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.

VSSM as a collective was initiated in the year 2006 and was formally registered as an organization in the year 2010, with the mission to give social identity, citizen’s rights, education, health facilities, housing and livelihood options to the various communities of Nomadic and De-Notified Tribes (NT-DNTs)
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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        

Our Blogs

VSSM wants these women to become financially independent…

Mittal Patel meets Nomadic Women As Hellen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much” same …

VSSM’s tool-kit program enables a dignified living to individuals like Shanta Ma…

Mittal Patel meets Shanta Ma  “I don’t want to live on charity; I intend to work as long as my body cooperates….” “But …

The once shy and fearful girl is now a confident 10th grader…

Mittal Patel visits Ganga and her family during herSurendranagar visit Ganga lives in Surendranagar’s Doodhrej. The school is a little away from her …

VSSM has been instrumental in giving the happiness of a house to Vansfoda families…

Mittal Patel and others with the Donor Plaque at Tadav Anywhere we travel around the world, be it for work or leisure, we …

Vadia to gift the buffaloes to these daughters.

Vadia, a village tucked in a remote corner of Banaskantha has always been in limelight for numerous wrong reasons. Since more than a …

Chaangda village shows awareness towards environment conservation by tree plantation…

Mittal Patel with the Sarpanch,villagers at Changda tree plantation site “We always wanted to plant trees, but the fear of their survival deterred …

KRSF And VSSM Team Up To Bring Sustainable Water Management To 24 Sabarkantha Villages : A brief report by The Blunt Times

Mittal Patel with the local community at Poshina  watermanagement site Government of Gujarat’s Sujalam Sufalam Yojana partly funded the project; 17 crore litre …

Support for Education

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Support for Participatory Water Management

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Support for elders

Provide meals to elderly and terminally ill nomadic individuals.
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Support for Housing

Help nomadic families build a house they have always dreamt of.
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