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Society For Rural Urban Tribal Initiative

• Q 1, Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi 110016
• Ph. 91-11-26964946, 26569023
• Email. sruti_at_vsnl.com
• Websitewww.sruti.org.in

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About SRUTI
Established in 1983
Vision
SRUTIs main thrust is towards securing dignified
existence for all human beings through ensuring
sustainable livelihoods, quality education,
adequate health care and good governance through
its Fellowship Program .
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SRUTI Fellowships

• A Programme to support committed young
  individuals known as SRUTI Fellows, with a
  mission to work with the underprivileged.
• Today 200 individuals (28 Fellows groups) are
  reaching out to over 5 lakh families in 5000
  villages 120 urban cluster across 12 states of
  India
• More than 120 Fellows supported
• in 26 years

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Outreach

• Uttrakhand
• Jharkhand
• Chattisgarh
• Bihar
• Delhi
• Karnataka

• Orissa
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Rajasthan
• Andhra Pradesh
• Tamil Nadu

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Major Activities

• SRUTI fellowship Programme includes
• Effective governance
• Educational initiatives
• Livelihood initiatives
• Environment conservation
• Urban renewal
• Research, advocacy training
• Relief and rehabilitation

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SRUTI Fellowship ProgramGovernance

• NREGA
• PDS
• Scholarship
• Rural housing
• Health benefits
• Mid-day meal etc.

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SRUTI Fellowship Program Livelihood Initiatives
Sangharsh with Nirman has been the philosophy
of SRUTI.

• Self-help Groups (SHGs)
• Cooperatives
• Access to natural livelihood resources
• Vocational training courses

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SRUTI Fellowship Program Cooperatives

• Fishermen co-operative societies formed in
  Orissa Jharkhand generating revenue for
  displaced families

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SRUTI Fellowship Program Weaving Handloom

• Co-operative viz. Adarsh Hathkargha Vastra
  Utpadak Sahkari Samiti in Jhiri (Rajasthan).
• The co-operative is running with the efforts of
  the children from Manthan school, their parents
  and community women. More than 30 families are
  attached with the co-operative.
• Fabric woven by the co-operative is marketed in
  Delhi.

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SRUTI Fellowship Program Educational Initiatives

• Threefold
• Innovative Experiments in Alternative Education
• Improving the quality of education in government
  run schools
• Tara Ali Baig Memorial Education Fund.

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SRUTI Fellowship Program Environment Conservation

• SRUTI fellows ensured forest conservation on more
  than 20000 acres of forest lands.
• Formation of Van Panchayats
• Educating forest dwellers against illegal
  activities of forest mafia.
• Efforts by school schoolchildren to increase
  forest cover.

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SRUTI Fellowship Program Urban Renewal

• Delhi Shramik Sangathan
• Satark Nagrik Sangathan
• Kashtkari Jan Andolan
• Karnataka Domestic Workers Union
• Basti Suraksha Smiti

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Ensuring civic amenities like modern secondary
school, street lamps and community latrines
SRUTI Fellowship Program Civic Amenities for
Urban Poor
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SRUTI Fellowship Program Research, Advocacy
Training.

• Publications
• Artisans Report
• Contested Terrain
• Management of Minor Forest Produce Common
  Property resources
• A Mass Movement Against Democracy
• Rajput in Search of Identity

• Advocacy
• Associated with
• NCSD
• RJS (NCDF)
• OJSM
• Orissa Shramjivi Union

• Trainings
• Perspective Building
• Legal
• Theatre Forum

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SRUTI Fellowship Program Relief
Rehabilitation

• 1984Anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi.
• 1991 The Earthquake in Uttarkashi.
• 1999 The Orissa Cyclone.
• 2001 The Gujrat Earthquake.
• 2004 Tsunami.

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SRUTI - Genesis

• To support grass-roots initiative by committed
• individuals (irrespective of qualifications)
• PHASES
• Individual effort supported, community
  participation not mandatory
• Long time support for social change (sangharsh
  aur nirman)
• Redefining Sangathan

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Fellowship requirements determined by the
Sangathans

• Fellowship (determined by the group) - Rs.12000/-
  max .
• Travel/communication/printing expenses (based on
  the area and work expansion)
• Meeting/Dharna/Rally/Trainings (Part cost)
• Motorcycle, bi-cycle, computer etc.
• Construction cost (School Vocational Training
  Centers)

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SRUTI Resource Mobilisation

• Sangathans level
• Membership Donation
• SRUTI level
• Institutional Donors (Multiplier Effect)
• Scrap Collection (Individual, Corporate
  Drives)
• Individual Donation
• Corporate Donation (cash kind)
• Souvenir

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THANK YOU..

• SRUTI
• NEW DELHI