Other partners
Alongside our work with Schumacher Centre for Development, Jeevika Trust works with other carefully selected grassroots NGOs to benefit from their deep knowledge of local village communities and their field experience. At the same time, where appropriate, we help them to build their own organisational and project delivery capacity. All of our partner organisations have strong links to the most disadvantaged Scheduled Caste, Tribal and Dalit village communities – women in particular – and are engaged in livelihood projects which assist access to safe water, help for families living with HIV/AIDs, and improvement of household income and, as a result, nutrition, food security, health and hygiene are also improved.
Annai Mary Foundation (AMF)
AMF is located in the Madurai District of Tamil Nadu and since 1996 has worked in 65 villages to benefit disadvantaged rural women, particularly Dalit and Tribal women through livelihood initiatives. It has strong links to village crèches which provide childcare and enable women to earn a living. It also works with communities to develop livelihood activities, including beekeeping and kitchen gardens supported by vermi-composting activities.
Jeevan Rekha Parishad (JRP)
JRP is based in Bhubaneshwar in Orissa and since 1992 has been committed to benefit disadvantaged rural women, particularly Tribal women. JRP works with tribal communities in 25 villages in the Chandaka Forest tribal area, over 60 villages in the Chilika Lagoon area and in 10 urban slums. JRP’s work focuses on women for the implementation of livelihood, health, water development and sanitation projects to ensure the greatest possible benefit to these communities.
Mithra Foundation (Mithra)
Mithra is located in Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) in Tamil Nadu and since 1999 has implemented health, income-generation and educational initiatives for some of the most disadvantaged village groups in 84 villages in the Trichy and Cuddalore Districts of Tamil Nadu. Mithra has done pioneer work to identify and meet the needs of villagers living with HIV/AIDs, and provide socio-economic support to them.
Social Change and Development (SCAD)
SCAD is based in the Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu. Formed in 1994, it works with the most disadvantaged Scheduled Caste and Tribal community groups, particularly women, and other marginalised groups such as the elderly, orphaned children, gypsies, leprosy patients, snake charmers and people with disabilities. It works in over 450 villages in south Tamil Nadu, and provides livelihood opportunities and entrepreneurial skills, primarily to women via Self-Help Groups and livelihood activities, enabling women to save a percentage of their earnings and qualify for bank loans. SCAD manages more than 2,500 Women’s Self-Help Groups, benefiting over 420,000 women. It is also engaged extensively in the development and restoration of traditional water catchment basins or ooranies, which provide direct village access to water for household and agricultural use for up to 12 months of each year.
Women’s Organization for Rural Development (WORD)
WORD works in the Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu in the region of Tiruchirappalli. Working with the most marginalised Dalit women from the Parayar and Arunthathiyar communities to improve community understanding of legal rights and entitlements, hygiene/health and HIV/ AIDS, it also promotes organic farming, literacy, vocational skill training and institutional care for orphan children and the elderly. WORD is currently being supported by Jeevika Trust to assist Dalit women generate income through the making of sanitary napkins and goat-rearing while raising awareness of their legal rights and entitlements.
To find out more about our main partner and sister organisation, Schumacher Centre for Development, please click here.
Please note: Jeevika Trust has no current plans to increase the number of its partnerships and regrets that it cannot accept unsolicited applications for support.
