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Development Initiatives By Social Animation (DISA) is a Registered Charitable and Social Service Society under Society Registration Act 1860 and was registered on 24 September 2001. This Society has got Income Tax Exemption under Form 10 AC (12 A) and FCRA Registration for receiving Foreign Contributions. DISA is accredited with Credibility Alliance under Desirable Norms and is registered for CSR Activities (Registration No. is CSR00074795). At present, DISA is more actively involved in the selected villages of Ayodhya, Basti, Gorakhpur, Shravasti and Siddharthnagar Districts in Uttar Pradesh and Chatra District in Jharkhand for the integrated development of the marginalized and excluded sections. The major Thematic Areas of Interventions include Financial Inclusion and Livelihood Programme, Gender Justice and Women Empowerment, Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, Actions for creating an Eco System with climate friendly Villages and people, Community Based Inclusive Development of Children and Youngsters with Disabilities, Leadership Development and Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (Saloni), Eco-based Disaster Risk Reduction, Facilitation of Children’s Parliament, and Skill and Entrepreneurship Development for Youth. DISA sets the goal of bringing a social transformation with structural and systemic changes that the new order is integrated, participatory, inclusive and sustainable. Read More...

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Mission, Vision & Strategy

Our Vision:

Communion of human communities, for a Just, Responsive and an inclusive society and nurturing universal values.

Our Mission:

To restore the human dignity of the poor, the excluded and the marginalized and achieve their rights as citizens.

Strategy:

A process of social animation and right based and inclusive development approach among the poor, excluded and marginalized for enabling awareness capacities and collective actions.


News and Events

Governing Body Meetings
    Annual General Body and Governing Body Meetings of DISA in August.
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Exposure Visits
    Exposure Visits and Inter-Group Meetings of Groups
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Quarterly Gathering
    Quarterly Gathering of Nai Disha Mahila Samiti and Kisan Mah Sangh
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Awareness Programmes
    Awareness Programmes on Human Rights and Entitlements on 10 December
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Annual Gathering
    Annual Gathering of Children with Disability on 03 December
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Awareness Programmes
    Awareness Programmes on HIV / Aids and Communicable Diseases on 01 December
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Training of Group Leaders
    Training of Group Leaders and Office Bearers on Leadership
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Annual Gathering
    Annual Gathering of Leaders of Self-Help Groups by December 2024.
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Annual Gathering
    Annual Gathering of Adolescent Girls and celebration of Balika Diwas in October.
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Addressing Climate Change
    Addressing Climate Change Issues, Tree Plantation and Cleanliness Drive in all the Focus Villages on 26 September or other convenient Days.
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Master Trainer’s Training
    The third phase of the Master Trainer’s Training on Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) by FVTRS, Bengaluru shall be in Jaipur on 22-25 July
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School Chalo Abhiyan
    Continuation of the School Chalo Abhiyan and Enrollment Drive in July.
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Certificate Course
    Two of our Candidates sponsored for the Certificate Course in Rehabilitation Therapy completed their Course successfully at Jan Vikas Samiti, Varanasi
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programmes of ecological justice
    We launched new programmes of ecological justice, sustainable agriculture and organic farming at three Blocks. Our interventions with the Farmers have
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Programme Officer of DISA
    Saroj Tete, Programme Officer of DISA, got a transfer, and in her place, Anima has taken charge as the new Programme Officer w.e.f 01 July 2025. We ap
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DISA got Amal Jose
    DISA got Amal Jose as the new Assistant Director. He took charge on 26 February 2025.
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Master Trainers’ Training
    Three of the Staff participated in the second phase of the Master Trainers’ Training on Entrepreneurship Development Programme, organized and conducte
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Quarterly Meetings
    Facilitated and supported two Quarterly Meetings of Nai Disha Mahila Samiti and Kisan Maha Sangh at five Community Centres and participated in the tw
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Governing Body Meeting
    The Forty-Eighth Governing Body Meeting of DISA was held on Sunday, 16 February 2025, at 02.00 p.m. at DISA Office, Basil Bhavan,
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Training on Gender Equity
    Organized a Training on Gender Equity for selected Leaders of Adolescent Girls of Saloni Sangams on 29-30 June at Basil Bhavan Training Centre, Basti,
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Training on Self-defence
    Organized a Training on Self-defence for selected Leaders of Adolescent Girls of Saloni Sangams on 23-24 April at Basil Bhavan Training Centre, Basti,
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Adolescent Girls from Basti Sadar
    Six Teams of Adolescent Girls from Basti Sadar, Bahadurpur, Harraiya, Ikauna, Mithaval and Sahajanwa Blocks made Exposure Visits to PANI, PGSS, SGVS a
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Training for Staff
    Organized a Training for Staff of DISA on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Basil Bhavan Training Centre, Basti on 28-29 March, and the Resource pers
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School Chalo Abhiyan
    Conducted School Chalo Abhiyan and Enrollment Drive in April and July under each Community Centre with awareness Rallies and Meetings to promote schoo
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internships and Block Placement
    DISA facilitated internships and Block Placement for seven MSW Students from Christ College, Kattappana in February 2025, and six MSW Students from LI
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Celebrated Women’s Day
    Celebrated Women’s Day on Sunday, 09 March 2025 at Little Flower School Campus, with the Theme: “Accelerate Actions for Gender Equity.” From Six Commu
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De-worming Day
    Facilitated De-worming Day on 10 February at selected Villages of six Blocks.
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Conducted Awareness Classes
    Conducted Awareness Classes on Cancer, Leprosy and Child Labour, and motivated Members of Groups to promote awareness on these Issues.
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Celebrated Republic Day
    Celebrated Republic Day in all the Programme Villages with a campaign- Ghar Ghar Tiranga and Members of Self-Help Groups, Farmers Clubs, Saloni Sangam
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UPCOMING EVENTS (October to December 2024)
    Exposure Visits and Inter-face Meetings of Groups
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UPCOMING EVENTS (October to December 2024)
    Quarterly Gathering of Nai Disha Mahila Samiti and Kisan Mah Sangh
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UPCOMING EVENTS (October to December 2024)
    Awareness Programmes on Human Rights and Entitlements
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UPCOMING EVENTS (October to December 2024)
    Annual Gathering of Children with Disability on 03 December
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UPCOMING EVENTS (October to December 2024)
    Awareness Programmes on HIV / Aids and Communicable Diseases on 01 December
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UPCOMING EVENTS (October to December 2024)
    Training of Group Leaders and Office Bearers on Leadership
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UPCOMING EVENTS (October to December 2024)
    Annual Gathering of Leaders of Self Help Groups by December 2024.
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UPCOMING EVENTS (October to December 2024)
    Annual Gathering of Adolescent Girls and celebration of Balika Diwas in October.
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UPCOMING EVENTS (October to December 2024)
    Cleanliness Drive in all the Focus Villages on 02 October and other convenient Days
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DISA made a pilgrimage and Ayodhya Darshan
    All the DISA made a pilgrimage and Ayodhya Darshan on 14 September 2024.
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Awareness Programme on Nutritious Food and Balanced Diet
    Awareness Programme on Nutritious Food and Balanced Diet was conducted in all the Group Meetings and celebrated Poshan Maah.
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The Secretary of DISA completed the Master Trainers’
    The Secretary of DISA completed the Master Trainers’ Training on Life Skills conducted by FVTRS in three phases and obtained completion Certificate.
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Staff participated in the Master Trainers
    • Three of the Staff participated in the Master Trainers’ Training on Entrepreneurship Development Programme organized and conducted by FVTRS, Bengalu
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Quarterly Meetings of Nai Disha Mahila Samiti and Kisan Maha Sangh
    Facilitated and supported two Quarterly Meetings of Nai Disha Mahila Samiti and Kisan Maha Sangh at six Community Centres and participated in the Nai
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Meetings of Annual General Body and Governing Body of DISA
    Meetings of Annual General Body and Governing Body of DISA was held on 18 August 2024 at Basil Bhavan.
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Supported the Primary Health Centre Staff
    Supported the Primary Health Centre Staff in their special drive to distribute medicines for De-worming and prevention of Filaria.
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Programmes on Safe Motherhood and Women’s health Issues
    Facilitated awareness Programmes on Safe Motherhood and Women’s health Issues in all the Focus Villages through Participatory Discussions in their Gro
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Promoted awareness on Climate Change
    Promoted awareness on Climate Change Issues and facilitated Plantation of 3,098 Saplings by Members SHGs, Farmers Clubs and Saloni Sangams in July and
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• Conducted School Chalo Abhiyan in April and July
    • Conducted School Chalo Abhiyan in April and July under each Community Centre with awareness Rallies and Meetings to promote school enrollment of chi
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Updates March 2024
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International Women’s Day Celebration 2024...
    International Women’s Day was celebrated on 10 March at Basti Sadar and Harraiya Blocks, on 11 March at Bahadurpur Block, on 13 March at Sahajanwa Blo
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46th Governing Body Meeting...
    The Governing Body of DISA held its 46th Meeting on 18 February 2024 and the 5th Extra Ordinary Meeting of the General Body on 03 March 2024. Binu Tom
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Family Centered Child Care...Jharkhand...
    A new Programme Intervention viz Family Centered Child Care for the non-formal education of the School dropout Children has been initiated by DISA in
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Blankets Distribution...
    In the last week of December and the first week of January, 450 Blankets were distributed to Persons with Disability in collaboration with Little Flow
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International Day of persons with Disabilities...
    60 Children with Disability from the Community Centres of Basti Sadar, Kalwari, Harraiya and Mithaval participated in the Sports Day and International
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Awareness Programmes...
    Awareness Programmes and Rallies were organized in selected Villages on 01 December on the World Aids Day
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Saloni Sangams Gathering...
    We had Annual Gathering of Adolescent Girls of 253 Saloni Sangams on different dates in October 2023, celebrated as Balika Diwas at six Community Cent
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Updates March 2024
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Current Activities

Updates March 2024
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