Mission: empowering the poorest of the poor to create livelihoods, boost income and inspire positive permanent change
Founded in August 2011
India Registered Charity Number: Section 25 Licence number : 101564
7 Nirdhan Board of Directors, 6 Nirdhan employees, 4 Nirdhan consultants, 41 Nirdhan Livelihood Service Providers, 1 local vet or prani bandhu, 1 animal consultant for Goateries
LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMME
Nirdhan works across four districts in West Bengal all within 30-40 miles from Kolkata
Backyard poultry development: Giving families the skills to enter new industries and radically improve their earning power
Helped 11,500 home-farmers directly, 66,000 people indirectly since we train whole families
Agricultural Management Services: Getting big results from small plots of land: enhancing the poor’s agricultural yields through training and modernization. Already working with 1,467 farmers in small Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs)
Goatery: In pilot phase since January 2016 with 27 families and identified 250 additional households in 2018 across all 4 locations
IMPACT
Livelihood Programme – up to 30% increase in household income
Increased levels of empowerment amongst the home-farmers, especially women
Improved basic and financial literacy
Choices about how to spend their money
Better, more nutritious meals
Increased access to proper medical care
Increased number of children in school as the families can afford the books and uniforms
