What We Do

Samarthan was established in 1995 as a support organisation in undivided Madhya Pradesh to address the challenges of poverty and underdevelopment through strengthening the grassroots civil society. The primary mission of the organization was to strengthen civil society efforts and participatory development processes favoring the poor, oppressed and the disadvantaged sections of the society. Gradually, the mission was broadened to encompass participatory governance to strengthen emerging potential of the local governance organisations in rural and urban areas. Today we are a leading organization working on grassroots governance issues in the state. The governance interventions undertaken by Samarthan can be broadly categorized under the following heads:

• Capacity Development

• Research and Advocacy

• Direct Field Action

• Information Dissemination