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In their efforts to promote livelihood initiatives, NIRDESH employs a community-driven structure involving Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Federations, establishing economic activities after rigorous leadership development and skilling/entrepreneurship training. With support from the Jharkhand Tribal Development Society, they operate in two districts in Jharkhand, where 500 SHGs and 68 Youth Groups have partnered with banks. 99% of these groups have received seed capital for various livelihood projects such as goat farming, poultry farming, piggery, vegetable cultivation, rabi cropping, SRI and wheat cropping, nutrition gardens, and fruit gardens. Furthermore, they have also constructed irrigation wells, shallow wells, animal sheds, bio-gas plants, and Farmers Service Centers to support the beneficiaries in their economic pursuits.

NIRDESH offer healthcare support to many individuals, including pregnant and lactating mothers, eligible couples, children (including newborns, infants, young children, and adolescents), elderly individuals, and people living with HIV, including HIV-infected children. Their initiatives, such as the "Improving Health of Mother and Child" program, the "Targeted Intervention Project," the "Vihaan Care & Support Centre," and the "Link Worker Scheme," are designed to address various community health issues.

They support the education of the most marginalised children, focusing mainly on young girls. This support is offered through learning centres and efforts to integrate these children into the formal schooling system. The ultimate goal is to ensure that these children not only enrol in school but also remain there and complete their education. Their Girl Child Education Program is actively carried out in the Paliganj block of Patna district and the Laukaha, Khutauna, and Jhanjharpur blocks of Madhubani district.

This program focuses on the care and protection of children, safeguarding them from various forms of exploitation, including child labour, child trafficking, child sexual exploitation, and physical and mental abuse. To address these critical issues, they have established programs such as CHILDLINE 1098, Children Homes, Special Adoption Agencies (SAA), and efforts to tackle child marriage and child labour, all of which are geared towards ensuring the well-being and safety of children.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan program, NIRDESH provide vocational skill and employment to thousands of youths for economic upliftment. About 19000 people are trained, and about 12000 are engaged employed/self-employed since 2009.

About 3,500 elected women representatives, known as Champion Leaders, have been empowered to address critical issues such as addiction, domestic violence, child marriage, child labour, and human trafficking. These leaders are also tasked with connecting marginalised communities with essential social entitlements and welfare schemes. Their roles extend to monitoring village-level institutions, including schools, Anganwadi centres, VHNDs, and health service centres. They report on the status of these institutions to the relevant departments and advocate for improved services. Additionally, their efforts are focused on alleviating rural and urban poverty among Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), minorities, and those living below the poverty line.