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Our vision
“Women and children live with dignity and respect in society.”
Ghataprabha · Gokak · Belagavi · Karnataka
Every children in school.
Every childhood protected.
AMMA Foundation works with women and children in the villages of Belagavi District, Karnataka. Since 2015 we have worked on education, protection from child marriage and the Devadasi system, children's participation, and health.
Smt. Shobha Gasti receives the Nari Shakti Puraskar from the President of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan
- 9,392
- Families reached
- 13,011
- Children reached
- 95
- Villages
- 6
- Talukas covered
Introduction
Who we are
AMMA Foundation Raibag is a nonprofit organization established in 2015 at Belgaum, Karnataka by seven individuals with the same mindset to uplift women and children facing injustice in society. They founded the organization with the dream of making women and children live with respect and dignity in this society.
95
Villages we work in
9,392
Families reached
13,011
Children reached
Our mission
- 01Empowering rural women for an equitable and sustainable world.
- 02Empowering children through quality education.
- 03Building a strong, inclusive society with education, healthcare, and freedom for women and children.
What we do
Four areas of work
Our programmes in the villages are organised around education, protection, participation and health.
01Education
Improving access to school and the quality of learning for children in the villages we work in.
- Bringing school dropouts back into education
- Tuition and learning support centres in villages
- STEM and computer skill learning for children
02Protection
Protecting children from child marriage, dedication to the Devadasi system, child labour and trafficking.
- Preventing child marriages with families and authorities
- Protecting girls from dedication to the Devadasi system
- Rescue and rehabilitation of child labourers
03Participation
Building the leadership, confidence and life skills of adolescent girls, boys and children's collectives.
- Adolescent girls' collectives in villages
- Boys' collectives and children's collectives
- Children Gram Sabha
04Health
Improving health awareness, hygiene, and nutrition in vulnerable communities
- Health, hygiene and nutrition awareness in villages
- Nutrition support for children and women
- Nutrition support for people living with HIV
Achievements
Change we can count
Figures recorded by the Foundation across its years of work in the villages.
467
School dropouts re-enrolled in education
271
Children admitted to residential schools
1,086
Students supported in PUC education
378
Child marriages prevented
211
Girls protected from Devadasi dedication
83
Child labourers rescued
Our people
A women-led foundation from the community
AMMA Foundation was founded in 2015 by seven founding members from the villages it serves.
From the field
Our work in the villages
Village sessions, school support, health camps and community work across six talukas.
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