Activities: RURAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT
Aim/Objective/Mission:
SMT was founded in memory of late selvaraj in the year 2000. With the aim of doing some charity works for the welfare of the down trodden. Gradually our contact with some senior voluntary organizations changed our attitude and thanking in our work to support local social and economic development. SMT are based in villupuram district in the work with women, children, dalits (Untouchables), poor, orphans, destitute, handicapped, old age persons and exploited women, and other marginalized groups.
Vision: A self reliant and prosperous society where social justice, gender equality and a safe environment are achieved through people centered development.
Mission: 1.SMT strengthen the abilities and opportunities of communities and organisations for gender sensitive participation and inclusion for the well-being of society. 2.Build capacity of disadvantaged communities and groups to enable them to develop their own organizations, manage resources and undertake activities for self-development and self-reliance. 3.Enhance the capacity of civil society organizations in promoting the cause of social justice. 4.To socio-economic, political, religions and cultural systems of our society are interlinked, interlocked, inter related and interdependent. Until and unless we bring a change in the society-poverty, exploitation social discrimination and other social injustices and human right violations will be eradicated. So, we wanted to give the our target people-social awareness education, need based education and problem facing education and started concentration programme.
Objectives: 1.To develop links with other organizations with similar objectives. 2.To promote people-centered development and a gender sensitive perspective in all our work 3.To conduct informal education and awareness raising programs with our target group. 4.To promote health and a safe environment. 5.To motivate local people to become involved in income generation schemes such as savings and credit grups, skills developemtn programmes and resource mobilization initiatives. 6.To build and develop good communications and skills at local level. 7.To Support community participation in cultural management programmes. 8.To organize relief activities at the time of calamites and emergencies.
