Welcome to Atmashakti Trust

Atmashakti Trust is an organization working for socio-economic and political empowerment of the most marginalized communities. Founded in 1995 with a broad mandate to support a mix of development initiatives in rural areas as well as urban slums, Atmashakti is now engaged in a long term mission to bring the benefits of government programmes to the poorest of the poor with a focus on Livelihood and food security, Sustainable agriculture, Health, women rights and gender equality, Education, Disaster intervention and community-centered empowerment initiatives through training and capacity building, leadership development and mentorship, Sangathan building, research, advocacy, campaign and communications based on a rights-based framework. Because, we truly believe that none of us can truly rest as long as poverty, injustice and inequality persist in our society.

RECENT EVENT

‘Mo Chatashali’ education initiative was awarded for helping underprivileged children in Odisha by the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) in its 11th Foundation Day which was held at KIIT Auditorium in the city.

Launched by the non-profit Atmashakti Trust and its allies Mahila Shramajeebee Mancha Odisha and Odisha Shramajeebee Mancha, the initiative has helped over 1 lakh children from across 17 districts of Odisha during the pandemic time which is mostly represented by Tribals, Dalits and other marginalised communities.

“Children from the rural areas in the state, during the lockdown, were mostly deprived of the state government’s online education platforms due to the lack of digital access and for most of them, Chatashali was the only source of learning for them. This recognition, I believe, is an outcome of a collective effort by parents, volunteer-teachers and villagers which will encourage our team and Sangathan members to reach out to even more children in distress and help bring them to the forefront of education”, Ms Ruchi Kashyap, Executive Trustee of Atmashakti Trust said after receiving the award.

Call for Action Retreat, Ranikhet

Our “Call for Action”, an annual team planning meeting, took place in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand from 11th -16th April 2022. It was a time for self-introspection and new learnings, assessment of skill sets, and finalizing a broad work strategy for 2022-23. It concluded with each participant’s Call for Action pledge and acknowledgment of the outstanding individual performance of our team members during the pandemic.

Jan Sathi Sammelan

This year, the 4th Janasathi Sammelan took place in Udala, Mayurbhanj District in Odisha from 8th -10th March 2022. It was attended by our team members and solidarity groups from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Janasathi Sammilani was an amalgamation of interaction with team members, doubt-clearing sessions, summing up the year-long work and its impact and cultural evenings. This year we started an initiative to honor/recognize individuals/organizations for their outstanding contribution in the field of women empowerment, gender rights and uptaking rights and entitlements of the marginalized communities in the state.

Most importantly, we also celebrated International Women’s Day, where members from 10 indigenous communities assembled and raised voices on breaking the existing socio-economic and political bias for women and called for a gender-equaled society. We also released the report titled “Break the Bias”, a study finding on women’s political empowerment status in Odisha.

Atmakoushal – Community Learning Centre

To support youth skill development, “Atmakoushal” a community learning center was inaugurated on 5th Aug 2022 in Cluster 6, Bharatpur, Bhubaneshwar.  The center is a joint collaboration of Bhubaneshwar Bikash Sangathan, Atmashakti Trust and Yuva Parivartan. The Deputy Mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mrs. Manjulata Kahara, inaugurated it in the presence of other dignitaries and appreciated the effort of Atmashakti Trust.

Skill development initiative of Atmashakti Trust is a step towards upskilling youths, especially college students of Bhubaneswar slums, on technical and life skills to help them excel in their career prospects.

Recognition Award of Mo-Chatashalee Initiative in Education

We are running programmes in 87 blocks of Odisha and Uttarpradesh

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