Coverage area :Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhatisgarh and
Orrisa Thematic area of work : Combat Human Trafficking and Livelihood
promotion
South Vihar Welfare Society for Tribal registered and popularized under the Trademark
name ‘Ashray’ was setup in the year 1998 by a tribal woman Ms. Anima Baa as a
non-profit, social developmental organization. The injustice, social discrimination and
tough life faced by the tribal people inspired her to start the organization. The
organization was registered under the Society Registration Act XXI, 1860 on 7th
September, 2000 with the bearing no. 452/2000‐01 at Patna
After the formation of Jharkhand the organization was re-registered on 27th September,
2006 with the registration no. 300/2006‐07 in Jharkhand by the Co-Founder Mr. Mantosh
Kumar, who leveraged the organizational strengths
with the legal documents 12A(Under the Income Tax Act, 1961 for non-profit to claim full
exemption from income tax), 80G(certification is one that is granted to certain
non-for-profit organizations by the Income Tax Department,
granting their donors the ability to avail of a tax deduction on donations), Foreign
Contribution Regulatory Act (FCRA i.e. fit organisation to accept funds from Foreign
Donors) , TAN(Tax Deduction and Collection Account
Number), EPFO (The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) etc. The vision of the
organization is “A just society where marginalized communities have equal opportunity to
live a dignified life.” The mission of the organisation
is “Attainment of Sustainable Development Goals by enhancing Access to sustainable
livelihood through employment, infrastructure, Skill, Health, Nutrition and Education -
Physical, Mental, Social and Cultural for bridging
Economic Equality of Marginalized communities.” The Marginalized communities under the
service are Schedule Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Women, Children, LGQBT, Refugees or
abandoned / vulnerable and general poor groups in the
society. The society focuses of gender balance and communal harmony.
Presently even
the succession line is operating the administration. Ms. Soumi Dutta is fully functional
as the Secretary
and handling the implementation level leadership to shape the organisation better and
meet the development goals.
Founding Date of the Organisation:7th September 2000
Registered under the Society Registration Act.
Brief:Ashray is a popular registered
name of South Vihar Welfare Society for Tribal after the Theory of Change under World
Bank to manifest the works and services provided to all people in general for their
Sustainable
Development. It is a woman led nonprofit, social development organization working
dedicatedly in the thematic area of Education, Health, and Rehabilitation Care and
Livelihood promotion for about 20 Years. The organization
has been registered under the Society Registration Act in the year 2000. After which the
organization has strengthened its legal status by registering itself with FCRA, TAN, and
PAN etc. to have a solid structure that encompasses
the Human Resource, Finance and others as separate department of the efficient team of
young professionals. The organization has been working efficiently and has a high
credibility and experience on the area of working
to mitigate the problem of infectious disease, unsafe migration and child protection. It
has been for its arduous, credible and transparent efforts been recognized by the WORLD
BANK and the UN. The organization and its
CEO have received many accolades for its efficient working and honest work. Major awards
like the Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award, National Mahila Rattan Gold Medal, Gold Star
Award, Super Quality Crown Award etc. The organisation
is even running several Rehabilitation Homes in 10 Districts of Jharkhand and intends to
spread its outreach through the Eastern India to end poverty and sustain the livelihood
of the poor. The organization works on a right
based approach and mostly works for the focus group women and children. Child rights,
women empowerment, skill training, education, capacity building, mobilization and
linkages, Health, food security, research, policy and
lobby advocacy are the major work undertaken by the organization.
Ashray has a vast
outreach in the five states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha,
of eastern India where it works through networking
and partnership. The organization has various centers in Simdega, Bokaro, Khunti and
Gumla with the head office at Ranchi. We have worked for several agencies of the Central
Government/ State Government of India, Foreign
Agencies, The World Bank, The UN and the PSUs successfully.