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यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः — जहाँ नारी की पूजा होती है, वहाँ देवता निवास करते हैं

Empower a Woman,
Transform a Nation

शक्ति सेवा — नारी का सम्मान, समाज का उत्थान

Seva Dham Foundation's Shakti Seva empowers women through self-help groups, vocational training, digital skills, legal aid and entrepreneurship — because when a woman rises, her entire family and community rises with her.

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Shakti at a Glance
Since 2018
4,200+Women Reached
85SHG Groups
1,800+Skills Trained
320+Microenterprises
"Pehle ghar mein band thi. Aaj meri apni dukaan hai." — Sunita, SHG Member, Thane
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॥ शक्ति सेवा कार्यक्रम ॥

Women Empowerment Programs

From economic independence to legal rights — six pathways to a woman's full empowerment.

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Self-Help Groups (SHG)

स्वयं सहायता समूह

85 active SHGs across Maharashtra with over 1,200 members. Monthly savings, micro-loans and collective income generation — building financial independence one group at a time.

Economic Seva
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Vocational & Skill Training

व्यावसायिक कौशल प्रशिक्षण

Free 3–6 month courses in tailoring, beauty therapy, food processing, candle making, mehendi and digital skills — each course concludes with a job placement or entrepreneurship support.

Skill Training
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Legal Aid & Rights Awareness

कानूनी सहायता — हक की लड़ाई

Free legal counselling, domestic violence support, documentation help and court accompaniment — because every woman has a right to know and assert her legal rights.

Legal Support
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Digital Shakti Program

डिजिटल शक्ति

Smartphone literacy, online banking, government scheme enrollment, social media for business, and UPI payments — making technology work for women in rural and semi-urban areas.

Digital Empowerment
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Safety & Self-Defence

सुरक्षा कवच

Self-defence workshops conducted by trained instructors, personal safety awareness, helpline training and bystander intervention programs for adolescent girls and young women.

Safety Seva
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Nutrition & Health Camps

पोषण एवं स्वास्थ्य शिविर

Free iron/folic acid distribution, anaemia testing, menstrual hygiene education and sanitary kit distribution — because a healthy woman is an empowered woman.

Women's Health
हमारे स्वयं सहायता समूह

Meet Our SHG Clusters

85 self-help groups, 1,200+ women, hundreds of success stories — these are three of our most inspiring collectives.

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Jai Shakti Mahila Mandal
जय शक्ति महिला मंडल — थाणे

Started with 12 women and ₹500/month savings. Today they run a catering business, spice grinding unit and uniform tailoring — annual turnover ₹18 lakh.

28Members
₹18LAnnual Income
4 yrsRunning
Navjeevan Mahila Samiti
नवजीवन महिला समिति — नागपुर

Survivors of domestic violence who came together through Seva Dham's legal aid programme. Now a thriving handicraft collective — selling products on Flipkart and Amazon.

18Members
OnlineE-commerce
3 yrsRunning
Udaan Sewing Circle
उड़ान सिलाई समूह — भिवंडी

School uniform supply contract with 3 municipal schools. 22 women trained on industrial sewing machines — stable monthly income of ₹8,000–12,000 per member.

22Members
₹12K+Per Member/mo
5 yrsRunning
शक्ति की कहानियाँ

She Rose, She Roared

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SHG Success

Rekha Yadav, 38 — Thane

"Pati chale gaye the. Teen bacche the. Seva Dham ke SHG mein join hua, silai seekhi. Aaj apni boutique hai — bacchon ko private school mein dala hai."

— "अकेली थी — आज ताकतवर हूँ।"
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Legal Aid

Anjali Pawar, 32 — Nagpur

"Domestic violence thi. Kuch nahi pata tha kya karein. Seva Dham ke advocate ne court tak sath diya. Aaj bail ho gayi, bacche mere paas hain."

— "कानून मेरी तरफ था — मुझे पता नहीं था।"
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Digital Shakti

Meera Gaikwad, 45 — Bhiwandi

"Mujhe smartphone chalana nahi aata tha. Digital Shakti camp ke baad, main WhatsApp Business chalati hoon, papad online bechti hoon. Monthly ₹9,000 kamaati hoon."

— "डिजिटल दुनिया में मेरी दुकान है।"
॥ नई शक्ति पहल — Shakti Horizons ॥

New Women Empowerment Initiatives

Thirteen programs spanning enterprise, digital safety, legal literacy, maternal health, advocacy and more — building Shakti at every level.

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Micro-Enterprise Development Program

Train 100 unemployed women per state to start their own micro-enterprises, using existing government livelihood schemes as a support base so participants can launch sustainable income-generating ventures.

📌 How

Shortlist 100 women per state through SHGs, pair them with an existing government livelihood scheme for seed capital, and provide short business-basics training before launch.

💡 Why

Layering foundation training on top of existing government schemes increases each woman's chance of approval and reduces duplicate cost.

