Utthan is a non profit with a mission to initiate sustainable gender sensitive, grass root processes of empowerment among the most vulnerable communities; through a process of inclusion, building conscientiousness, & organising around their major issues. Utthan’s intense work for nearly 40 years has been in the drought-prone coastal districts of Ahmedabad, Amreli, Bhavnagar & Kutch and the poverty
-stricken tribal districts of Dahod, Panchmahal, and Mahisagar. Continuing its quest for exploration and sharing of learning’s, Utthan’s leadership and work has extended to neighbourhood districts and communities in Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and other States as well as to movements in South Asia and across the world. Some direct achievements in collaboration with various local institutions include;
Establishment of Mahiti, an independent CBO, which in turn, has now initiated a number of local institutions
Supported 20000+ women to access their right to resources- rightful land, property, social welfare & livelihood schemes and freedom from domestic and public violence
Introduction of improved local and organic varieties of maize, pigeon pea, paddy, gram, fruits to promote biodiversity with nearly 7200 farmers
Directly supported nearly 1 lakh persons through Integrated Water Resource development on 30000 hectares of land
Facilitated building of resources to provide over 360,000 people with sustainable and equitable access to safe water
Facilitated adoption of eco-sanitation toilets with more than 300 families & 225 toilets catering to people with disabilities. The process of replication, adaptation and movement building continues. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAszXbTswJXEQ0icOzeI6Dg?view_as=subscriber
