Grants database

Social Action for Community Alternative Learning (SACAL) aim to empower communities experiencing marginalisation, particularly women and tribal and Dalit communities. They support the capacity of community-based organisations through an integrated approach which covers sustainable resources management, gender equity and meaningful livelihood initiatives, using a people-centred democratic process. This grant supports SACAL to deliver the second phase of a project to address food and nutritional security in households experiencing poverty in the Mohana Block of the Gajapati district in Odisha.

Sarva Seva Samity Sanstha (SSSS) supports women experiencing disadvantage through activities that cover health, nutrition, livelihoods and finance. SSSS aim to develop a sustainable and equitable society and take up challenging issues that will improve living standards for communities experiencing disadvantage. This grant supports SSSS to research and develop a framework for their work with the Mal Paharia tribe community which will inform longer-term interventions.

SANHITA is a Gender Resource Centre, committed to an overall vision of gender justice and equity. They advocate for the rights of women and people of other genders at workplace and government level. This grant supports Sanhita to build the capacity of Internal Committee members of government departments to provide safe workspaces for women employed in government settings as well other unorganised sectors and industries. They will increase rights awareness among Trade Union of Jute workers and other workers associations and advocate for expanding the definition of the Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act 2013 to include other gender identities beyond women.

Sanatan Unnayan Sangstha (SUS) works across child and youth development, health and rights with a growing focus on tea garden areas of Chencoorie. This grant supports SUS to work closely with families in an abandoned tea garden area in the Silchar district, with initiatives comprising income savings and credit, nutrition enhancement and remedial education classes for children to help reduce the stressful living conditions of the families and assist in their financial and social recovery.

Samvedna works to combat caste-based commercial sexual exploitation and human sex trafficking in Bedia and Bachhra communities. They have a two-pronged approach – working with the victims for their rehabilitation and reintegration, and prioritising prevention for vulnerable members of the community through advocacy. This grant supports Samvedna to work with men and young boys within the Bedia community to engage them on issues of alternative livelihoods, human rights, gender, dignity and gender-based violence. Peer networks across communities and districts will be developed to facilitate alternative sources of income through links with other skills providers.

Samaan Social Development Society works to empower women and communities affected by violence, aggression or injustice, supporting them to pursue alternative livelihoods. This grant supports Samaan Society to develop CoCare, a community-based programme to increase awareness and holistic support around mental health and illness. The programme will bring together health workers, community leaders and social workers to establish two mental health centres in work area settlements in Indore.

SAFA provides a safe, supportive and empowering place for women and girls across Hyderabad. Their holistic programmes upskill women and young people in trades like tailoring, embroidery, cooking, beauty and wellness, healthcare and IT. This grant supports SAFA to work with communities in Hyderabad city experiencing poverty and marginalisation to link their work on economic empowerment with community ownership across social and cultural spaces and help reform urban space.

The Rural Volunteers Centre (RVC) aims for an epidemic-free and just society through the use of technology and self-reliance. They empower children, women and indigenous groups to access secure livelihoods, health and education, through skills training and technology. They also engage with government to address gaps in systems and policies in the management of natural resources and support communities to adapt to climate change. This grant supports RVC to move from community-centric to household-centric disaster resilience building. Over two years, they will support every household in ten villages to develop household level disaster resilience plans, with increased focus on family income and economic resilience.

Praxis works to influence equity and governance-related policies through participatory research and to democratise development processes to pave the way for an equitable society without poverty. This grant supports Praxis to continue delivering a course to individuals and community organisations in Bihar to build their capacity and empower them to take charge of local development agendas.

Nivedita Foundation (NF) is dedicated to building leadership capacity in communities experiencing marginalisation and to mobilising groups to help them access education and health services as well as their social and economic rights. They use a rights-based approach to develop women’s leadership and bring about structural change in favour of those experiencing exploitation, including women, tribal communities and other minoritised people. This grant supports phase two of NF’s fellowship programme for young people in the Sabariya and Sidar tribes, and build longer term community capacity.

Nirman promotes sustainable development through the empowerment of communities, restoration of ecosystems and decentralisation of natural resource governance. They work to enhance the livelihood, food, and nutritional security of Adivasi, with a particular focus on smallholder farmers and fishing communities. This grant supports Nirman in phase two of a project to consolidate a people-led approach to conservation and livelihood and continue raising awareness of forest rights, enhancing capacity of local leaders and securing legal rights to forest land.

Network for Youth Development & Healthy Environment (NYDHEE) is a social development organisation working across livelihood, water and sanitation, health and hygiene, education and nutrition, in Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. They aim to eradicate socio-economic inequities through a sustainable development approach with community groups and institutions. This grant supports NYDHEE’s work with families who have returned to eight villages following Covid-19 lockdown. Local community workers will support 200 families to create sustainable livelihoods through poultry and vegetable cultivation, and access underused government entitlements and resources.