Registered 2004 in Uska Bazar · Aspirational District Siddharthnagar

Grassroots Rural Transformation Across Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Balrampur & Kushinagar

Guided by Gandhian principles of Non-Violence (Ahinsa), Local Self-Governance (Gram Swaraj), and Sustainable Livelihood (Rojgaar), Swabhiman Samiti partners directly with rural women, adolescent girls, smallholder farmers, and children to build lasting health dignity, digital education, and climate resilience.

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20+ Years Continuous Service

Swabhiman Samiti community outreach field team and village organizers conducting rural assessments in Siddharthnagar

Field Secretariat · Uska Bazar

20+ Yrs Fieldwork

Reg. 2004

Administrative Citation

100% Saturation Immunization in CHC Uska Bazar

74,000 citizens covered under formal commendation by District Health Society Siddharthnagar.

State Agri Award (2023)

State-Level Food Agri Award

Conferred by District Magistrate Sanjeev Ranjan (IAS) for FPO promotion and natural farming.

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Institutional Framework

Who We Serve · Where We Work · How We Intervene

Deeply rooted in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh with community-led development solutions.

Who We Serve

Marginalized rural women, adolescent girls, smallholder farming families, and first-generation school students in flood-prone agrarian villages who face systemic barriers to health, education, and economic security.

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Where We Work

Headquartered in Uska Bazar, Siddharthnagar (Aspirational District), with active grassroots field interventions across Birdpur, Naugarh, and neighboring border blocks in Maharajganj, Balrampur, and Kushinagar districts.

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How We Intervene

Through a participatory model uniting community self-help groups (SHGs), local government schools, frontline health workers (ASHAs/ANMs), and District Administration to scale sustainable, lasting public solutions.

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Evidence-Led Public Accountability · Verified by Independent Audits

SS Impact Dashboard: Verified Indicators

Documented institutional outcomes across Eastern Uttar Pradesh supported by administrative citations, department evaluations, and statutory audits. All figures represent verified administrative counts — no simulated counters.

Education & Digital Literacy

4,800+

Rural Students in Smart Classrooms

24 Government Primary & KGBV Schools · Siddharthnagar

2021 – Present

Verified Source: eVidyaloka EmpowerEd Project Evaluation & Basic Education UP

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Adolescent Health & SRHR

25,000+

Adolescent Girls Sensitized on Menstrual Health

110 Schools & Villages · Siddharthnagar District

2019 – Present

Verified Source: Piramal Foundation Meri Kahani Citation & District MHM Campaign

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Community Health & Nutrition

74,000

Citizens with 100% Two-Dose COVID Immunization

CHC Uska Bazar Block Saturation Coverage

2021 – 2022

Verified Source: District Health Society & CHC Uska Bazar Administrative Citation

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Women & Child Development

8,500+

Rural Women in Self-Help & Farmer Collectives

Siddharthnagar & Maharajganj Districts

2015 – Present

Verified Source: Chief Minister's Swayam Award & Annual Statutory Audit Reports

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Agriculture & Sustainable Livelihoods

4,200+

Smallholder Farmers Practising Natural Farming

FASAL Initiative & FPO Clusters · Terai Basin

2020 – Present

Verified Source: State-Level Food Agri Award 2023 by District Magistrate

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Institutional Continuity

20+ Yrs

Continuous Grassroots Service (Founded 2004)

Uska Bazar Secretariat · 3 Aspirational Districts

2004 – Present

Verified Source: Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 & NITI Aayog NGO Darpan

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Grassroots Operational Footprint

Our Geographical Reach Across Eastern UP

Working alongside rural communities across Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Swabhiman Samiti supports community development and sustainable livelihoods in four districts.

4 Priority Districts18+ Blocks250+ Gram Panchayats100,000+ Community Reach

State of Uttar Pradesh (75 Districts)

Operational Districts (4)

Other UP Districts

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HQ & Core Operations

Eastern UP Terai

Siddharthnagar District

Organizational Headquarters & Primary Base

Coverage Blocks & Centers

Uska Bazar (HQ), Birdpur, Naugarh, Bansi, Shohratgarh

Presence & Community Engagement

The birthplace and institutional foundation of Swabhiman Samiti since 2004. Comprehensive programs span child digital education, adolescent girl health dignity, and smallholder farmer producer organizing.

Active Programs in Siddharthnagar

Saturation Health & Immunization

Commended for 100% two-dose immunization covering 74,000 residents across CHC Uska Bazar.

EmpowerEd Smart School Pods

Solar-powered digital learning centers and STEM mentoring across rural government schools.

