About Sannihita
About Sannihita
Sannihita is a Non-Profit organization and a women headed autonomous organization. Sannihita Center for Women & Girl Children Society was established in the year 2000.We have worked with urban poor women, on issues of gender discrimination, poverty-violence, displacement, shelter, street food and housing rights.
We are happy to introduce SANNIHITA to you. In the past few years since its inception in 2000, this forum, which was initiated to work for poor and marginalized women, grew in stature with a significant rise in the number.
About Sannihita
About Sannihita
Sannihita is a Non-Profit organization and a women headed autonomous organization. Sannihita Center for Women & Girl Children Society was established in the year 2000.We have worked with urban poor women, on issues of gender discrimination, poverty-violence, displacement, shelter, street food and housing rights.
We are happy to introduce SANNIHITA to you. In the past few years since its inception in 2000, this forum, which was initiated to work for poor and marginalized women, grew in stature with a significant rise in the number. We would like to share with you our experiences while working with women and girls on their issues. some of them surprising, a few shocking, but some, really great. This report explores some issues of the status of poor women, which link up with urban poverty, rural economy, policies, globalization, and the consequence of gender discrimination and violence on women.
Our Vision
- Have provided Counselling for women against domestic violence, and Have helped women for legal aid on atrocities and sexual abuse.
- Promoted Gender Justice Concept through number of workshops and rallies,and various programs organised for Women along with other NGOs and individuals.
Our Mission
- Creating awareness on Human Rights (Constitutional, Civil and Political Rights); ESCR (Economic Social and Cultural Rights), CEDAW (Convention on Elimination of all kinds of Discrimination Against Women);
- Building capacity for livelihoods among both men and women; and Fighting against violence on women, and works towards achieving equality and justice for women.
- Creating a platform for researching and facilitating resources on issues of women and girls in the context of natural justice and equality development, and empowerment;
- Educating girl children, and creating activities for the young vulnerable girl children to improve their skills, and facilitate, conduct useful programs and all livelihood opportunities.
- Sannihita offers its services towards generation of awareness and develops gender sensitive perspectives, especially on housing and domestic violence.
Aims & Objectives
- To support poor women and girls
- To increase awareness and means of combating violence and discrimination against women and girls in the society.
- To facilitate Technical Training for adolescent girl children in various trades and professions
- To provide information about livelihood opportunities and educational programs for poor women and children
- Focused approach to initiate programs on women’s right to shelter housing
- To enable the community to gain access to health care, education, information, legal aid, campaign and activities towards gender based issues.
- To help women & children explore and develop their creativity
- Conduct/ participate in community-based research and advocacy based studies on relevant issues
- Advocacy towards public policy and peoples centered.
Our History
- Worked on issues of women’s rights, gender equality, self-help groups, poverty, homelessness, street children, girl child education, housing rights and campaigning against violence on women and girl children. Conducted studies on dalith, minority and reproductive rights of women. Also conducted studies on street vendors.
- From 2000 to 2003, we have provided free basti counseling centers, basti panchayats and free legal aid and counseling for women.
- From 2000 to 2003, we have conducted surveys on the homelessness
- From 2007 to 2009, worked with Sarva Siksha Abhiyan on Non-Residential Bridge Course (special training centers). We have run 6 N-RSTC (Non- Residential Special Training Center).
- In the year 2009 to 2012, we got permission from the state education department and Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and implemented RSTC scheme within the schools
- From 2009 to 2013, we have conducted studies on the street food and organized State & National street food festival. Sannihita is the first organization to work with women street food vendors and conducted street food festival at National level.
