Name: Commitments (a Public Trust)

Contact Person: Mr.L.Krishna Murthy

Contact Details

Address: 

Commitments
H.No. 21-30, Market yard,  
Kosgi -509339,
Mahabubnagar district,
Andhra Pradesh

Tel: 08505-281533
e-mail: commitmentsk@yahoo.co.in
Website: www.commitmentsindia.org

Background 

'Commitments' was established as a public charitable trust in 1984. It is a support organisation to serve the rural poor and the disadvantaged persons .

Vision

Commitments shares the vision of similar public organisations that the poor and the disadvantaged communities are enthusiastic to overcome the social, economic, cultural and psychological barriers through their own efforts and self-managed institutions. They are capable of attaining higher productivity with improved skills, better asset base and capabilities to utilize the resources to full potential and gain access to services. 

Mission

The mission of Commitments is to enable the poor and disadvantaged communities to perceive possibilities for change and bring about desired change by exercising informed choices through collective action.

Area of Operation

State	District	Blocks/ Mandals	Number of villages
Andhra Pradesh	Mahabubnagar	5 Mandals (i.e. Kosgi, Doulthabad, Bomraspet, Balanagar and Maddur)	128 gram panchayats  423 habitations

Sectors

• Disability - Community Based Rehabilitation

Sources of Funding

Project name	Source of funding	Main activities	Year of completion	Number of villages covered
Community Based Rehabilitation- Self Help Groups of Persons with disabilities	ActionAid India ·	Identifying Persons with disabilities Organizing them into self help groups Capacity building of Persons with disabilities, · Self Help Groups, CBOs, Panchayat Raj Institutions, line departments and community on the issues of Persons with disabilities and rights Physical restoration (medical rehabilitation) Barrier free environment Inclusive sports and games Community awareness through cultural activists Dissemination of rights of Persons with disabilities through community participation	2006	128 Gram panchayat

Development Thinking and Strategy of the Organisation

• To initiate social mobilisation process and facilitate the formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and federations of the persons with disabilities in Mahabubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh

• To mobilise SHGs to take up community awareness and initiate community activities for inclusion of persons with disability into the mainstream

• To set up community resource centres for assessment, treatment and rehabilitation

• To alliance with poor and networking with other disability organisations and networks, and

• To campaign for the rights of persons with disability.