Saath Charitable Trust - Organization Overview

Saath, founded in 1989, is an NGO in India registered as a Public Charitable Trust and is based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Saath closely works with the deprived communities and empowers the socially marginalized by providing them livelihood services, and imparting skills leading to employment, health and education facilities. Saath focuses on livelihood services, child rights, human rights, young girls’ education, skill development and other community services.

1. 35 years of passion, purpose and positive impact captured in 30 slides!

3. Saath envisions inclusive and empowered communities
and individuals
VISION
To make human settlements equitable living environments where all
residents and vulnerable people have access to health, education,
essential infrastructure services and livelihood options, irrespective of
their economic and social status.
MISSION

4. 1989
Saath Charitable
Trust Registered
1991-92
Ekta Yuvak
Mandal,
Behrampura
1998-2000
SNP piloted and completed.
2001
2204 HHs of 17 villages of
Khadir and Rapar during
earthquake.
Successful Completion of
Slum Electrification.
2002
Saath Savings & Credit
Cooperative Society
Registered. Rehabilitation &
Riot Relief Work
2003
Slum Electrification
with 5000 HHs in
Juhapura
2007
Urmila Services Incubated &
Saath Livelihoods Services
established
2009-10
Rweaves Brand Launched &
Saath Mahila Savings &
Credit Cooperative Society
founded.
2011-2018
Steadily
increased the
sectors &
expanded to
cities
2019
3 Decades of Saath
•Mehnat Manzil – Musuem of Work
inaugurated
•SROI study – Rs. 20.80
•Saath Leadership Academy established
•Smart Cities book by Rajendra Joshi
launched
2020-21
COVID Relief Interventions
•Awareness and Food Relief
•Zero Interest Loan Support to MEs
•Assisted Learning Classes for
Children
•Mask & Sanitiser Distribution
•Testing and Medicine Support
•Vaccination Camps
PRESENT
2015-16
GMRC Metro Project
as an NGO Support
INSTITUTIONAL TIMELINE
2023
SAATH REVISIONING
PROCESS

5. Urban Poor Web
•54,587 People reached out with messages on Family
Planning products and services
•49,001 People reached with messages on MCH services
•99,797 Number of people reached with TB Messages
•20,496 children were impacted through
various Saath Educational programs
•72,809 youths and women were
reached through various Saath
livelihood programs.
•6,505 Micro-entrepreneurs reported
improvements in their businesses after
registering and undergoing trainings.
•Saath Savings & Credit Cooperative
Society Limited outreach - 31,261
members
•Saath Mahila Savings & Credit
Cooperative Society Limited outreach -
12,007 members
•Through Rehabilitation – 1,332 members received support for housing scheme

6. Facilitation
Centre

7. APPROACH
Integrated area development refers to
a holistic approach that addresses
multiple aspects of community
development simultaneously.

8. •Entrepreneurship Development Institute
•Azim Premji University
•Ashoka Fellows
•Quest Alliance
•Godrej Good and Green
•Aavishkar Centre for Science and Arts
Knowledge Partners
•IIM Ahmedabad and Raipur
•Duke University , USA
•CEPT University , India
•NIRMA University , India
•NMIMS , India
• Annual Internships with various Universities and
Academic Institutions
•SIDBI
•Dasra
•NTLNetwork
•Vatva Area Development for All
Networks
COLLABORATIONS
•USAID
•Azim Premji Foundation
•Godrej Good & Green
•HSBC Foundation
•HDB Financial Services
•Zomato – Feeding India and over 20 other donors.
CSRs and Funders
•National Urban Livelihoods Mission
•Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
•Jaipur Development Authority
Government
Core Civil
Bodies
Community based
on Age, Gender,
Geography and
Occupation
Saath Entities
Tech Platforms
like ESRI ArcGIS
and Business Gym
App

9. -- India is rapidly urbanising.
-- According to a survey by the United Nations, by Year 2030
40.76% of country's population is expected to reside in urban areas.
-- This means that more than 400 million people will be living in urban
India.
Reference Link to UN Publication
-- As of Year 2020,
49% of the Indian urban population lived in slums.
Reference link to Statista Publication Site
-- Urbanisation, the informal sector, and migrants are closely
linked and interdependent.
INDIA URBANISATION

10. Urban elements are frequently seen in rural landscapes in the
peri-urban area, which is characterized by a transition zone where
agricultural and urban land uses meet.
Specific Interventions like
•Reallocation of Resources
•Alignment to Schemes
•Organizing development initiatives
INDIA’s GROWING PERI-URBAN
Key Strategies
Community Mobilization

Targeted Interventions
Meticulous screening of the
requirements

Infrastructure Development
Enhancing access to services through
infrastructure improvements and
community participation.

