Projects and Partners

South India Projects (SIPs)

Name: Assefa - Marungapuri and Thiruvarangulam projects

Contact Person: Sri.S.Loganathan 

Contact Details

Address: 
Sarva Seva Schools 
No.1, Lady Doak College Road, Madurai - 625 002.
Telephone : 0452 - 2530865.
email : assefa@sancharnet.in

Background 

Assefa started its operation with the goal of development of drought - prone area through education programme.

Vision

Promoting Gandhian concept of self - reliant rural communities imbued with love, truth and justice

Mission 

Assefa has been working with the strong philosophy of 'Sarvodaya' which means 'welfare of all'. Accordingly, it has set its objectives as 'Improving the economic, social and cultural status of the rural communities and enhance their skills and self-management capacity. Assefa also wants rural communities to unite without any kind of discrimination and work for the up-liftment of the social, cultural and economic life of all and to establish self-sufficient, self-reliant and self-managed communities based on the principles of freedom, economic equality and social justice.

Area of Operation

State	District(s)	Blocks/ mandals	No. of villages covered
Tamilnadu	Trichy	Marungapuri	74
Tamilnadu	Pudukottai	Thiruvarangulam	9

Sectors

• Livelihood promotion services
• Micro financial services
• Education
• Health care

Sources of Funding

Source of funding	Project name	Main activities
Aide et Action	Marungapuri and Thiruvarangulam project	Education
Aide et Action	AeA - Rajasthan project	,,
Assefa - Italy	Natham, Nilakottai, Vadugapatti, Thirumangalam	,,
AVI - United Kingdom	Madurantagam and Gingee	Rural development
ICCO - Holland	Bihar and Rajasthan	Comprehensive area development
Manitese - Italy	Kalligudi	,,
Manitese - Italy	Sankarapuram and Rishivandiyam	,,
Partage - France	Madurantagam, Marakkanam and Chithamur	Education and livelihood
Partage - France	Uthiramerur	,,
Coastal Area Development Projects ( CADP )
SCF and COKE - Finland	Parangipettai	Coastal area development
Assefa - Italy Groups	Kurinjipadi	"
SCC - Canada	Cuddalore	"
CHC - Delhi	Marakkanam	"
Rabo Bank - Holland	Marakkanam	"
AVI - United Kingdom	Marakkanam	"
Manitese - Italy	Pondicherry	"

Development Thinking and Strategy of the Organisation

• Planning cum micro realization: Involves rapport building, conducting surveys, planning and searching for resource support

• Pilot project implementation: Organizing local groups to demonstrate future action in their area, preparing detailed plans for securing financial resources

• Advanced implementation: Starting and implementing various programs and building up linkages with various government and private agencies for collaborative support programs
• Shedding off, the final phase, in which communities are enabled to stabilize and consolidate their activities and take up management of programs by themselves
• Spiral Growth, launching similar programs in the nearby areas where communities are prepared and ready to accept Assefa's interventions on withdrawal of Assefa from an earlier project in the area