SAVITRIBAI PHULE MAHILA MANDAL

1. SAVITRIBAI PHULE MAHILA MANDAL BEED, MAHARASHTRA

2. GENESIS • Rural women’s suffering is three fold: caste based discrimination, gender based discrimination and utter poverty • Adv. Ekanath Awad created awareness in Marathwada region of Maharashtra through Rural Development Centre (RDC). • Women’s from different villages of Bid district of Maharashtra asserted their participation and formed group Savitribai Phule Mahila Mandal to bring gender issue at core. • Savitribai Phule Mahila Mandal (SPMM), started its full function since 1988-89.

3. LOCATION • Bid district of Maharashtra

4. VISION A Just Society With Equal Rights Which Ensures A Life Of Dignity And Self Respect.

5. MISSION Marginalized communities are mobilized and organized – • To access productive resource like land water, knowledge, skills and finance for sustaining their livelihood • To engage them effectively in decision making and governance process and • To ensure opportunities for women in socio-economic and political spheres.

6. VALUES JT SHADE J : Justice T : Transparency S : Solidarity H : Honesty A : Accountability D : Democracy E : Equality

7. PAST PROJECTS • Savitribai Phule Women Farmers’ organization • Women’s Empowerment (PACS) • Women’s Literacy Programme

8. CURRENT PROJECTS • Creating and enabling environment for gender justice • Gender Mainstreaming Campaign for Human Right • Ramai Women Empowerment Programme • Samaj Shala (Social School) • Swarna Jayanti Gram Swayam Rojgar Yojna

9. ACTIVITIES • Women’s Leadership Development • Women’s Flying Squad to prevent atrocities • Income generation and Credit programmes through Self Help Groups • Creating livelihood options through agricultural/ grazing land development • Sharing resources legally by men-women. • Gender Sensitization of partner organizations

10. NETWORK ON THE ISSUE OF… • Campaign for Human Rights • Jamin Adhikar Andolan (Land Rights) • Bal Hakka Abhiyan (Child Rights) • Wada Na Todo Maha Abhiyan (Health, Education, Livelihood and Dalit Right)

11. REACH OUT - Direct • Region – Marathwada of Maharashtra State • District – Beed • Taluka – 10 • Villages – 219

12. REACH OUT –Through Network • Maharashtra State • Region – Marathwada, Vidarbha, Western Maharashtra • Districts – 24

13. Organization Structure Trustee Body Management body Chief functionary & co-ordinators Asmita Project Coordinator Samajshala Coordinator Chingari Project Coordinator Training coordinator 2 Teachers Sub Coordinator Documentation officer Accountant Accountant 10 Trainers 10 Block Animators

14. ACHIEVEMENTS • Resources are now owned by Women. • Resources for livelihood has been created by women. • Increased socio-economic status • Increased level of girls’ education • Age at marriage for girls is increased from 13 years to 19 years.

15. IMPACT • Women’s are organized cutting across the caste • Asserting participation in social, political, cultural, educational arena through leadership and pressure group. • Conscientization of Right to Livelihood. • Exercising acquired knowledge for overall village development.

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17. LEGAL STATUS

18. You can also be the part of Movement by… • Providing innovative ideas • Expanding network of people who would wish to contribute in kinds or cash.

19. You can donate for… • Programme/Project specific donation • Corpus donation, Your donations are tax emempted under section 80G.

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21. CONTACT US Ms. Manisha Tokale Secretary – Savitribai Phule Mahila Mandal A – 1 K. K. Plaza, Near Champawati School, Juna Nagar Naka, Beed – 431122 Maharashtra – INDIA URL: http://dalitrights.com/Savitribai%20Phule%20Profile.htm E-mail: savitriindia@gmail.com Phone: +91-2442-220618 Mobile: +91-9325056893

22. THANK YOU!!!