Established in late 1998 as trust, NEEDS [Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Development Support] has started intervention in selected poverty stricken pockets of Bihar and Jharkhand and brought about significant change in the lives of women and children in terms of education, food security, livelihood, reproductive health and hygiene, child development and protection outcome besides constituting and strengthening various institutional arrangements for sustainability. One of our important focuses is institutional arrangements in self-help collectives and their skill building while creating a shared vision for change. While creating shared vision, community shares a holistic approach towards development that includes improved health service access by women and children in particular, child protection and rights that includes girls child education and early child marriage issues, financial inclusion has been ensured of families through mainstream financial institutions as a graduation criteria for withdrawal by NEEDS. The population of Jharkhand living in poverty has been mobilized in collectives and their knowledge and skills are enhanced, including imparting of new skills , their ability to access resources get enhanced , resulting in exit from poverty. This helps in visioning towards quality of life and developing the necessary human, social, and economic capital i.e. livelihood, education health and hygiene outcomes while addressing gender issue.

Primary Functions

• Awareness Raising/Advocacy
• Capacity building/Technical assistance
• Program/Project Implementation

Secondary Functions

• Networking/Convening
• Research - project evaluation

Geographic Scope

• National

Attainment

• Post-secondary
• Primary completion
• Primary enrollment
• Primary to secondary transition
• Secondary completion

Other skills

• Life skills/sexuality education
• Rights/empowerment education
• Social and emotional learning
• Vocational training

Quality

• School quality

Website

Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Development Support (NEEDS)

Headquarters location(s)

• Deoghar, Jharkhand, India

Office location(s)

• India

Contacts

Murari M. Chaudary

Executive Director

Network for Enterprise Enhancement and Development Support (NEEDS)