PROFILE OF MAHILA MARGADARSHI
Name of the Organization
Address for Correspondence
Contact Telephone Nos.
E-mail
Website
Registration Number
Date of Registration
Place of Registration
Government identity
Name of the Chief
functionary & Designation
Additional Designations
Second person to be
contacted
Bank Account Details
FCRA Number
FCRA Bank Account No.
Income Tax Registration No.
U/s 80 G / 12 A
Major objectives of the
organization
 Governance of Mahila Margadarshi:
The Organization has 18 members in General Body and elects 7 members for
Executive Committee for smooth running of all day to day activities of the society.
The Executive Secretary of the Society has taken complete responsibility to
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MAHILA MARGADARSHI
Plot No.18 & 19, Lakshmi Nagar,
Visakha-B Colony,
SRIKAKULAM-532001, A.P., India
+91 8942 220174
mmd_org@yahoo.com,
mahilamargadarshi@rediffmail.com
www.mahilamargadarshi.org
264 / 1998
20th March.1998,
Visakhapatnam
Service Provider for Srikakulam District for
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence
Act 2005
A. N. Lakshmi Kumari, M.A.,
Executive Secretary.
Ph: +91 94409 551 72
E-mail: mmdlakshmikumari@gmail.com
D i s t r i c t M e m b e r,
Juvenile Justice Board
(Department of Juvenile Welfare, Correctional
Services and Welfare of Street Children, Government
of Andhra Pradesh)
CONVENER
Andhra Pradesh Women’s Network
(A network of Women NGOs in Andhra Pradesh)
A. Srinivasu
Director. Ph: +91 98485 64895
E-mail: mmdsrinivas@gmail.com
SB A/c No. 715726463, Indian Bank
Branch Code No. 930 Srikakulam
010340058
A/c No. 10718050317, SBI, ADB, Srikakulam,
Branch Code No. 1586
The organization Registered under 12 A & 80 G of
Income Tax Act 1961
To Provide issue based development services with
rights based approach, lobbying and advocacy for
urban and rural marginalized communities for their
empowerment, sustainability and violence free life.
To create a structural impact on access to local
resources, where by local people and disadvantaged
groups, can demand their rights, and take action to
regain/retain such possession.
administrating all day to day activities and implementing all activities through the
Project Director and other staff members.

General Body of Mahila Margadarshi - 18

Executive Committee of Mahila Margadarshi - 7

Executive Secretary

 List of Executive Committee Members:

S.No Name of the Member Qualification Designation
1 Ms. P. Sunanda B.A., President
2 Ms. A.N. Lakshmi Kumari M.A., Executive Secretary
3 Ms. O. Jaya Lakshmi Intermediate Treasurer
4 Ms. Ch. Haritha B.Com Member
5 Ms. A. Ramalakshmi B.A., Member
6 Ms. M. Ramanamma B.A., Member
7 Ms. M. Sanyasamma Intermediate Member

 Staff Particulars:
Sl. Name of the Qlf Designation Project Supported by
No. staff member
1 A. Srinivasu MA Director - Mahila
Margadashi
2 S. Gowtami BCom Accountant Strengthening The Hunger
women’s Project-New
Leadership Delhi
3 G. Sumathi MSW Coordinator- - DO - - DO -
SWL
4 D Yallamma BA Coordinator- - DO - - DO -
SWL
5 B. Mohana DCE Coordinator- AP Community I&CADA,
Rao Civil Works Based Tank Hyderabad
Management Prg
6 T. Rama Rao MSW Coordinator- - DO - - DO -
Social
Mobilization
7 A. Sadguna MSC- Coordinator- - DO - - DO -
Murthy Botany Agriculture
8 T. Syamala BA Coordinator- Single Women Centre for
Kumari Women Empowerment Prg World Solidarity
Empowerment
9 G.Chalapathi BA – Coordinator- Community Society for
Rao Bed Sustainable Managed Elimination of
Agriculture Sustainable Rural Poverty,
Agriculture prg Hyderabad
10 G.Lakshmana BA - DO - - DO - - DO -
11 T. Lohidas BA - DO - - DO - - DO -
12 N. Musalayya MA - DO - - DO - - DO -
13 K. Himabindu BSc Computer - Mahila
Operator Margadarshi

