Women's Day Swavalamban Mela
महिला दिवस स्वावलंबन मेला
A fair where women's self-help groups sell their products, learn new skills and meet mentors.
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यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः
👧 What We Do · Nari Samman नारी सम्मान
Honouring Daughters, Building Futures
बेटी बोझ नहीं — घर की लक्ष्मी, देश का गौरव
Nari Samman confronts one of India's deepest injustices — the idea that a daughter is a burden. We work to end female foeticide and sex-selective abortion, to protect and empower the girl child, and to restore the dignity every woman is owed from birth.
Our Nari Samman Programs
We serve as a prayer, not charity. Every act reflects our belief that Manav Seva is Madhav Seva.
Beti Ka Swagat
बेटी का स्वागत — हर जन्म एक उत्सव
Celebrating the birth of every daughter with her family — a puja, a welcome kit and a public message that a daughter is a gift, not a burden.
CelebrationKanya Shiksha Chhatravritti
कन्या शिक्षा छात्रवृत्ति
Scholarships, school kits and mentoring so that girls from struggling families stay in school and finish their education.
EducationSwavalamban Kendra
स्वावलंबन केंद्र — हुनर से आत्मनिर्भरता
Tailoring, digital and small-business skills for women, plus self-help groups and the yearly Swavalamban Mela.
Livelihood
What this seva is about
Protecting the girl child. Upholding a woman's dignity.
Nari Samman confronts one of India's deepest injustices — the idea that a daughter is a burden. We work to end female foeticide and sex-selective abortion, to protect and empower the girl child, and to restore the dignity every woman is owed from birth.
This is not charity. It begins with a mother's story, travels through hard data and honest dialogue, and ends in real action — awareness that changes minds, support that changes lives, and vigilance that upholds the law.
The reality we face
The numbers behind the silence
- 933Girls per 1,000 boys (sex ratio at birth)
- 4.6 crEstimated "missing" females
- 9M+Female foeticides, 2000–2019
- 30+ yrsSince the PCPNDT ban (1994) — still under-enforced
Sources: Government of India SRS, UNFPA State of World Population, and PCPNDT Act monitoring reports.
What we do
Four ways this mission works on the ground
- 1
Awareness Campaigns
Village-to-village and school outreach that challenges son-preference — through real stories, community meetings, street theatre and regional-language media that reframe daughters as pride, not burden.
- 2
Girl-Child Support
Scholarships, education kits, nutrition and health awareness for girls — plus recognition programs that honour families raising and educating daughters with pride.
- 3
PCPNDT Vigilance
Working with citizens and authorities to monitor illegal prenatal sex-determination, encourage safe reporting, and push for genuine enforcement of the law that already exists.
- 4
Celebrating Daughters
Public celebrations of girl children — birth welcomes, achievement felicitations and role-model spotlights — to shift culture from mourning a daughter's arrival to rejoicing in it.
Our approach
How we turn a story into change
- ListenTo mothers and daughters who lived it.
- UnderstandDistrict sex-ratio realities.
- ResearchEnforcement gaps & what works.
- ActAwareness, support & vigilance.
- ChangeMore daughters, welcomed & educated.
Our goal
Reach 200 high-risk villages with the message: a daughter is a gift.
We publish our reach and outcomes openly.
Nari Samman — target
Villages reached with girl-child awareness & support programs.
Progress: to be published from verified records
Girl-child scholarships
Progress toward first 5,000 supported girls.
Progress: to be published from verified records
So far
30+ Women Reached
Figures as published by the Foundation.
Evidence & research
The research behind this seva
We ground our work in credible, published evidence.
Skewed Sex Ratio & Female Foeticide in India
BIO Web of Conferences · 2024 · peer-reviewed
A data analysis of India's declining child sex ratio and the drivers of sex-selective practice.
Read the reportIndia's ‘Missing’ Girls
Down To Earth · on Census & NFHS data
Reporting that ~9 million girls went ‘missing’ to foeticide over two decades.
Read the reportDomestic Violence and Women's Health — NFHS-5
Discover Public Health · Springer (peer-reviewed)
Evidence from NFHS-5 (2019–21) on the prevalence and health impact of domestic violence.
Read the reportPrevalence & Predictors of Domestic Violence in India
NFHS 2019–21 · PMC (peer-reviewed)
Nationally representative analysis of intimate-partner violence and its correlates.
Read the report
Reports open in a new tab. We cite these sources for public awareness and do not claim authorship.
Government of India
Current government schemes for this cause
We align our grassroots work with these national programmes — and help people access them.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Ministry of Women & Child Development
Flagship campaign to save & educate the girl child and improve the child sex ratio.
Official websiteMission Shakti (Sambal & Samarthya)
Ministry of Women & Child Development
Women's safety, security & empowerment — One Stop Centres, Women Helpline 181, Nari Adalat (Sambal) and Shakti Sadan, working-women hostels and creches (Samarthya).
Official website
Official government portals open in a new tab. Seva Dham Foundation is an independent organisation and is not affiliated with these schemes.
Stand with every daughter
Volunteer for an awareness drive, mentor a girl child, or support a scholarship. Every act rewrites a story.
यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः।
Yatra nāryastu pūjyante ramante tatra devatāḥ
“Where women are honoured, there the divine truly rejoices.”
— Manusmriti 3.56