Our Vision
"Empowering vulnerable families to access government benefits and facilitating their path out of poverty within their lifetime."
Our Mission
"Empowering one million vulnerable families with knowledge and tools to harness the power of social welfare programs by 2030"
Tapasya has been operating in Maharashtra since 2018, in the areas of Governance and Behavioral change.
We are an 80G and 12 AA certified NGO .
THE PROBLEM
Lack of opportunity for holistic development of families from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds.
1. Lack of an ecosystem of support and care
Families have no access to information and support that can help influence behavioural change.
As a consequence, families are not becoming future ready to unlock the welfare entitlements.
2. Lack of awareness of welfare schemes
Families lack the awareness and the ability to leverage available government policies and schemes.
Intended beneficiaries of the policy/scheme do not access the relevant benefits/ support.
OUR SOLUTION
Tapasya works on holistic development of families from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds.
OUR APPROACH
We have a multi-sectoral and integrated approach to delivering solutions that leverages evidence-based best practices, builds systemic capacity to deliver solutions and addresses needs across the spectrum of health and education, to serve the most marginalised/disadvantaged communities.
Community Involvement
We build the capacities of ‘Sakhis’ who are women from the communities we work in to deliver our programmes. This ensures that the change is owned and driven by members of the community.
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Technology
We use technology for information dissemination and managing program efficiency. We run helplines to reach families and use online data entry tools to support those seeking information.
Collaborations
We collaborate with Government departments and functionaries at all levels to build systems’ capacity. We also engage with NGOs, academic institutions and other organisations to leverage their expertise and complement their efforts in our focus areas
OUR IMPACT
Tapasya at a Glance
Our programs under 'Project Sakhi'
Fututre Readiness
of families
Our primary focus is to make the families' future ready to unlock the eligible welfare schemes, and for this, we need to do this:-
- To understand the eligibility and benefits of multiple welfare schemes per their rules on their own.
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- Support through training and sessions on multiple welfare schemes at the local, State, & National levels.
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- Form community-level groups to discuss and address such issues and support each other.
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- Addressing community-level issues before local pubic leadership to resolve them.
Unlocking multiple
welfare schemes
Our main focus is on the Leadership Development of community people around childhood unlocking access to multiple welfare schemes, who will be supported on:-
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- Community-level Awareness of various welfare schemes and their benefits and process.
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- Identification of eligible families who can apply for any eligible schemes.
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- Document readiness: Helping families ensure all required documents are ready.
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- Application support: Supporting families to apply for all the eligible schemes and get their final benefits.
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Our Supporters
Founders
Mrinal Rao
Leadership Team
Tapas Sutradhar
Leadership Team
Program Team
Manisha Barge
Project Coordinator
(Partnership)
Chaitrali Amble
Project Coordinator
(Date Management)
Kajal More
Centre Sakhi
Sonali Tate
Sakhi
Pooja Dhumal
Centre Sakhi
Mugdha Aslekar
Project Lead
(Admin)
Mangal Nikam
Project Lead
(Operation)
Revati Kadam
Sakhi
Arti Kumbhar
Sakhi
Saraswati Maindargi
Sakhi
Advisory Board
Madhukar Banuri
CEO,
Leadership For Equity
Ishita Bhattacharya
Brand & Digital Head
Tata Realty And Infrastructure Ltd
Sneha Arora
CEO,
Atma Education
Tapasya
A Wing, Chandraneel Society,
Flat-102, Sinhgad Rd,
opposite cosmos bank,
Anubandh Nagar, Dattawadi,
Pune, Maharashtra 411030
020-29999140
+91-9456593160