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14 U.Kalyani SSC ORW HIV-TB HMM prg APSACS&TBAI
15 O.Jayalaxhmi Inter ORW HIV-TB HMM prg APSACS&TBAI
16 B.Balakrishna BA ORW HIV-TB HMM prg APSACS&TBAI
17 S. Lakshmi SSC ORW HIV-TB HMM prg APSACS&TBAI
18 G Indira SSC ORW HIV-TB HMM prg APSACS&TBAI
19 B Nagamani SSC ORW HIV-TB HMM prg APSACS&TBAI
20 A Haseena Inter Vocational Skill Development NCLPS – Rajiv
-mediat Instructor to Adolescents Udyog Sri
e
21 B Padma 5th Care taker Skill Development NCLPS – Rajiv
to Adolescents Udyog Sri

 Turnover of the society as per Audited Account

Sl. No. Year Turnover
1 2007 – 2008 16, 61, 556/-
2 2006 – 2007 5, 65, 021/-
3 2005 – 2006 7, 03, 788/-

 Major Activities / Projects undertaken by the organization:

Year Name of the Project / Programme Supported By
2007- Empowering Elected Women Representatives The Hunger Project – New
2008 in Panchayat raj Delhi
2007- Fellowship support on working for women Centre for World Solidarity,
2008 empowerment and HIV & AIDS Secuderabad
2007- Campaigning on Domestic Violence-Change OXFAM India Trust and
2008 makers trainings to urban and rural youth and Andhra Pradesh Women’s
colleges Network
2007- Capacity Building of Water User Association’s Irrigation and Command
2008 for renovation and restoration of Minor Area Development
Irrigation tanks (World Bank programme) Authority, Hyderabad
2007- Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture Society for Elimination of
2008 programme Rural Poverty, Hyderabad
2007- Residential Special School for Child Labour National Child Labour
2008 Children and Urban street children Programmes Society
2007- National Environment Awareness Campaigns Ministry of Environment
2008 on Bio diversity, Solid Waste Management, Bio and Forests, Government
Medical Waste Management & Climate Change of India, New Delhi

Year Name of the Project / Programme Supported By

2006- Campaigning on Domestic Violence-Change OXFAM India Trust and
2007 makers trainings to urban and rural youth and Andhra Pradesh Women’s
colleges Network
2006- Capacity Building of Water User Association’s Irrigation and Command
2007 for renovation and restoration of Minor Area Development
Irrigation tanks (World Bank programme) Authority, Hyderabad
2006- Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture Society for Elimination of
2007 programme Rural Poverty, Hyderabad
2006- Residential Special School for Child Labour National Child Labour
2007 Children and Urban street children Programmes Society
2006- National Environment Awareness Campaigns Ministry of Environment

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2007 on Bio diversity, Solid Waste Management, Bio and Forests, Government
Medical Waste Management & Climate Change of India, New Delhi
Year Name of the Project / Programme Supported By
2005- Mainstreaming HIV & AIDS Programme Centre for World Solidarity
2006 and APSACS, Hyderabad
2005- Campaigning on Domestic Violence-Change OXFAM India Trust and
2006 makers trainings to urban and rural youth and Andhra Pradesh Women’s
colleges Network
2005- Pre Election Voter Awareness Campaign in Participator Research In
2006 Municipal & Panchayat Elections (Nodal NGO) Asia (PRIA), New Delhi
2005- Residential Special School for Child Labour National Child Labour
2006 Children and Urban street children Programmes Society
2005- National Environment Awareness Campaigns Ministry of Environment
2006 on Bio diversity, Solid Waste Management, Bio and Forests, Government
Medical Waste Management & Climate Change of India, New Delhi

 Programmes on going - 2008 - 2009

Name of the Project / Programme
Empowering Elected Women
Representatives in Panchayat raj
Single Women Empowerment
Programme
Campaigning on Domestic Violence-
Change makers trainings to urban and Women’s Network
rural youth and colleges
Skill Development Trainings to
Adolescent Girls
Capacity Building of Water User
Association’s for renovation and
restoration of Minor Irrigation tanks
(World Bank programme)
National Environment Awareness
Campaigns on Bio diversity, Solid
Waste Management, Bio Medical Waste
Management and Climate Change
Community Managed Sustainable
Agriculture programme
Supported By:
The Hunger Project – New Delhi
Centre for World Solidarity - Secunderabad
OXFAM India Trust and Andhra Pradesh
National Child Labour Programmes Society
and Rajiv Udyog Sri – Srikakulam
Irrigation and Command Area Development
Authority, Hyderabad
Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India, New Delhi
Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty,
Hyderabad

