Struggling Together / Moving Ahead

Gramya Resource Centre for Women

Dr. V Rukmini Rao

Our Vision• Is to create a just society which will provide

political,social and economic opportunities for women, especially tribal and dalit women (untouchable), to help them achieve their rights, to improve their lives and livelihoods and to realise their full potential.

• To promote a society where child survival, protection and development among the most impoverished communities is achieved.

All Girls In School

Mothers Promise to educate their daughters

Issues We Focus On

• Securing the rights of women and girls, to confront violence through organizing and capacity building.

• Eradication of female infanticide and sale of girl babies.

• Education for tribal and dalit children with a focus on girls

• Create access to credit through self-help initiatives

• Improvement of livelihoods for women and their families.

• Developing models of sustainable agriculture.

• Creating access to health care system to ensure women’s reproductive rights.

• Making government accountable to ensure development reaches the most vulnerable.

Issues We Focus On … Contd

District Judges and activists learning together.

We Are…

• A group of women activists from the women’s movement and development professionals.

• made stronger by a dedicated team of volunteers and community leaders in the field who work towards achieving common goals.

• Supported by a small team of teachers and field staff.

• We work closely with like-minded NGO’s and other civil society organizations.

Gramya Team With Film Crew

Our Working Area

• Gramya is working in the poverty stricken regions of Nalgonda district.

• In Khammam district we work in partnership with five NGOs among Lambada and dalit families

• We promote state, national and international advocacy on child rights and to prevent violence against women.

Advocacy for Child Rights

Our Initial Achievements

• Exposing the practice of infanticide and sale of girl babies in Nalgonda and ten other districts of Andhra Pradesh. Our campaign led to change in government policy and development interventions in the region.

• Organised 800 women into self-help groups and linked to government development programmes.

Bujji Provided with a cow to feed her infant

• Groups now save and revolve funds for income generation.

• Through loans from sanghas women now take up income generation activities.

• A women’s Resource centre for counseling and legal aid set up to support women in distress.

Our Initial Achievements…Contd

Self Help groups reviewing their work

• Ten schools set up to bring working children back to school. Now handed over to government. More than thousand children mainstreamed.

• A bridge school set up for girls in vulnerable situations. 120 girls currently enrolled in bridge school. Three batches completed middle school.

• Children campaign through street theatre to prevent child labour.

Our Initial Achievements…Contd

• Promoting Sustainable Agriculture-- concepts

• Through training and exposure visits.

• Soil and water conservation and management techniques

• Nursery raising

• Food security through local production.

Our Initial Achievements…Contd

Growing Millets for the home

• Success in influencing Policy.• Changes in adoption policies in the State

of A P.• Better governance and financial outlays in

the area.• Improvements in infrastructure due to

Gramya advocacy• Expanded the scope of girl child protection

scheme.

Our Initial Achievements…Contd

Girls Demanding Human Rights

Dariyai Provided With Goats

Lost her husband to Cancer, care for single women

Our continuing needs• We need core support for ongoing programmes.• Support staff and counselors/women activists to prevent violence

against women.• Support to bridge school at Devarakonda. Need school building. • Nutrition for children.• Uniforms. • English teachers.• Play materials.• Computer.• Health and nutrition education.• Financial Support to self help groups.• Financial support to strengthen income generation activities.• Out reach at present to 12,000 women• Annual Budget required Rs 2 Million

About the Organization

• Gramya is a registered society established in 1993. Registration no. 986\93

• It is registered to receive foreign contributions. FCRA no. 010220066

• Contact Person: Dr. V .Rukmini Rao

Address 12-13-440,St. No 1,Tarnaka,

Secunderabad - 500017 ,IndiaEmail: vrukminirao@yahoo.com

gramya.hyd@gmail.comTel No: 0091-40-42601382

Mobile: 9440860271