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NURTURING COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLECTIVE ENDEAVOUR

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Growth and Outreach

Beginning its journey in 2008–09 with interventions in four villages covering 300 families, Aatapi Seva Foundation has significantly expanded its reach. Today, it supports over 35,000 individuals, including small and marginal farmers, socio-economically marginalized women and single women, persons with disabilities, adolescents, and children, across 111 villages in the Jambusar, Ankleshwar, Padra, and Silvassa (U.T.) blocks

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Aatapi Seva Foundation is dedicated to fostering holistic and sustainable development within communities through inclusive, need-based interventions. These initiatives are guided and shaped by the voices of the community, with a focus on promoting dignity, self-reliance, and long-term positive transformation. The Foundation’s name, “Aatapi,” is inspired by a Pali word from Buddhist teachings meaning “diligent hard work,” reflecting its commitment to perseverance and service.

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Sectors of Intervention

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Empowering Women through Livelihood

Atapi engaged in a series of dialogues with women farmers and encouraged them to rearticulate role in farming and animal husbandry to pave the path to empowerment.

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Women Empowerment

Women are the real architects of society, but the significant role they play in shaping of society is rarely acknowledged. Their potential is stifled, they grow up hearing women can’t.

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Health and Well-Being

Understanding the unique histories, economies, and cultures of rural areas is crucial to improving health and well-being and reducing disparities.

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The women’s contribution to the family coffers grosses Rs 2.25 Crore between 2011 to March 2020. Access to micro-finance has benefited  1451 women (renewal loans counted).

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What people says about Aatapi

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Amarsangh Mangubhai Gohil
Village Samoj
Participating in Aatapi activities since 5 years.
I am a regular at Aatapi meetings. my life improves with every new thing I learn.

The first Aatapi meeting I attended was an eye-opener; the things I learnt touched my life in a big way. My farming was chila challoo, I used out-dated methods. I started using scientific techniques such as soil testing, mixing kheti – (mixed farming), used cow dung for manure and adopted organic farming techniques. My costs decreased and my production increased. I am a regular at Aatapi meetings; my life improves with every new thing I learn.

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Amarsanghbhai Parbatbhai
Village Kareli
Participating in Aatapi activities since 4 years.
I save regularly through our bachat mandal

I save money regularly through our bachat mandal, Lalguru Khedut Savings Group. I have benefited in many ways through my association with Aatapi – procurement of seeds, plant protection medicine and manure for my fields…

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Hansaben Himantbhai Jadav
Village Vedach
Participating in Aatapi activities since 7 years.
The inspirational trips with Aatapi to see the how women’s groups worked have opened the doors of my world

The inspirational trips with Aatapi to see the how women’s groups worked have opened the doors of my world. I understood the advantage of collective efforts after our visit to a women’s collective in Kutch. Forming a group of widows was my first step; next we formed the Ujaas mandali, a collective of self-help group members. Being a member of Ujaas helped me procure a small loan to start my own business. Through Aatapi, I learnt about farming and animal husbandry. Whenever there is a meeting of the Ujaas at Bharuch we are invited. I am no longer afraid to travel alone, anywhere. Our mandali, Ujaas is functioning efficiently and for this I have received an award as the best woman President of bachat mandalis from Gujarat Rajya Sahakari Sangh in Bharuch district.

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Manjulaben Jadhav
Village Vedach
Participating in Aatapi activities since 11 years.
We visited a women’s bank on a Prerna Pravas and are dreaming of creating our own Women’s Bank.

My journey with Aatapi has inspired and motivated me to improve my life. We formed a women’s self-help group and started saving, something I had never done before. We opened an account of our mandali with Bank of Baroda. As our savings grew our enthusiasm to save and venture into new activities increased. We visited a women’s bank on a Prerna Pravas (inspirational trip) and are dreaming of creating our own Women’s Bank. Today we have a membership of 2600 women in our Ujaas Bachat and Dhiran Mandali. The Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) project enabled us to gain an understanding about animal husbandry and we started growing green fodder.

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