Rehabilitation & Resettlement
Identifying and aiding severely affected
families with essential support for
livelihood restoration.

11. THEMATIC Interventions

12. We believe it is of Utmost importance to create a holistic and inclusive educational
environment that empowers children in slum settlements and helps them break the cycle of
poverty through education.
EDUCATION SECTOR | CHILD NURTURING SPACES
BALGARH
Pre-schooling for the Overall development
of the child
(social, emotional, physiological,
psychological, and cognition).
STEM EDUCATION
Improve education and career
pathways that explore STEM
opportunities for the school-
going and school dropout girls.
CHILD-FRIENDLY SPACES
Nutritious meals, safe & secure shelter,
activity-based learning, and holistic growth
and development to the children from nearby
construction sites.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GIRLS
Scholarships are given to class 9 passed school-
going girls to support them in complete
education till the Intermediate.
11
5
6
120
TRAINING OF TEACHERS
Enable, equip & empower
educators and students to
rekindle their creativity,
curiosity, and critical thinking
in Science and Math.
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STEM LABS BUILDING FOR SCHOOLS
Development of long-term resources by setting
up STEM Labs and providing TOT for enabling
pedagogical changes.8

13. 1
2 3
6
0 to 12 years
10 to 14 years
BALGHAR | CFS
STEM CLASSES

14. LIVELIHOODS| TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL VOCATIONS
With market-oriented training, a hands-on curriculum emphasizing interpersonal
skills, and diverse employability skill connections, our programs target youth, women,
men, and various groups, including sector-specific entrepreneurs, artisans, weavers,
and individual crafters.
11
8
4
12+
TRAINING SETUPS
Technical labs with
necessary infrastructure for
training
FORMAL VOCATIONAL COURSES
Theory and Practical Training, Mock
Interviews, Market Scan, Placement
Support.
ARTISAN SUPPORT
Over 200 + artisan families involved in the
dying art of Patola, Tangaliya and other
forms like Soof, Aari, Sujni, Block Printing
etc.
NON -TRADITIONAL COURSES FOR
WOMEN
To break gender stereotype, young girls
are provided with skills, capital, logistics
and specific support through the
Women Development Centres

15. Over 70% participants of the vocational training program
are young girls and women.

16. UPCOMING GREEN JOBS!
Solar Panel Installation
& Maintenance
•Waste Picker: Collects and sorts recyclable materials from waste
streams.
•Recycling Plant Worker: Engaged in processing and preparing
recyclables for reuse.
•EV Mechanics and Charging Station/point Maintenance Skilled
Worker: Building of eco-friendly buildings with energy-efficient
features.
•Green Construction: Sustainable and eco-friendly construction
practices are on the rise.
•E-waste Recycling and Electronics Repair
•E-waste Recycler: Collects, dismantles, and recycles electronic
waste.
•Electronics Repair Technician: Repairs and refurbishes electronic
devices, reducing e-waste pollution.

17. BUSINESS GYM
Pilot
Society
Camp
Digital Platform
Strategic
Program Design
Update
Digital Platform
2016 2024
Financial Inclusion
Started with
154
Micro
Entrepreneurs
GIS and
MIS
8000+
Micro Entrepreneurs
1500+
Digital Platform
Micro Entrepreneurs
An intervention started with the aim to support
the efforts of the unemployed youth residing in
the urban areas of the country.