Kapilvastu Kisan FPO & Natural Farming

State-Level Agri Award-winning natural input clusters and sustainable micro-irrigation.

Verified Administrative Record:Administrative Citation by District Health Society & DM Sanjeev Ranjan (IAS)

Empower Rural Self-Reliance · Uska Bazar

Your Support Can Change Lives

Every voluntary contribution directly helps rural families in Eastern Uttar Pradesh achieve dignity through digital smart classrooms, adolescent menstrual health care, and flood-resilient sustainable farming.

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Thematic Focus

Our 6 Thematic Program Pillars

Comprehensive grassroots interventions responding to rural vulnerabilities across Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Digital Literacy, Foundational Learning, School Retention

Quality Education & Digital Learning

Priority Area: Digital Literacy, Foundational Learning, School Retention

Transforming rural classrooms with interactive digital education, teacher capacity building, and community learning centers.

Field Interventions

eVidyaloka EmpowerEd: Digital Literacy Program

Project Chhalaang

Immunization, Maternal Care, Malnutrition Reduction, Primary Health

Community Health & Nutrition

Priority Area: Immunization, Maternal Care, Malnutrition Reduction, Primary Health

Delivering primary healthcare access, maternal-infant health interventions, and universal immunization in underserved blocks.

Field Interventions

100% COVID Vaccination Programme

Access to Family Planning Services in UP

SHG Formation, Financial Independence, Gender Justice, Panchayati Raj

Women & Child Development

Priority Area: SHG Formation, Financial Independence, Gender Justice, Panchayati Raj

Cultivating rural female leadership, micro-enterprises, self-help groups, and collective decision-making.

Field Interventions

Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana

Women Micro-Enterprise Incubation

Menstrual Hygiene, Life-Skills, SRHR Education, Youth Leadership

Adolescent Health, Rights & SRHR

Priority Area: Menstrual Hygiene, Life-Skills, SRHR Education, Youth Leadership

Championing menstrual hygiene dignity, life-skills education, and male engagement in reproductive health.

Field Interventions

Kishori Sashaktikaran & Menstrual Dignity

Male Engagement for Reproductive Rights

Organic Farming, FPO Promotion, Climate Resilient Crops, Farmer Income

Agriculture & Sustainable Livelihoods

Priority Area: Organic Farming, FPO Promotion, Climate Resilient Crops, Farmer Income

Empowering smallholder farmers with organic practices, Farmer Producer Organizations, and raised-bed cultivation.

Field Interventions

FASAL: Climate-Resilient Agriculture

Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) Incubation

Water Security, Flood Early Warning, Household Sanitation, Disaster Preparedness

Climate Adaptation, WASH & Disaster Risk Reduction

Priority Area: Water Security, Flood Early Warning, Household Sanitation, Disaster Preparedness

Ensuring clean drinking water, village sanitation, and community flood preparedness in flood-prone Terai basins.

Field Interventions

Flood-Resilient WASH in Terai Basins

Disaster Preparedness & Rescue Volunteer Taskforces

Field Portfolio

Featured Projects & Field Interventions

Active initiatives implemented with government departments and established development partners.

Quality Education & Digital Learning

Active

eVidyaloka EmpowerEd Digital Learning

Bridging the educational divide by connecting rural government schools in Siddharthnagar with skilled digital volunteer educators.

Siddharthnagar District, Uttar Pradesh

2021 - Present

Project Chhalaang: Youth Leadership & Remedial Education

Quality Education & Digital Learning

Active

Project Chhalaang: Youth Leadership & Remedial Education

Combining sports, life-skills, and remedial learning to empower marginalized rural adolescent boys and girls.

Uska Bazar and Birdpur blocks, Siddharthnagar

2022 - Present

FASAL: Climate-Resilient Agriculture & FPO Development

Agriculture & Sustainable Livelihoods

Active

FASAL: Climate-Resilient Agriculture & FPO Development

Supporting small and marginal farmers to adopt natural farming techniques and collective marketing via Farmer Producer Organizations.

Siddharthnagar & Maharajganj Districts

2020 - Present

Latest Dispatch & Field Calendar

News, Updates & Events

Track real-time community workshops, official notices, digital classroom milestones, and upcoming field programs across Siddharthnagar and Eastern UP.

Training of Adolescent Girl Group Leaders on Menstrual Hygiene and Reproductive Health

Campaigns & Initiatives

Panchayat Bhawan, Gram Panchayat Kathaha, Uska Bazar, Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh

Event: 2 Nov 2026 · 04:29 pmApply by 3 Nov 2026

Training of Adolescent Girl Group Leaders on Menstrual Hygiene and Reproductive Health

Swabhiman Samiti organized a training program under the Adolescent Empowerment Project to educate adolescent girl group leaders on Menstrual Hygiene Management, Reproductive Tract Infections (RTIs), and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), promoting awareness, health, and empowerment among adolescent girls.

