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Profile of the Organisation SANTHIGRAM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION a. Name of the organisation : SANTHIGRAM b. Address : Chappath, Kazhuvur. P.O, Pulluvila (Via) Thiruvananthapuram (Dist), Kerala. South India PIN 695 526 c. Phone : 0471-2269780, 2267989, 9895498123 d. Tele/Fax : 0471-2269780 e. E-mail : santhigram@vsnl.net, santhigram2003@yahoo.com f. Website : www.santhigram.org g. Chief Functionary : L Pankajakshan, Director 2. LEGAL STATUS a. Registration number : 1230/87 under Charitable Societies Registration Act XII of 1955 on 16/12/1987 b. FCRA number : 0 5 2 9 1 0 2 2 3 9 under FCRA on 27 March 1996 c. Income Tax Registration ? 301/ADIT (E) / TVM-9/96-97 under 12A(1) of Income Tax Act 1961, dated 7/5/1997 ? PAN-AAAAS3305F dated 16/12/1987 ? TVDS 00827 B under 203 A of the Income Tax Act 1961 dated 27/8/2001 · Exempted from Income Tax under 80G of the Income Tax Act 1961, C.No.302/ADIT (E)/17/2004-05 Dated 21st September 2004(2004-07) d. Other registration ? 02-KWC-TPM / 99 (A) under Kerala Women’s Commission (Registration of Women’s Welfare Organization) Rules 1997, dated 16/12/1999 ? Kerala Folklore Academy Regn.No.96/06 Dated 29-11-2005
Nellimoodu .PO, Kanjiramkulam (Via) Thiruvananthapuram District. PIN .695 524 4. PHILOSOPHY The philosophy of SANTHIGRAM is rooted in the Gandhian vision, that people have inherent power in them for creating, through voluntary peaceful means, a better society in which individuals and groups can live in peace, cohesion and creative collaboration. It lays great stress on sustainability, people’s participation, eco-friendly technologies and lifestyles, gender equity and full employment for all. 5. STRUCTURE SANTHIGRAM is a membership organization, governed by an executive committee, consisting of 15 members, elected from the general body. An advisory committee consisting of 10 members is constituted for providing technical support. The executive committee meeting is held once a month and the general body meeting is conducted twice a year. 6. DEVELOPMENT STAGES SANTHIGRAM’s history begins in 1980, when a team of socially enlightened youth in and around Chappath, joined together to give shape to a youth movement, under the name ‘Navabhavana Arts and Sports Club’. Though the group undertook a wide spectrum of social work activities, under the label of the Arts and Sports Club, government agencies were unwilling to entrust the organisation with development projects/schemes. Hence the group decided to register a new organization with the present title ‘SANTHIGRAM’. The new organization was registered on 16th December 1987. Over the years, Santhigram has grown, developed and evolved to become the people’s movement that it is today. 7. STRATEGIC THRUST · Empowerment of People through Local Self-governance Institutions · Conservation of Natural Resources · Promotion of Holistic Health Care · Gender Equality · Strengthening People’s Organizations/VOs for the self-reliance of the villages 8. VALUES Love, Non-Violence / Peace, Truth / Honesty, Justice, Transparency, Co-operation, Gender Equity & Equality, Collective Responsibility /Accountability, Self-Reliance/Self-Rule, Freedom / People’s Power, Patience, Sincerity / Punctuality. 9. VISION The vision of SANTHIGRAM is the dream of creating a world characterized by respect and concern for everything and complementary reciprocity of relationship, in which people can live and work in peace and contentment and the elements of nature are conserved. We share the vision of Mahatma Gandhi, in which people are led by need and not by greed, and there is enough for everyone to share and celebrate, but not for squandering. Quality of relationship is the underlying resource of such a world- a relationship in which there is no exploitation or abuse and the weak and needy are specially taken care of. Sharing and compassion are extended not only to the human beings, but to the entire gamut of living and non-living things. Only such an attitude and culture can safeguard the sustainability of development, which happens through the process of empowerment of the powerless. Such a society will be free of all social evils and based on the perennial values of love, harmony, social justice, people’s power, self-reliance, etc. and will ensure basic facilities and amenities, including work and health for all as well as recognition, freedom and participation in decision making for women, the aged, children and all disadvantaged sections, as well as give emphasis to agriculture and nature conservation. 10. MISSION The mission of SANTHIGRAM consists in promoting participatory people’s action in the struggle for the all round development of the disadvantaged sections of the population, who have been socially, economically, politically and culturally suppressed over centuries. OBJECTIVES Ø To educate the people to cultivate self respect and self –confidence, and to respect others in the spirit of solidarity and equity Ø To train the people to scientifically analyse problems and find solutions Ø To help people to develop love, compassion and regard for all living things in the spirit of social, environmental and cosmic solidarity Ø To strengthen solidarity and cooperation among various sections of the population Ø To motivate the people to fight against social and ecological evils Ø To encourage people’s collective endeavors aimed at poverty eradication and employment for all Ø To support women’s struggle for equality Ø To promote and help develop nature cure, meditation, yoga, Acupressure, Sujok and other sound indigeneous and holistic methods of healing and other native knowledge and technologies Ø To support and promote attempts at popularizing the Gandhian vision and approaches Ø To encourage folk arts, sports and other cultural activities 11. ROLE · Facilitator & Capacitator · Organizer & Coordinator · Resource Mobiliser 12. STRATEGY SANTHIGRAM follows the path of participatory, people-centered, integrated and eco-harmonic development. Specifically, the organization employs the methods of Participatory Strategic Planning (PSP), including § Promotion and Strengthening of People’s organisations (POs) § Capacity/Cadre Building § Promotion of Gender Equality § Linkage Building and Networking § Lobbying & Advocacy § Documentation and Dissemination of Information 13. MAIN PROGRAMS 1. Formation and strengthening of POs 2. Eco-Conservation/Natural Resource Management 3. Sustainable Agriculture/Bio-farming 4. Promotion of Cultivation and Use of Medicinal Plants 5. Watershed Development/Rain Water Harvesting 6. Employment-Oriented Skill Development 7. Support for Village Industries and Social Marketing 8. Alternative & Holistic Health Care 9. Strengthening Panchayat Raj System 10. Swaraj Kerala Facilitation 11. Women’s Empowerment/Gender and Development 12. Development of Children 13. Continuing Education 14. Promotion of Folk Arts 15. Capacity Building 16. Research & Documentation 17. Rural Technology Development 18. Information Technology Application 14. PARTICIPATING PEOPLE GROUP: iWomen iChildren iDrop out youth iFarmers iWorkers in Traditional Occupations iVoluntary organizations/Activists iGeneral Public Area: Nine districts in Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kasargod) and the districts of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tutucorin and Viruthu Nagar in Tamil Nadu. 15. RESOURCES 15.1. Human Resource There are 45 members on the resource team– 21 full-timers, and 6 part-timers and 18 volunteers.
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