18. 1 2
3 4 5
Picture1: Occupation Solar Panel
Cleaning Maintenance
Picture 2: Occupation Cutlery Shop
Picture 3: Occupation Cycle Repairing
Picture 4: Occupation Knife
Sharpening
Picture 5 : Occupation Plumber

19. INTEGRATED AREA DEVELOPMENT - URBAN
Approach- Convergence for Holistic Needs of
Communities
Working to bring about a city-level network of institutions and
individuals for the development of Vatva and the surrounding
area. Strategized under three phases through an alternative
approach in a bottom-top implementation with a timeline of
10 years.
PHASE I - Focus on initiation, action, and empowerment with
the key deliverables like setting up an Urban Resource Centre
and preparing participatory plans to improve the physical and
social infrastructure of the area.
20,000 households
Thematic Areas: Gender Sensitization for Boys; Solid
Waste Management; Local Governance; Sanitation;
Health; Education and its importance across age and
gender

20. PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE and FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Centralized Information Hub
A centralized information hub
Network
A network that facilitates knowledge
transaction
Bridging Gap
An interface between the slum population and
the government/ private sector.
Single Window
A single-window solution for underprivileged
communities.
Review & Monitoring Body
A monitoring body that has a macro-level
understanding of issues.
Community Participated
A space managed and run by influential
community members.
44,820 people were impacted through Urban Governance programs.

21. INTERVENTIONS | Peri-Urban
50,000 vaccine shots
5,000 TB screening
900 anaemic girls provided with essential medication and
support for health improvements.
Families of Coal mining workers
•Integrated Rural Area Development
projects in Vagra, Bharuch District, and
Nadiad and Mehedabad, Kheda District
•Livelihood Support Initiative for cyclone-
affected families in Navlakhi Port.
•Infrastructure Development - common
resources, anganwadis, panchayats and
schools
•6 School Management and Development
Committees formed
•6 SHGs
•16 villages accessed to map the requirements
•Social Entitlement and Documentation Camps
•Health Checkup Camps

22. HEALTH & SANITATION
SAMAGRA
Starting in 2020, SAMAGRA focuses on 4 KEY ASPECTS ;
Family Planning, Mother & Child Health, Tuberculosis
Detection, and Medication, Covid Awareness & Vaccination
through dedicated Health Resource Centre
•1,45,597 Population coverage for Interventions related to
COVID-19 with USG resources
•54,587 People reached out with messages on FP
products and services
•49,001 People reached with messages on MCH services
•99,797 Number of people reached with TB Messages
Community-Based Monitoring for Rapid Assessment
Engaging communities for social mobilization through Risk
Communication, and knowledge attitude practice regarding
COVID-19.
•Geography: Ahmedabad Slum Areas
•Population Covered: 15 Thousand
4,39,348 individuals were reached
through various Saath health programs.

23. Share capital2,11,30,975
Loan Outstanding Amount31,92,99,329
Loanee Members 11,039
Reserves and Funds2,68,43,526
Investment – FD3,46,00,000
31,261
Membership
97%
Loan Recovery Rate
GUJARAT
15 Branches
4 Cities
KUTCH
AHMEDABAD
KHEDA
SURAT
29.99 Crore
Savings
Started in 2010, with the mergence of
Ekta Bachat and Sakhi Bachat Mandal in
Ahmedabad, the vision is to build a
sustainable community-based
organization to provide financial
services to the socially marginalized and
economically deprived sections of
society, in order to eventually reduce
poverty and bring prosperity.
SAATH SAVINGS & CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED
Slum dwellers, and migrants from
Rajasthan, UP, and rural Gujarat.
70% of members are women.
Around
20% small businesses,
34% are daily wagers and
31% are self-employed, and
15% are Private Jobs.

24. SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT (SROI)
SAATH had an
₹ 20.80 social return on
₹ 1 invested.
To assess the value created in three slums of Behrampura, Vasna, and Juhapura
which impacted 3,80,106 persons over the last thirty years.
•4th Wheel- third-party evaluator of the project implementation.
•Sample universe- 21,653 people, and sample size- 377 people (calculated
by proportion-to-percentage method).
•Total value of inputs/investments: Rs. 12,87,70,000 and Total present value:
Rs. 2,67,79,83,918
SROI Principles
1.Involve stakeholders
2.Understand what changes
3.Value what matters
4.Include only what is material
5.Avoid over-claiming
6.Be transparent
7.Verify the result
SROI Process
1.Establishing scope and key
stakeholders
2.Mapping outcomes
3.Evidencing outcomes and
giving values
4.Establishing impact
5.Calculating the SROI
6.Reporting, using, and
embedding
Research Tools
1.Focus Group Discussions
2.Contingency Valuation
3.Value game
4.Hypothetical budgets
5.Semi-structured interviews
Behrampura - 17.10
Vasna - 33.29
and Juhapura - 4.24

