Name: Rashtriya Sewa Samithi (RASS)
Contact Person: Mr. A. Adinarayana Rao
Contact Details
Address:
Rashtriya Seva Samithi (RASS)
Padwa, Koraput
Orissa - 764038
Phone: + 91 6868 275405
E-mail: projectdirector@rediffmail.com
Background
RASS first started its operations in Chittor district of Andhra Pradesh in the year 1981.
Vision
Every human being has inalienable rights guaranteed by the constitution of India and the international covenants. However, due to variety of circumstances women, children, elderly, sick, disabled and so on are vulnerable to denied opportunities. RASS visualizes itself a people's initiative for protecting these section rights, without discrimination on caste, color, creed, region or religion.
Mission
Empowering people to avail themselves of their rights and to peruse them to participate in the development process will be the mission of RASS. This will be achieved through justice education, human resources development, networking with other groups, safe health and environment, improving living conditions of people through strengthening their family community and such other democratic movement.
Area of Operation
|
S. No. |
State(s) |
District(s) |
Blocks/ Mandals |
Number of villages |
|
1 |
Orissa |
Koraput |
Nandapur |
204 |
| 2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Chittoor |
Chittoor |
3500 |
| 3 |
Tamilnadu |
Tiruvellore |
Tirutani,
Tiruvalingandu and R K Pet |
201 |
Sectors
- Quality of education
- Inclusive education
-
Women's empowerment
- Livelihoods education
- Primary health/hygiene
- Disability issues
- Capacity building on women and child
Sources of Funding
|
S.No. |
Project name |
Source of funding |
Main activities |
|
01 |
RASS-OTDP |
Aide et Action/ DPEP |
Primary EducationQuality of education |
|
02. |
Mobile health unit |
Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
Mobile health servicesReferral services |
|
03 |
Child Labor Rehabilitation Programme |
ILO-APSBP |
Identify the children in risk of getting involved in labor
force.
Providing additional income opportunities to such
families
Capacity building and sensitizing government and other stakeholders |
|
04 |
Sahaya CBR programme |
Action Aid/ Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, India |
Conduct Medical
Camps.
Train teachers.
Promotion of Co-curricular services |
|
05 |
Micro finance project |
Department of women and child development |
Access to creditPromotion of Self Help GroupsMarket Linkages |
Development Thinking and Strategy of the Organisation
RASS believes that development of the poor without refining their circumstances is neither conceivable nor sustainable. Development can be self-sustaining only if it brings about a change in the entire socio-economic matrix governing their lives. The development paradigm of RASS revolves around four crucial elements namely:
The strategies for the effective introduction of RASS interventions:
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Bottom-up planning and participatory planning
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Programme implementation through CBOs
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Capacity building inputs for stakeholders
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Providing adequate infrastructure for the community
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