Who we are?
Adivasi Chetna Shikshan Seva Samiti (ACSSS) is a non-governmental development organisation, located in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It has the distinction of being first organisation of tribals working for the upliftmemnt of their own people.
Registration Details
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Registered as a society under Madhya Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 1973
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Registered under Section 80 G (5) VI Income Tax Act, 1961, for exemption from Income Tax on donations
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Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 1976
Vision
Total development of the poor tribal marginalised, migrants, downtrodden and the neglected sections of the society.
Mission
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Providing adequate health and educational facility, technical and vocational support and other
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Working for women and child development and the welfare of the old aged and handicapped.
Objectives
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To organize women and youth, and motivate them for saving scheme to promote sustainable means livelihood.
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To organize the unorganized tribal community and make them self-dependent.
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To protect and develop water, forest and land resources.
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To promote education by establishing schools and hostels.
Strategy
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Awareness building.
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Advocacy ,Networking and alliance Building.
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Linkages with Govt. Department.
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Formation of Issue based SHG, CBOs and Capacity Building.
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Linkage with skill developmental program and Vocational trainings.
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Legal advocacy to community rights.
How we have started ?
Concerned over the plight of their community a few tribal youths founded ACSSS in the year 1991. It started social welfare and rural development activities under community development programme in 1990 in 35 villages in Jhabua district. The initial activities included social and cultural programs such as street plays, rallies, songs and puppet plays, etc.
After organising these activities it was realised that it is through education we can make the tribal people aware of the socio-economic and cultural evils of the society and abolish them. It established a primary school in Gadwada village in Gadwada panchayat of Jhabua district to provide free education to children. Later it started a secondary school, which is running till date.ater it started a secondary school, which is running till date.
Later, to make tribal villagers self-reliant, ACSSS started a federation to undertake activities like protection of water, land and forest; environment protection and conservation; agriculture development; lands rights; panchayati raj; village rules; self-help groups; saving co-operative society for women; seed production federation.
At present it is running a five-bedded healthcare unit. It is providing skill development programmes such as iron furniture making and weaving cotton and handicraft, bed sheets, etc. to the men and women from the village community. Water harvesting structure and agriculture – field bund (contour bund) have been constructed to increase water availability, minimise soil erosion and to improve land productivity for sustainable livelihood. Self-governance issues are being addressed at the grassroot level with special focus on strengthening gram sabha along with capacity building of elected representatives.
Through its work ACSSS is making attempts to preserve the tradition and culture of local people. It is striving towards a better quality of life and empowerment of the community.
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