Special features of the organization
Promoted six Sakrushi Thrift and Credit Societies with an enrollment of 2820 rural women and registered under MACS Act 199. They are self reliant. Imparted Vocational Skills to 6175 Women and Youth with the support of NABARD, CAPART, FVTRS and Ministry of Youth Affairs and promoted them as rural entrepreneurs. We have mainstreamed 8400 out of School Children, Child Labour and migrant children into Formal Schools by enhancing their competencies with the support of SSA,NCLP and MHRD. Provided skills to 3000 + Farmers in organic Farming and sustainable Agriculture with the support of MISEREOR- Germany, NABARD, ICRISAT-Hyderabad and Department of Agriculture, GOAP. Created demand for individual Household latrines in 20 GPs of Srikakulam District and facilitated 10000 Families to construct IHHLs under SBM with the support of UNICEF under AASRA Project. Identified 1440 HRGs{940 FSWs + 500 MSMs and TGs } and providing them behavior change communication, condom services, STI treatment services and referral services with the support of APSACS-Vijayawada under Target Intervention Project. Care and Support was extended to 1112 HIV effected and infected Children and their families in 7 Revenue Mandals of Srikakulam District and mainstreamed them with Govt.Schemes/NGO s with the support of Global Fund 6th round/Alliance India HIV/AIDS. Capacitated 150 Tribal farmers in Vana Samrakshana samitis in Tribal sub-plan area of Visakhapatnam with the support of CEFNARM, Deptt. of Forests and Environment. Capacitated 2025 farmers in 11 WUAs in 11 villages to make better use of Irrigation tanks and promoted livelihoods after renovated irrigation tanks with the support of Irrigation and CAD Dept. and CAPART. Implementing CHILDLINE Project with the support of CHILDLINE India Foundation supported by Ministry of WCD for providing Care & protection to Childtren at Risk in Srikakulam District under Collab.Scheme. Promoted Producers Organization for 500 Jute Farmers with the support of NABARD. Promoted 2 Handicrafts Clusters in Jute and leather Puppet Crafts in Srikakulam and East Godavari Districts under AHVY Scheme with the support of O/o the DC(Handicrafts),Ministry of Textiles, GOI.