Our Activities
- Facilitating access to social entitlements and schemes from Government
- Promoting Financial Inclusion- Bank account opening, Savings, Deposits, Insurance and Pension
- Preventing and addressing violence against women and girls
- Small scale enterprises and economic development
- Educational assistance for children from low-income families
- Support for people living with HIV and their families.
C19RM Social Protection for Key Populations:
Objective: Increase access to and uptake of social protection for key and vulnerable populations across East Godavari , Kakinada, West Godavari,Konaseema, and ELuru districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Major Activities:
- Identification and Training of 80 Community Facilitators
- Facilitating Social Entitlements (Various Identity Cards and Documents, Bank Accounts) and Social Protection Schemes for the Female Sex Workers.
- Unified Help Desk
The “Unified Help Desk (UHD)” within the Community Organisation aims to provide high quality and need-based services and products to key populations (KPs). The goal is to protect and empower KPs to sustain safe sex practices/sustain the impacts of HIV prevention. He facilitate Financial Security, Safety Security & Justice, Social Protection & Institution Development Services. UHD will have to classify the queries, respond to them and take support of other team members where needed.
Project Staff Details
| Sl. No | Name of the Staff | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Gangabhavani | Project Oversight |
| 2 | G. Vijayarani | Project Coordinator |
| 3 | G. Nagendra Kumar | Accountant |
| 4 | V. Nagababu | Verification Coordinator (SR Position) |
Project Accomplishments until 30th September 2024
| Type of Benefit | Target | Applied | Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID Cards | 1757 | 3270 | 3045 |
| Bank Accounts | 800 | 353 | 347 |
| Schemes | 780 | 970 | 963 |
| Total | 3337 | 4593 | 4355 |
C19RM CBO Strengthening and Legal Literacy
Goal:
Increase the capacity of sex workers of all genders and their CBOs towards building sustainable community mechanism for resilience and right to life with dignity.
Objective:
- Strengthen institutional capacity and sustainability of the sex worker CBOs.
- Increase understanding among sex workers regarding their rights, and enable their access to available socio-legal mechanisms for the prevention and redressal of stigma, discrimination, and violence.
Major Activities:
- Baseline Assessment of the CBOs
- Capacity Building of CBO Leaders
- Coaching Support Module
- Financial Assistance for System Strengthening
- Capacity Building of CBO Leaders and HDCs
- Legal Literacy sessions
- District-level Advocacy Meeting
Associated CBOs working in Social protection (SP) programme
| Sl. No | Name of the CBO | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udayarekha Mahila Mandali | Tuni, Kakinada District |
| 2 | Adarsha Mahila Mandali | Tanuku, West Godavari District |
| 3 | Swetcha Mahila Sangam | Bhimavaram, West Godavari |
| 4 | Sneha Mahila Abyudaya Sangam | Jangareddy Gudem |
Past and Current Projects
- Avahan II - with HLFPPT support (2010 - 2014)
- Avahan III - with Swasti support (2014 - 2017)
- Aarogya Deepa - With Swasti support (2019 - 2020)
- Organization development - with Covid Action Collaboration support (2021 - 2022)
- C19RM - Taaras - SR SMS support (2023 - Continuing)
- MacArthur
- GFATM C-19 RM SP grant
- GIVEINDIA
- C-19 relief support and vaccination support
- I 4 we
- Avahan II and III
Our Partners
- HLFPPT
- Swasti
- CAC
- Taaras
- SVP - Hyderabad chapter
- Godrej Foundation
- Swati Mahila Sangha (SMS), Bangalore
- VIHAN
- YRG CARE
- SHARE INDIA
- CARE INDIA
- VHS
- FHI
- DAPCU
- CHANGES
- Local Health Care Providers
Holistic Model
By integrating these various aspects, Naarisaksham Women Welfare Association can continue to enhance the lives of female sex workers through a multidimensional approach. Collaboration with NGOs, government agencies, and community groups ensures a broad-based response, while the empowerment of sex workers as community leaders helps build long-term resilience across environmental, social, and economic challenges. This holistic approach ensures that their unique needs are met while fostering their dignity and well-being.