About Us
Atmashakti Trust is an organization working for socio-economic and political empowerment of the most marginalized communities. Founded in 1995 with a broad mandate to support a mix of development initiatives in rural areas as well as urban slums, Atmashakti is now engaged in a long term mission to bring the benefits of government programmes to the poorest of the poor with a focus on Livelihood and food security, Sustainable agriculture, Health, women rights and gender equality, Education, Disaster intervention and community-centered empowerment initiatives through training and capacity building, leadership development and mentorship, Sangathan building, research, advocacy, campaign and communications based on a rights-based framework. Because, we truly believe that none of us can truly rest as long as poverty, injustice and inequality persist in our society.
Together with our allies Odisha Shramajeebee Manch (OSM), Mahila Shramajeebee Manch, Odisha (MSMO) and Sonbhadra Vikash Sangathan (SVS), supporters and communities, we seek to see a society where equality and social justice for all prevails. Therefore, we facilitate the process of empowerment of people to take actions to realize their rights and entitlements.
Since 2009, Atmashakti works in Odisha and Uttar Pradesh with the broad objectives of creating awareness on rights and entitlements among the most marginalized rural community with an emphasis on Adivasis and Dalits. We facilitate the formation of rural level Sangthans who then take up various issues that concern them, to resolve.
Our Vision
We envision a world without poverty, inequality, injustice and patriarchy and where everyone enjoys the right to life with dignity.
Our Mission
Our mission is to reach out to 8 million underprivileged families in the poorest states. We strive to work in solidarity with the poor, marginalized and other excluded communities to bring about systemic and social change to defeat poverty, inequality, discrimination, patriarchy and social injustice.
Core Values