Measurable outcomes from three decades of programme work.
Safe Drinking Water — Bio Sand Water Filter Programme
Working since 2019.
320 Bio Sand Filters (BSF) distributed to households.
High standards maintained during construction, installation and testing of every BSF.
9 awareness-cum-training programmes held on cleanliness, personal and family hygiene, and safe water storage.
Regular publicity through wall posters, handbills, a BSF handbook, wall writing, and street plays.
Regular ASS follow-up visits to all BSF beneficiaries on filter use, water quality, and maintenance.
Measurable improvement in personal health and reduction of water-borne diseases in the area.
Livelihood & Skill Development — Vocational Training Programme
1,560 unskilled, poor and marginalised women benefitted.
Secured livelihoods through employment or self-employment.
Raised socio-economic status and dignity within family and society.
Meri Panchayat Meri Shakti — Feminist Leadership in Local Governance
1,000 women and adolescent-girl leaders functioning as effective agents of change in local government institutions.
A positive environment upholding feminist leadership, decision-making, and effective local governance.
Target groups gained skills and confidence to negotiate at individual, societal and systemic levels as feminist leaders.
Women Gaining Ground — Transformative Leadership Consortium (with CREA)
Promoted leadership and political participation of young women and women with disabilities across 2 blocks, 15 Panchayats and 66 villages of Muzaffarpur district.
Total coverage of 1,959 stakeholders — adolescents, SHGs, health service providers, parents, disabled persons and elected women representatives.
A positive frame of mind built around the women's rights movement.
Groups now work collectively — a shift from individual to collective identity.
Improved knowledge on gender-based violence, health, and reproductive & sexual health.
16 Days of Activism — Ending Gender-Based Violence
Worked to end violence and discrimination against women, girls and transgender persons in 10 Panchayats of Marwan, Musahari and Kurhani blocks.
1,177 women, 423 adolescent girls, 30 women with disabilities, and 16 transgender persons participated in the campaign.
Education & Children
2 education centres for poor children have been functioning since 2016 in Muzaffarpur.
600 poor and marginalised children benefitted through quality learning support and enrolment in formal schooling.
A positive environment built for the regular education of children.
Tree Plantation & Environmental Education
3 schools covered; 865 tree saplings (fruit and shade) planted.
Increased awareness of tree plantation and environmental protection among school children.
COVID-19 Relief Work
1,345 families covered through relief material distribution — dry ration supply, face masks, and sanitisers.
Networking
As a network partner of the Piramal Foundation Network, ASS works towards the overall development of Muzaffarpur district.
