Women Empowerment

Forming Groups: 

TSSS initiated women development in 1988 by forming groups, promoting savings and health education. Today, it is one of the leading NGO partners of Tamilnadu Women Development Corporation with more than 1000 SHGs and 16000 members! To its reputation, TSSS has won an award for Best Performance in promoting SHGs under Mahalir Thittam.

Forming Federations:

Women groups at village, panchayat, block and district levels have been federated under the umbrella of “Mahalir Membattu Iyyakkam” (Women Development Movement). 

Capacity Building:

TSSS capacitates Leaders of SHGs / women groups and Federations to play pro-active roles to ensure application of human rights, child rights and gender equity. Some of the key trainings include PRA, PRIs, PME, CBDP, RBA, Gender Equity, Legal education etc. TSSS also encourages the leaders to participate in local Panchayat governance. 

PRA - Rural Appraisal

PRI – Panchayat Raj Institution

PME – Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

CBDP – Capacity Building Developmental Program / Community based development training 

RBA – Right Based Approach

Advocacy and Lobby: 

TSSS being appointed by the government as the District Service Provider against domestic violence, is very successful in bringing reconciliation among families through sensitization, counselling, legal actions, referral services and treatment. TSSS facilitates women federation to take actions against violence and exploitation of women. Some cases are obviously challenging. However, many women and children have been rescued from torture and violence!

Livelihood: 

To supplement the family income, young women are trained in Tailoring, ready-made garment making, nutritional powder making, organic farming, vermin compost making etc. They are provided credit linkages after the training to take up self-employment / IGPs. In addition, vulnerable women are given special care and support. Our other interventions are: