A group of women who are development activists and from the women’s movement for equality. The group consists of Ashima, Jamuna, Kavitha, Suhasini, Usha, Shanti and Rukmini. We are made stronger by a dedicated team of women community leaders and staff, who work towards the achievements of our common objectives. We also draw support from a wide network of women activists and friends who volunteer time and also raise resources for us.
Gramya’s vision is to create a just society, which will provide political, social and economic opportunities for women, especially tribal and dalit women, to help them achieve their rights, to improve their lives and livelihoods and to realize their full potential. We promote child Rights with a focus on the girl child
Gramya works with communities to support them in their struggle for survival and development. We work closely with Community Based Organizations, women’s organizations, youth leadership, and like-minded Civil Society Organizations at the local, state, national and International levels to seek justice for marginalized communities.
Our field work is based in the lambada tribal hamlets and other villages of Chandampet and Devarkonda mandals of Nalgonda district. The area is semi-arid and extremely under developed with an eroded resource base. Farmers in the area are caught in a debt trap, attempting to grow cash crops such as cotton. In spite of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2006, which guarantees 100 days of employment per family, families continue to migrate for five to six months in a year putting at risk their children’s education and health.
We work in Khammam District in partnership with Jagruthi, Centre for Human Activity in Rural Development, Priya Darshini Seva Mandal, Eco Foundation for Research and Training, Vyavasaya Mariya Sanghika Abhivrudhi Samstha and Masses. The partnership programme has an out reach to 85 villages.
Gramya has nurtured and supported the Natwan Sangham, a Koya tribal women’s membership organization in Khammam district actively promoting women and girl child rights.
We work together with Civil Society Organizations to promote women’s rights, child rights and farmer rights.