SOCIAL AWARENESS AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION FOR WOMEN_Saadow

All are women members in saadow foundation, It is formed in 1990 both are (Executive body/General body) by-for-of- women and working empowerment of women, child development, youth development, Aged development, sustainable agriculture and watershed promotion activities in kottampatty block Madurai district, Natham and sanarpatty blocks , Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India. Our project area is placed under the karanthamalai hills of western hat. All our agriculture sources are depending upon the seasonal rain falls only. If monsoon fails most of the families are migrated into dam located areas for harvesting work as a Agri collie for getting paddy for their livelihood. Usually as being an indigenous hilly area resources from government and non government are poor in nature. Families are depending hilly sources of honey collection, medicinal plant collection, firewood collection, lemongrass collection, minor agriculture, seasonal agriculture activities, goat rearing, milch animal rearing, Basket making , Coconut leaves thatching, and other Agri allied activities in that project villages. It is a male dominated society woman are following in the willingness of male and no specific privileges for them.. As per the customary practices widower not allowed re- marriage, not allowed in the customary practices. In some pockets of the area child marriage issues are common and property related marriages are common ultimately this habit leads unwanted affectless of physical physiological, social and mental issues in most of the families. Alcoholism is a major issue of the family and this habit leads family issues and disorganization. Denial of female child education is major issue in the remote indigenous hilly village area. Here the total educational status is very poor in nature only 64 percentage then women educational status is only 45 percentage among them 26 percentage of the women are not able to write but they can read but not fully. So they do not know their right importance, education, employment opportunity statuses and other things. Though women elected as a president in the local panchayat their husband ruling such a stage our saadow extend from 6 villages to 3 blocks stage by stage by providing training and resource inputs though not able to cover more families in the project operational area. With our project inputs we have promote a small civic social changes only. Hence we need more inputs for extend our activities by the integrated approach of our women empowerment.

VISION

 Establishing a society where downtrodden community live in peace and

walk hands with hands in a sustainable village with their head held high.

MISSION

 To organize women for economic development, political empowerment

and cultural emancipation

 To organize the downtrodden community like women, dalith, peasants and

aged through Self Help Groups – SHG, Joint Liability Groups – JLG, Farmers

Clubs - FC, to come out from the clutches of local money lenders and

middleman.

 To promote women as rural entrepreneur through promotion of savings by

promoting various women capacities and like Entrepreneur Development

Programs

 To adopt various sustainable agriculture technologies to preserve land and

farmers life

 To promote supplementary educational centers in remote rural areas and

providing opportunities to read and write and to know the life around them

through critical thinking and totally to enjoy their childhood.

 To create awareness among the youth community on environment and

ecology and flora and fauna