25. To celebrate the lives of informal
sector workers and bring to light their
struggles from migration to livelihood
to housing to infrastructure, Mehnat
Manzil: Museum of Work was
initiated.
•Space where we articulate the
domain stories, triumphs, and
experiences.
•Recognizing and honouring their
struggles.
•Highlight their journey of migration,
livelihoods, housing, and
infrastructure.
INNOVATIONS - 2019
MEHNAT MANZIL

26. SMART CITIES BOOK
“SMART CITIES – BREAKING THE POVERTY BARRIER”,
is a book authored by Rajendra Joshi, a social
entrepreneur. This gives an overview of 30 years of
Saath’s works on social and economic issues of
vulnerable communities in cities and towns through
innovative approaches and partnerships and
touching 1.5 million lives.
"This book not only highlights the good work done
by Saath, but also provides food for thought in terms
of what needs to be done to make our cities a much
better place to live than what they are today. This
book will certainly help inspire people to join NGOs
in their own ways and help create an atmosphere for
social change that will lead to a more inclusive
growth.“
-> Mr. Dilip Chenoy, Secretary-General,
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and
Industries
INNOVATIONS - 2019

27. Service Provided by
cooperative to members
•Livelihood
•Skill Training
•Heath Benefits
•Entitlements
•Network
•Access to MFIs
•Access to Suppliers
Private Sector
Government
Civil Society
Social - Groups of youth, women for vocational
training, sports, cultural events
Occupation - Collectives of various occupational
categories for business growth, documents and
entitlements
Area - Groups of Area Collectives to advocate for basic
infrastructure services, documents and entitlements
Migrants - Collectives of place of Source and Occupations for
documents, housing, entitlements and nutrition support
Groups/Collectives that will
part of Cooperative
A Cooperative is the ideal platform for organising / giving structure to the informal sector
INNOVATION - 2023| SAATH JANVIKAS MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE
+2100 MEMBERS , since it’s
registration in May 2023

28. 2004
•Nagrikta Puraskar by the Ahmedabad
Management Association.
2008
•Listed amongst 50 “Pioneers of
Change” by India Today in July.
•Ashoka Fellowship, Sept 2008.
2009
•Udaan supported by Microsoft (India)
Corporation Pvt. Ltd. awarded E-
Rajasthan Awards 2009, Digital
Learning – Private Sector Initiative of
the Year.
•Recognised and profiled in 2009 by
CII as one of the 50 NGOs in Gujarat
to collaborate with.
•Indian Social Entrepreneur 2009 by
Schwab Foundation, UNDP, and CII.
2010-11
•India NGO award, 2011 and 2010 for
Western Region by the Resource
Alliance and Rockefeller Foundation.
•Accenture South Asian Network’s
Charity of the Year 2010-11.
•Edelgive Social Innovation Honors
2011 for the Urmila Home Manager
Program.
2013-15
•Citi Micro Enterprise Award 2013 in the
category of ‘Innovative Livelihood
Promoter of the Year’.
•Saath Annual Report 2014-15 selected
among 100 Meritorious Publications by
ICE Awards, an initiative by Shailja Nair
Foundation.
•India NGO Award 2014-15 in the
Medium Category by the Resource
Alliance and Rockefeller Foundation.
2016-18
• Champion Level Platinum Seal awarded to
Saath by GuideStar India Transparency
Awards–2016, 2017 & 2018.
•Certificate of Appreciation under HUDCO
Award for Best Practices to ‘Improve the
Living Environment 2017-18’.
•Karamveer Puraskar for “Real Wealth
Creators for Communities” by ICONGO in
2018.
•Inspired Awards by Brit Worldwide and
Parivartan in the field of Women
Empowerment and Child Welfare 2018-19.
Credibility Alliance
•Credibility Alliance prescribed for the good
governance of Voluntary Organizations in
2016-2021 and 2021-2026.
2023
Saath is officially registered on BSE Social Stock
Exchange
CERTIFICATION AND ACCOLADES

29. INSTITUTIONS OF SAATH
Established In: 1989 Established In: 2007Established In: 2002 Established In: 2017 Established In: 2023
Saath Janvikas Multipurpose
Cooperative Ltd.