achieve this goal SIDO is involved in mobilizing and organizing Arunthathiyars socially and politically through organizational programmes, awareness programmes, health programmes, and training programmes. Through street plays, folk art forms, audio-video aids, and cultural celebrations SIDO is continuously communicating with the target people in the process of annihilating all human right violation.

3. Who are ARUNTHATHIYARS:
Arunthathiyars are Dalits, who are considered ‘untouchables’ in the caste-ridden Indian society. Pallar, Parayar and Arunthathiyar are the three major Dalit groups in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Among them, Arunthathiyar group is considered to be the lowest. They are also identified with different names such as Sakkiliar, Mathari, Mathiga, Arunthathiyar and Pakadai in different places. The caste system forbade them from owning land and property for thousands of years. They are landless and are traditionally associated with the task of cleaning up the dead animals, scavenging the village, and work related to animal skin and leather. While such traditional work still continues in some villages, many have taken up jobs in the match making and fireworks industries in the target area. Many Arunthathiar children below 14 years are part of the unfortunate working force in these industries. Very poor living conditions, desperate search for a job with a decent wage, and constant harassment from moneylenders and landlords are part of day-to-day life of Arunthathiyars.

4. Target Area:
The 22 villages of the rural Block of Vembakkottai, and Sivakasi in virudunagar district of Tamil Nadu, were the primary targets of SIDO. From 2005 onwards the area of operation was extended to the whole district to respond to the growing needs of this community. According to Census India 2007, the total population in Vembakkottai Panchayat Union is 86, 141 out of which 12,790 are Arunthathiyars. It includes 10,123 landless and 3,386 child labour Arunthathiyars. Only 26.4% of Arunthathiyars in Vembakkottai Block were literate and 83.3% of them were identified with severe malnutrition.

5. Approach and Strategy:
To achieve its goals, the approach of SIDO is to bring together the Arunthathiyars of different villages and build a democratic organization for Arunthathiyars that will give them social, political and economic power and in which women must play equal roles. Studies in the target area revealed that such an organization could address the problems related to untouchability, child labour, and poor health. Arunthathiyars were found suppressed and dominated by the other Dalit groups. For this reason SIDO chose to work only for and with Arunthathiars. The members or the organization realize from their experience that education, health care, and technical training will increase Arunthathiars knowledge, economic standard and bargaining power; these in turn will improve their socio-economic relationship with their oppressors and landlords in the upper castes and reduce the chances for crimes in untouchability. Basing on this realization supporting formal education, training in technical skill and health for illiterate girls, providing health care and health education to the needy and socio-political mobilization has become the main strategy SIDO.
6. Formation of SIDO:
During the time of we found in many Arunthathiyars in Virudunagar district of Tamil Nadu in 2005 revealed that a high percentage of children among Arunthatiyars is school dropouts and forced labourers in match making and fireworks industries around Sivakasi, Vembakkottai in Virudunagar district.SIDO was initiative by a volunteer Arunthathiyar youth.Targett in 22 villages in Vembakkottai union and Sivakasi Union of virutunagar District ,this small Arunthathiyar youth team mobilized the Arunthathiyars mainly through evening study programmes for students, summer study camps and cultural celebrations, daily home visit, taking arunthathiyars basic issues, conducting awareness training programmes,giving carrier guidance for all Arunthathiyar youths. In 2006 SIDO was registered as a society under the state law.
7. Present Activities;
• Running an evening Tuitions Centers in dalit Arunthathiyar Villages.
• Forming Children’s parliament among the school going children.
• Forming SHG groups both men and women.
• Making AHRF information board in all Arunthathiyar villages.
• Conducting cultural performance in all Arunthathiyar villages.
• Forming youth cadar groups in village, union, taluk and district level action groups.
• Taking issue based agitation. Like caste discrimination, untouchability.
• Conducting awareness trainings like, SC/ST Act 1989,RTI ACT. Domestic violence Act 2005, child rights, and social awareness trainings.

8.Working area.
S.No District Blocks Villages.
1 Viruthunagar Vembakkottai 1.M.Thuraisamipuram
2.Kakkivadanpatti
3.Ettakkapatti
4.Kangarsevalpatti.
5.Madathupatti
6.Vembakottai
7.Elumitchaggaipatti
8.Elayirampannai
9.Thulukkankuritchi
10.Subramaniyapuram.
11.Sithurajapuram
12.Mamsapuram
13.Muthusamipuram
2 Viruthunagar Sivakasi 1.Anaikuttam.
2.Perapatti
3.Meenampatti.
4.Chinnakkamanpatti
5.Sithurajapuram
6.Kitchanayakkanpatti.
7.Koppainaikanpatti.

9.Staff
1. Mr. Raja
2.Ms.Brinda Devi
3.Mr.Pillayarappan
4.Mrs.Perumalammal
5.Mr.Mani

This post was submitted by M.Sakthivel.