Welcome to Sneh Samudaya

Sneh Samudaya  - meaning  "Caring Community " is a collective response by Action Aid India and eight local organizations namely Behavioral Science Centre, Ganatar, Prayas-Gujarat, Marag, Saath, and Prayas-Delhi to ensure rehabilitation within families and their own communities, of the most vulnerable among the survivors of the Gujarat earthquake. These include children who are left without adult protection, single women (including widows), disabled people and old people who are deprived of the care of their families. This process of community based rehabilitation (CBR) of the most vulnerable survivors of the tragedy, is an attempt to ensure the protection and rights of those who are not only most at risk but who are also most likely to be forgotten in the long painful arduous process of relief and rehabilitation. Along with strengthening caring responsibilities in the community, Sneh Samudaya   is also an attempt to influence the state policy with regard to these groups, particularly in the context of disaster.                                                                                  

Children & women  out side a Sneh center ( in March 2001, when centers used to run in tents)

Action Aid is an international Development organization working in partnership with poor people to eradicate poverty by overcoming injustice and inequity that cause it. As in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to listen to, learn from and work in partnership with over five million poor people to help them realize their basic potential and secure their basic rights of food, water, education, healthcare, and the chance to earn a living.

Action Aid believes that by fighting poverty together – working with poor local communities, national governments and international organizations – we can help bring about real and lasting change to the lives of poor people.

	Action Aid’s Vision Action Aid’s vision is a world without poverty in which every person can exercise his or her rights to a life of dignity.		Action Aid’s Mission Action Aid’s mission is to work with poor and marginalized people to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustice and inequity that cause it.		Action Aid’s Values Action Aid lives by the following values: mutual respect, equity and justice, honesty and transparency, solidarity with poor and marginalized people, courage of conviction, humility.

Ganatar, Behavioral science Centre, Prayas - Dahod, Marag and Saath are local organizations working in Gujarat for past many years. BSC has been working actively on the issues of rights and entitlements of the poor and the socially marginalized and deprived communities in different parts of Gujarat. Ganatar is one of the leading organizations in Gujarat for advocating child rights and child education. Prayas – Dahod  has been actively involved with natural resource development and micro credit activities in the  district of Jhabua. Saath has been one of the leading organizations in Gujarat  for its work in urban slums of Ahmedabad. Marag has been working primarily on the issue of livelihoods in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Prayas – Delhi  is one of the organizations in Delhi for providing institutional care services to orphans, destitute children and homeless children.

Recent papers/happenings

National Status of Rights of Dalits

Dalits of Shivgarh in Kutchh (India)

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