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Vallabh Vidya Vihar - all-inclusive educational enclave for the children
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To reinvent or
upscale the traditional
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Obtain access to
a dignified living -
Ensuring inclusion and continued learning to snap the cycle of poverty
Vicharta Samuday Samarthan Manch is a non-profit organisation working to empower the nomadic and de-notified communities while striving to create an inclusive society as well as government policies for these extremely marginalised sections of our society.
settlements reached
families reached
individuals reached
with VSSM hostels
OUR INITIATIVES
OUR VISION
The Nomadic and
De-notified tribes attain identity and live a dignified life.
OUR MISSION
VSSM strives to create an empathetic social and political environment that is willing to enable inclusive growth of the Nomadic and de-notified communities.
Rights & Entitlements
Enable the communities of NT and DNTs avail their fundamental rights and entitlements.
Education
Ensure all the children from NT and DNTs enjoy their fundamental Right to Education.
Rehabilitating Vadia
The persistent efforts by VSSM has brought an unprecedented change in the lives of people here in Vadia Village.
Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation
Facilitate creation of alternate employment opportunities in lieu of the traditional occupations that have been rendered obsolete with time.
Vallabh Vidya Vihar
VSSM has visualized a one-of-a-kind cultural and educational enclave for nomadic and de- notified communities. A place they can call their own, a place for their children to acquire skill-based learning and basic education.
Employment
Facilitate creation of alternate employment opportunities in lieu of the traditional occupations that have been rendered obsolete with time.
Housing
Ensure that the Nomadic and De-Notified Tribes acquire a roof, a place to settle and get an address of their own
Participatory Water Management
The Participatory Water Management initiative was introduced with a hope to recharge and revive the ground water levels in the region.
Elderly Assistance - Mavjat
Ensure that elderly individuals of Nomadic and De-Notified communities have access to wholesome food, quality healthcare during medical emergencies
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The Saraniyas hail from Rajasthan and as the belief goes had the responsibility of sharpening and maintaining the weaponry of Maharana Pratap’s army. But with the consequent turn of events following the defeat and death of Rana Pratap, they never went back to Chittorgarh, instead, they started roaming from one village to another, sharpening knives and agricultural tools.As Dream Becomes Reality -Weddings of Saraniya Girls of VadiaRead More
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A glorious life full of color, reverence, honor, prosperity and abundance now reduced to extreme poverty, shambles and sheer deprivation is certainly how we can describe the current condition of the Nomadic and De-notified communities across Gujarat. It has been a continuous down-fall for the communities that were once respected for their loyalty, fearlessness, skills and art.‘We Also Exist’ - A mega convention by Nomadic and De-Notified CommunitiesRead More
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The floods of 2015 and 2017 in Banaskantha have proved to be turbulent for the nomadic families living in the region. The families that barley had anything of their own to those who were building their lives, all suffered heavy losses. VSSM was thronged by the requests for help and support both immediate and long term.When unprecedented calamites snatch away everything but hope, humility and generosityRead More
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The nomadic families of Raigadh village performed a pooja before they initiated construction over them…
Vadia to gift the buffaloes to these daughters.
Chaangda village shows awareness towards environment conservation by tree plantation…
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