Two-Day Regional Workshop on Adolescent Health, Nutrition & SRHR Leadership

Upcoming Events

Urgent

Swabhiman Samiti Training Hall, Uska Bazar, Siddharthnagar, UP

Event: 7 Nov 2026 · 03:30 pmApply by 6 Nov 2026

Two-Day Regional Workshop on Adolescent Health, Nutrition & SRHR Leadership

Interactive capacity-building session uniting frontline peer educators, ASHA workers, and KGBV school teachers on adolescent health, nutrition dignity, and menstrual health management.

Upcoming Events

Urgent

Swabhiman Samiti Training Hall, Uska Bazar, Siddharthnagar, UP

Event: 7 Nov 2026 · 03:30 pmApply by 6 Nov 2026

Two-Day Regional Workshop on Adolescent Health, Nutrition & SRHR Leadership

Interactive capacity-building session uniting frontline peer educators, ASHA workers, and KGBV school teachers on adolescent health, nutrition dignity, and menstrual health management.

Open Volunteer Call: Digital Classroom Mentors for Rural KGBV Schools

Jobs & Opportunities

Open Application

Siddharthnagar & Maharajganj KGBVs / Remote Hybrid

Event: 2 Nov 2026 · 02:30 pmApply by 18 Nov 2026

Open Volunteer Call: Digital Classroom Mentors for Rural KGBV Schools

Join Swabhiman Samiti as a volunteer digital educator or classroom mentor supporting first-generation rural girls across Siddharthnagar and Maharajganj.

Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Bio-Input Preparation Field Demonstration

Training & Workshops

Upcoming

Village Demonstration Plot, Birdpur Block, Siddharthnagar, UP

Event: 12 Nov 2026 · 04:00 pm

Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Bio-Input Preparation Field Demonstration

Practical field demonstration for smallholder farming collectives on Jeevamrit preparation, vermicomposting, and Machan vegetable cultivation.

News & Press Releases

Uska Bazar Secretariat, Siddharthnagar, UP

Published: 21 Jun 2026

Evolving While Staying Rooted: Swabhiman Samiti Unveils New Digital Identity

Swabhiman Samiti announces its revitalized institutional visual identity and digital portal, reflecting 20+ years of steadfast grassroots dedication to marginalized rural communities.

Human Stories of Change

Real Stories of Dignity & Leadership

Authentic accounts of resilience documented directly from our village programs in Eastern UP, cross-referenced with official portal archives.

Adolescent Health & SRHR

From Stigma to State Honor: Zarina Crusade for Menstrual Dignity

Zarina Khatoon · Volunteer & Community Leader, Uska Bazar

“Dignity is every girl birthright. When we educate one daughter about her health, an entire household is liberated from fear.”

Documented Outcome: In July 2024, Zarina Khatoon was formally felicitated by District Development Officer (DDO) J.P. Kushwaha under the Piramal Foundation Meri Kahani Meri Zubani program and appointed as the official Menstrual Hygiene Brand Ambassador.

Official Source Article

Agriculture & Sustainable Livelihoods

Cultivating Self-Reliance: Nitu Singh Agricultural Leadership

Nitu Singh · Master Kisan Trainer, Basawanpur Village, Siddharthnagar

“Women till the earth every day. When we master the science of our soil, nobody can tell us we cannot lead.”

Documented Outcome: Conferred the Chief Minister Self-Award by the Government of UP and the Best Farmer Trainer Award by UP Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi for training over 600 women smallholders.

Official Source Article

Agriculture & Sustainable Livelihoods

Defeating Flood Losses: Sahana Raised-Bed Farming Success

Sahana · Smallholder Farmer, Gaura Village, Phulwariya GP, Uska Bazar

“I was on the verge of losing hope after three flooded seasons. Raised-bed farming gave my family economic dignity and food security.”

Documented Outcome: Sahana onion harvest survived severe unseasonal rains, generating a net profit of INR 48,000 from just 0.25 acres. Today, her plot serves as a demonstration center for 4 neighboring villages.

Official Source Article

Authentic Field Documentation · Uska Bazar & Beyond

Our Community: Grassroots Change in Action

Visual documentation of our educational initiatives, adolescent health camps, sustainable agriculture clusters, and community self-governance across rural Eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Village residents and Swabhiman Samiti community organizers gathered in Vishunpur village for a participatory rights and welfare meeting

Field Documentation

Community Leadership

Vishunpur Village, Siddharthnagar

Participatory Village Assembly & Rights Camp

Grassroots community assembly uniting village elders, women, and youth to address civic infrastructure, entitlements, and collective village welfare.

