Programs and Projects

Our Women Empowerment Programmes focuses, on formation of Women Self Help Groups among rural deprived women community for basic livelihood development. Mahasakthi Welfare Society (MWS) has organized the rural women who are unorganized and marginalized into Women Self help Groups, as the rural women are being developed as the community based peer pressure force to outreach social, economical and political development activities. Number of villages targeted and covered: 54 villages, Number of women groups organized: 585 SHGs, Number of women involved in savings: 8908 women members, All the women SHGs are graded and linked with banks so that women members can access for loans from bank for initiating Income Generation activities. These woman SHG members were supported through development Capacity Building Trainings on accounts and book keepings, group organisation and management, motivational training and economical development training. The monthly review meetings and Trainings Women SHGs discussed various issues surrounding them and find solutions to rectify it by collective efforts and involvement.

Micro Credit Assistance to W SHGs One of the major support that Mahasakthi Welfare Society (MWS) has extended to the organized women self help group is Micro Credit Assistance. The members of SHGs have supported by small financial assistances from the Banks and the group themselves. We have facilitated Micro credit / Business Loans through ICICI Bank Ltd., SAMUNNATHI Financial Private Ltd., and other MFIs. This also promotes the savings habits, financial management and family budgeting awareness among the members. The Group leaders are monitoring the members for proper and timely repayment of loans. As continued, our organisation planned to take necessary steps to extend Small Business loans to encourage the Rural Women Entrepreneurs by the upcoming years as well.

One of the main objectives of our Mahasakthi Welfare Society (MWS) is to promote the economical empowerment among the rural women masses. For promoting it, our organization makes them to achieve themselves through the locally based available resources and collective efforts. This year we have conducted a special Skill Development Training on Tailoring and Fashion Designing to the unemployed women in the working area Over 1650 women in the working area were benefited by this EDP & Skill Development training for the past 10 years and they have developed their skills and entrepreneurial activities on various trades like Tailoring & Modern Dress making, Handicrafts items making, Jute Bags and Jute Handicrafts making, Poultry farming, Milch Animal rearing, Dairy farming, Pottery making, Clay modeling and Terracotta Toys, Soft / Fur Toys making, Beads weaving, Traditional handicrafts items making etc.,. Through this training program they got knowledge exposures on several issues and how they earn income that enhance their economical condition of their family.

Our Mahasakthi Welfare Society (MWS) has formed the Confederation of Self Help Groups in the name of "IMAYAM WOMEN SHG Federation". The SHGs about 300 SHGs organized by us are the members of this confederation and contributed their support services for better functioning of SHGs and proper implementation of project activities. We have facilitated the members of Imayam Pengal Koottaimppu on become the human rights defenders and those are make their collective efforts for promoting the women's rights in working area. By this channel of support, we have provided Trainings, Awareness and Capacity Building programs to the women members of our Imayam Pengal Kootamaippu through assistance on women's rights, prevention of child marriage, awareness on VAW, dowry harassment, male dominance and other related women issues. They are also cooperated the other social service activities implemented by our organization in their belonging locality.

Since organic agriculture systems are knowledge based, new entrants and transitional producers must become familiar with sound and sustainable agricultural practices. Considering the aforesaid concepts, the farmers in the villages in Periyakulam, Devathanappatti blocks and the rural areas of Theni District have been organized and trained on the following subjects to make the organic farming as successful farming system.

In continuation of this, our Mahasakthi Welfare Society (MWS) organised a program focusing the awareness creation on Sustainable Agriculture and Soil/Water Management practices to the Farmer participants. In this awareness training, over 3500 small and marginal farmers in our working area are benefited and observed the knowledge on: Practical training on the concepts of and methods of Sustainable Agriculture, Integrated Nutrition management, Integrated Pest management, Demonstration of the preparation or organic manure Vermi-compost and pesticides like panchakavya, amirtha karaisal etc.,

Environment conservation is the prime importance to sustain the livelihood options of the people in the foothill villages in Theni district. With the active participation and involvement of the youth, students and women members , many environment awareness programmes such as plantation of trees in all houses, and organic fertilizer, vermicompost, rain water saving, using of waste water for housing farm, through women self help groups and eradication of using of plastic polythene bags etc., Mahasakthi Welfare Society (MWS) taken up the (a) Kitchen garden established in 32 villages, (b) Bio intensive gardening, compost making avoiding chemical fertilizers and pesticides, (c) Soil and water conservation techniques, (d) Encouraging students in tree planting, (e) Wasteland Development Programme, (f) Bio diversity conservation awareness programme, These programme got well responses from general community with create Awareness about environment among the general publics, Today we NGO 16,500 New Tree planted in local school and public places.

To implement a focused in strategy for the male population give more important to female infanticide. Because, they are reproductive tract infections (RTI) including sexually transmitted infections (STD) are increasingly recognized as major cause of mortality in India. This programme which can lead to altitudinal and behaviors changed in individual and society towards safe sexual and other health practices is the only women. And, we referred to govt's family awareness campaign to female infanticide awareness. This programme very effect to address the key issues related to reproduction health in the community. Mahasakthi have conducted HIV/AIDS Aware programmers with the support of Depute Director, Govt. Hospital, Trained volunteers in HIV/AIDS training and women social workers. Conducting awareness program on polio, disease, Chikkenkunia in the villages and total sanitation awareness, health and hygienic conditions.

Educational Support to School Children Children should knew the importance of education, Mahasakthi have taken all steps and encouragements for the development of education among children through conducting games competition and giving prizes for the winners.Mahasakthi have also provided chairs, plates and accessories to the crèche for the Welfare of the children. Especially, we provide Rs. 3,900/- cheque to this school for yearly subscription of 'Hindu News Paper' for upliftment of poor student's knowledge development school, Mahasakthi welfare society secretary thirumathi P.Kala.

Govt. Welfare Schemes Mahasakthi Welfare Society has taken all steps to receive Govt. Welfare schemes to windows, destitute, orphanage old age people, physically disabled people to have monthly pension and free sewing machines, Govt. financial help to remarriage to widows, Marriage to windows daughter and Mahasakthi are taking steps to receive all Govt. financial assistance to the affected people.

Emergency Relief Works at GAJA Cyclone hit areas On 16th November 2018, the severe cyclonic storm 'Gaja' over southwest Bay of Bengal, India and crossed Tamilnadu & Puducherry coast. Major damage to thatched huts/houses, roof tops may blow off and unattached metal sheets were flied away for a kms of distances, Damage to power and communication lines are very severe by the GAJA Cyclone. At least Millions of people have lost their lives. Also some water borne diseases are on the rise. A total of 25600 families are completely washed out and need help with food, blankets and plastic sheets for tents. In this emergency situation, our Mahasakthi Welfare Society (MWS) has also decided to join its hands to partaking the relief measures of the Victims of the GAJA Cyclone hit areas. A relief materials and donations were collected from the public in our working region through public propaganda and our Women SHG Members were highly encouraged the public to support this cause. The collected relief materials, Bed-sheets, Blankets, protective cloths to elders and children, groceries and food materials were distributed. By this service over 300 more publice were benefited.