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Digital Safety Workshops

Pan-India workshops teaching women how to recognise and avoid cyber scams and online harassment — building digital confidence and safety awareness in an increasingly online world.

📌 How

Run half-day sessions in local language covering common scam patterns, privacy settings and reporting channels, using real recent examples.

💡 Why

Scams evolve quickly, so locally-relevant, up-to-date examples are far more useful than generic safety advice.

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Night School for Working Women

Evening classes for working women covering personal finance, AI literacy, English language and coding — helping them upskill around their existing work schedules.

📌 How

Run 1–2 hour evening classes 3×/week in finance, AI/digital tools, English and coding, in batches small enough for personalised attention.

💡 Why

Scheduling around existing work hours is essential for working women's participation and retention.

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Maternal Health Camps

Free prenatal-care camps in remote areas, ensuring pregnant women in underserved regions have access to essential check-ups and guidance that they might otherwise miss.

📌 How

Coordinate dates with the mobile health van schedule so prenatal camps reach the same remote villages, staffed by a visiting gynaecologist/ANM.

💡 Why

Combining maternal camps with the existing van schedule avoids duplicating logistics and travel costs.

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Self-Defence Classes

District-wise teams delivering regular self-defence training sessions for women, building both physical preparedness and confidence at a local, community level.

📌 How

Form one trained team per district (often led by a martial-arts volunteer), running monthly sessions in schools and community halls.

💡 Why

A consistent local team builds ongoing skill rather than a one-time session that is quickly forgotten.

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'Voice of Maa' Campaign

A campaign collecting and amplifying grassroots stories of women's resilience — real accounts of mothers and women overcoming hardship — to inspire others and advocate for greater support.

📌 How

Collect short video/audio testimonials during other women-focused activities and publish one story per week on social media and the podcast.

💡 Why

Authentic local stories are the most powerful recruitment tool for the other women's programs.

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Support for Women

Structured support for women seeking jobs, starting businesses, or needing consulting guidance — acting as a connector between women and the resources or opportunities they need.

📌 How

Build a simple referral directory of legal aid, job boards and business-consulting partners that program coordinators can point women to.

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A referral network lets the foundation provide broad support without building every service in-house.

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Women-Focused Legal Content

Content explaining laws relevant to women — workplace rights, domestic protections and legal remedies — in accessible language so women know what protections and recourses are available to them.

📌 How

Work with the free-legal-aid team to translate common laws and remedies into simple explainer videos and one-page guides.

💡 Why

Cross-using the legal-aid team's expertise for content avoids extra cost while extending reach far beyond direct beneficiaries.

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Podcast on Women Who Dared

A podcast series spotlighting women who took bold risks against difficult odds and succeeded — offering relatable role models and inspiration to listeners.

📌 How

Source stories through the 'Voice of Maa' campaign and women's micro-enterprise graduates, recording short interviews on location where possible.

💡 Why

This keeps the podcast pipeline connected to real program outcomes rather than requiring separate outreach.

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'Safe-City' Surveillance Group

A community-based surveillance group focused on improving women's safety in urban areas — working alongside local authorities and residents to identify and address safety concerns.

📌 How

Form a resident volunteer group per locality coordinating with local police women's cells, using a simple group-chat alert system for safety concerns.

💡 Why

Community-level surveillance fills gaps that formal policing alone often cannot cover, especially in off-hours.

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Women's Micro-Insurance Collective

A collective micro-insurance scheme tailored for women — providing an affordable safety net against health, life or livelihood risks often unaddressed by mainstream insurance products.

📌 How

Research existing low-cost government/insurer micro-insurance products first and aggregate enrolment through the SHG networks already engaged for micro-enterprise.

💡 Why

Aggregated enrolment through existing groups gets better terms than individual sign-up and builds on trusted relationships.

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'Digital Widow' Support Program

A dedicated support program for widowed women — helping them navigate digital banking, government benefits and financial planning at a time when they may be managing finances independently for the first time.

📌 How

Create a dedicated one-on-one support track (digital banking, pension claims, account transfers) delivered through the night-school digital-literacy trainers.

💡 Why

Widowed women often face a sudden, unfamiliar administrative burden; targeted one-on-one help prevents exploitation during this vulnerable period.

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Maternity Leave Advocacy Campaign

An advocacy campaign pushing for maternity leave coverage to be extended to all working women — including those in informal and unorganised sectors who are currently often excluded.

📌 How

Compile evidence from the foundation's own women's programs on the impact of leave (or lack of it) and channel it into an advocacy brief shared with local labour bodies.

💡 Why

Grounding advocacy in real local evidence makes the campaign more credible to policymakers than generic appeals.

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Empower a Woman Today

नारी सशक्त — समाज सशक्त

₹1,500 trains one woman in vocational skills. ₹5,000 supports an SHG for a month. ₹500 provides legal counselling. Every rupee directly changes a woman's life.

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