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Adolescent girls attending an educational menstrual hygiene and reproductive health workshop led by community peer facilitators

Field Documentation

Adolescent Health & SRHR

Uska Bazar & Birdpur Blocks

Menstrual Hygiene Dignity & Kishori Workshops

Kishori Mandals and peer educators breaking menstrual taboos, distributing sanitary kits, and building health literacy in rural schools.

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Flourishing flood-resilient raised-bed onion farm demonstration plot developed with Swabhiman Samiti in Katki village

Field Documentation

Climate Resilience & DRR

Katki Village, Siddharthnagar

Flood-Resilient Raised-Bed Onion Farming

Raised-bed onion cultivation and organic mulching safeguarding vegetable crops against severe monsoon waterlogging in flood-prone Terai basins.

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Underprivileged rural schoolgirls actively participating in a smart digital classroom session with an interactive digital screen

Education & Digital Literacy

KGBV Residential Schools & Primary Pods

Interactive Digital Learning in Rural Schools

First-generation rural schoolgirls engaging with interactive smart screens and curriculum-aligned digital video instruction under EmpowerEd.

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Smallholder woman farmer Parmila demonstrating line-sowing agricultural techniques in a rural field in Khutwa village

Agriculture & Livelihoods

Khutwa Village, Siddharthnagar

Farmer Field Training & Organic Line Sowing

Master Kisan Trainer Parmila demonstrating precision line-sowing and organic soil preparation to neighboring smallholder women farmers.

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Mothers and young children gathered at an Anganwadi rural health center for maternal counseling and childhood nutrition screening

Community Health & Nutrition

Tiwari Tola Anganwadi Center

Maternal Health & Childhood Nutrition Camps

Community health workers and frontline facilitators conducting growth monitoring, maternal counseling, and childhood anemia screening.

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All photographs are authentic field documentation from Swabhiman Samiti field operations in Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Balrampur & Kushinagar, UP. Zero stock photography.

Official Portal

Verified Citations

State & Administrative Recognitions

Formal honors awarded by District Magistrates, NHM-UP, and Government of Uttar Pradesh.

2022

NHM-UP Saturation Commendation

District Health Society Siddharthnagar

Formal commendation for achieving 100% two-dose COVID-19 immunization saturation covering 74,000 citizens in CHC Uska Bazar.

2023

State-Level Food Agri Award

District Magistrate Sanjeev Ranjan (IAS)

Conferred for outstanding leadership in Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) promotion and natural farming across Siddharthnagar.

2015

Chief Minister's Swayam Award

Department of Women & Child Development UP

State-level recognition to Swabhiman Master Kisan Trainer Neetu Singh for community-based rural women empowerment.

2020

Meri Kahani Menstrual Hygiene Citation

Piramal Foundation & District Administration

Exemplary leadership citation for adolescent menstrual health awareness and barrier removal across 110 villages.

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Swabhiman Samiti Comprehensive Work Profile

Download the complete 20-year institutional dossier containing audited program evaluations, field photos, administrative awards, and governance records.

Partnering for Long-Term Change

Our Valued Partners

“We are grateful to our partners for their trust, support, and collaboration.”

Implementing & Knowledge Partners · Strategic Philanthropy · Institutional Donors

Institutional Partner

District Health Society Siddharthnagar

Institutional Partner

Knowledge Partner

eVidyaloka Trust

Knowledge Partner

Piramal Foundation

Knowledge Partner

Funders & CSR

NABARD Uttar Pradesh

Funders & CSR

GiveIndia Foundation

Funders & CSR

Institutional Partner

Department of Agriculture Uttar Pradesh

Institutional Partner

District Health Society Siddharthnagar

Institutional Partner

Knowledge Partner

eVidyaloka Trust

Knowledge Partner

Piramal Foundation

Knowledge Partner

Funders & CSR

NABARD Uttar Pradesh

Funders & CSR

GiveIndia Foundation

Funders & CSR

Institutional Partner

Department of Agriculture Uttar Pradesh

Institutional Partner

Community Self-Reliance

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Your contributions directly fund digital classroom equipment, menstrual hygiene supplies for adolescent girls, and natural farming inputs for smallholder farmers in Siddharthnagar.

Registered Non-Profit under Societies Registration Act 21, 1860 · Uska Bazar, Siddharthnagar, UP