About
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Headquarters
Ganjam, Odisha
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Since
2002
VIEWS is a growing grassroots organisation working in Odisha for the empowerment of marginalised communities, especially women and girls through vario Read moreus high-impact projects since 2008. Its customised interventions in Livelihood, Education, Health, Climate Change and Disaster Management enable communities to improve their quality of life and take lead as changemakers. It has been working alongside different national and international agencies to integrate traditional knowledge and expertise with modern-day development practices for capacity building of targeted groups and delivering outcomes. VIEWS has received a Special Consultative Status by the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2019.
Issue
VIEWS is a growing grass-roots organization working towards Sustainable Livelihoods, Quality Education, Health, Climate Change and Disaster Management among Tribals, Dalits, PWD and Coastal Fishing Communities in Odisha. VIEWS has been implementing community-based sustainable livelihood models to boost the income of rural communities in Odisha’s southern districts battered by intermittent cyclones and erratic climatic conditions that have severely impacted the agriculture sector, triggering large-scale migration. We work with the women in vulnerable communities to boost their income through farm & non-farm-based livelihoods and a range of interventions to help them build a secure resilient future. Our team engages with small and marginal producers through community mobilization, capacity building, input facilitation, technology, skill building and facilitating linkages with various stakeholders to enable food security through crop intensification and diversification by promoting alternative livelihood solutions while ensuring that all our interventions are eco-friendly.
Action
VIEWS is a growing grassroots organisation working in Odisha for empowerment of marginalised communities especially women and children through high-impact projects for over 14 years. Our customised interventions in Livelihood, Education, Health, Climate Change and Disaster Management enable communities to improve their quality of life and take lead as changemakers. We have been working alongside different national, international agencies to integrate traditional knowledge and expertise with modern day development practices for capacity building of socially excluded groups such as tribals, Dalits, PWD and coastal fishing communities. VIEWS has been granted a Special Consultative Status by the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2019. Our Vision A self-reliant Odisha where communities thrive in peace and dignity. Our Mission Empowering vulnerable communities to improve their quality of life.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Sector
Sub Sector
Impact
Livelihoods: • 10200 Farmers opted for organic farming • 8600 Farmers opted for paddy cultivation through SRI • 3500 farmers opted for climate resilient crops • 4900 families benefited from vegetable cultivation & nutrition garden • 2200 families benefited from pulses cultivation • 1650 youths supported for market Aligned skill training • 160 ultra poor women supported for micro enterprise development • 520 CBOs are strengthened • 213 families engaged in animal husbandry activity Education: • 600+ Children from Ragpickers' Community being provided quality education • 5000+ Adolescent girls' life improved through holistic education • 6000+ slum children provided quality education in urban slums • 3000+ adolescents learned basic computer skills througy digital literacy training • 50+ students provided education in School for the blind in Bhubaneswar • 6000+ visually impaired students benefitted through Audiobook Project
Programs
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Promoting Sustainable Livelihoods
VIEWS has been implementing community-based sustainable livelihood models to boost the income of rural communities in Odisha’s southern districts battered by intermittent cyclones and erratic climatic conditions that have severely impacted the agriculture sector, triggering large-scale migration. We work with the women in vulnerable communities to boost their income through farm & non-farm-based livelihoods and a range of interventions to help them build a secure resilient future. Our team engages with small and marginal producers through community mobilization, capacity building, input facilitation, technology, skill building and facilitating linkages with various stakeholders to enable food security through crop intensification and diversification by promoting alternative livelihood solutions while ensuring that all our interventions are eco-friendly.
The farm-based livelihoods promoted by VIEWS are:
Organic Farming
Only 2.6% of the net sown area in the state of Odisha is under orga -
Enhacing Quality Education
StateVIEWS has been working to provide quality education to adolescents and children from marginalised communities to help them become good citizens and succeed in life. Our gender-conscious learning ecosystem at the community level has facilitated the return of several adolescent girls to mainstream education. Learning opportunities coupled with skills training have empowered the girls to escape from child labour and child marriage and move ahead for a better life.
Children’s learning centre
Disadvantaged and vulnerable children from Scheduled Caste (SC), Sch
• 600+ Children from Ragpickers' Community being provided quality education
• 5000+ Adolescent girls' life improved through holistic education
• 6000+ slum children provided quality education in urban slums
• 3000+ adolescents learned basic computer skills througy digital literacy training
• 50+ students provided education in School for the blind in Bhubaneswar
• 6000+ visually impaired students benefitted through Audiobook Project
Leadership Team
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S.Bheemarao
Executive Director
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
51-100
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AABTV0563A
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Registration ID
GJM No 7781-8 of 2008-09
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VO ID / Darpan ID
OR/2009/0016767
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FCRA
104910201
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00006334
Location
Other Details
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Parent Organisation
no
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Sister Organisation
no
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Society
Website
Financial Details
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2019-20
IncomeRs.1,500,000Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021-22
IncomeRs.15,979,117Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022-23
IncomeRs.20,595,021Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2023-24
IncomeRs.24,068,606Admin ExpensesRs.200,000Program ExpensesRs.22,068,606Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.