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Social Education Economic Development Society (SEEDS)Rajendra Nagar, Gingee Taluk, Activities:
Women/Gender The “Social Education Economic Development Society” is a non profit, non Governmental, secular Social work organization working in rural for the cause of the weaker sections(mainly women and children) for the past twenty three years in Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu, South India. SEEDS initially was promoted in the year of 1987 by a team of young school teachers (educated and like minded individuals) who had hands on experience of educating and organizing the village peoples along with agricultural landless laborers (both women and men), children and youth and such other community development activities in Villupuram District of Tamilnadu. With a vision of socio economic, educational and cultural development. These individuals are from the same district belonging to Dalit community who had the shared/common vision of empowerment of marginalized/ impoverished segment of the society. Initially they started of with organizing the agricultural laborers for the empowerment through awareness education, community health education and promoting small savings among women, environment protection, and literacy programme for adults and children and evening coaching classes for children. SEEDS also concentrate on focusing several issues pertaining to the vulnerable/weaker communities including discrimination against Dalits. SSEDS main objectives as follows:- 1. Creating an environment through positive economic and social policies for full development of women to enable them to realize their full potential 2. The human rights and fundamental freedom by women on equal basis with men in all spheres – political, economic, social, cultural and civil 3. Equal access to participation and decision making of women in social, political and economic life of the nation 4. Equal access to women to health care, quality education at all levels, career and vocational guidance, employment, equal remuneration, occupational health and safety, social security and public office etc. 5. Strengthening legal systems aimed at elimination of all forms of discrimination against women 6. Changing societal attitudes and community practices by active participation and involvement of both men and women. 7. Mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development process. 8. Elimination of discrimination and all forms of violence against women and the girl child; and 9. Building and strengthening partnerships with civil society, particularly women’s organizations |