 Other Activities of the Organization:

 Addressing immediate poverty needs of people in the target area
 Organizing regular education motivation campaigns at village level where there is
a large number of drop outs
 Organizing legal literacy campaigns in various problematic villages with district
legal services authority.
 Capacity building and regular refresh courses to the SHG Leaders
 Formation of new SHGs and strengthening
 Organizing regular awareness programmes on Drinking Water and Sanitation
 Organizing programmes on school health
 Promotion of women banks
 Livelihood support to the women from vulnerable communities

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 Identification and support to the disable people through providing related
equipment

 Details of Promoted CBOs:

• TARUNI Mutually Aided Cooperative Society Ltd, (for Urban Poor People
in Srikakulam Municipality)

Registration Number No. of Members Area of operation

AMC/SKL/DCO/2005/1363 2045 Srikakulam Municipality

• Number of promoted SHGs in organization working area: 285, Number of

members 4155
• Urban based SHGs: 78, members: 1108.

 Achievement of the Organization and impact

 1196 members of Government PHCs staff including Medical Officers were
completely aware and trained on Bio-Medical Waste Management from 92 PHCs,
i.e. 62 PHCs from Srikakulam District and 30 PHCs from Vizianagaram district.
 1265 women from vulnerable communities (including fisher-folk and tribal-folk)
was aware through trainings on ante-natal and post-natal care
 1160 adolescent girls undergone training on Reproductive age group
 197 child labour children belongs to fishermen communities was promoted to
regular schools and providing government hostel seats for continuing their
education.
 495 dropout children from different communities was mainstreamed in regular
schools
 183 women was solved their family problems like bigamy, dowry harassments
etc., through the organization. The number includes 47 fisher women and 62
tribal women
 50 women from 10 villages has formed as issue committees on Domestic
Violence and taken initiative to deal all violence issues at village level.
 200 male & 200 female volunteers from 200 villages in 4 mandals were trained
as Village Resource Persons on HIV & AIDS and always available at their village to
deal all myths and misconceptions related to HIV & AIDS and motivate the people
for testing of HIV voluntarily at VCCTCs and PPTCTs.
 The organization has supported to 123 physically challenged persons (PCPs) get
concession passes from the government
 42 Physically Challenged Persons was get supported equipment like ear aids,
artificial legs, try cycles etc.,
 1466 farmers from 24 villages in 4 mandals were aware on importance of natural
pesticides.
 577 farmers with 1005 acres of land from 10 villages in 2 mandals were practiced
sustainable agriculture practices and cultivated through natural pesticides and
natural fertilizers.
 50 women from urban slums were trained on TIE and DYE programme through
TARUNI MACS Ltd., and earn extra income through the activity.
 10 women from urban slums were earning extra income through petty coat
making unit started by TARUNI MACS Ltd.

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 Resource Persons available for the following subjects:

 Pnachayat Raj
 Women’s Leadership
 Gender and related issues
 RTI & STI, STD / HIV & AIDS
 Reproductive Health and Child Health
 Stop Violence Against Women
 Advocacy and lobbying
 Capacity Building and Strengthening of SHGs (TOTs)
 Issues related to the women and children
 Trafficking
 Environment issues
 Organic forming and Sustainable Agriculture
 Roles and responsibilities of Water User Associations and Act
 Food and Nutrition Security

 Present operational area:

Sl. Name of the Block No. of Working Panchayats Type of communities
NO. covered
1 Srikakulam Slums 36 Slum dwellers
Municipality
2 Ranasthalam 15 Marine Fisher folks
3 Etcherla 28 -DO-
4 Srikakulam Rural 28 -DO-
5 Gara 10 -DO-
6 Sarubujjili 21 General
7 LN peta 19 Tribal and General
8 Hiramandalam 22 -DO-
9 Kotturu 33 Tribal folks
10 Rajam 20 General
11 Sitampeta 24 Tribal folks
12 Palakonda 31 Tribal and General
13 Tekkali 10 General Farmers
14 Palasa 10 General Farmers
15 Nandigam 16 General Farmers
16 Kaviti 2 General Farmers
17 Saravakota 3 General Farmers
18 Mandasa 37 Tribal & General Farmers
TOTAL Slums: 36, Villages:329

 Plan of Action for future course:

 Prevention of trafficking of women and girl children.
 Create awareness on rights of women and girl children.
 Campaigning on Domestic Violence Act 2005 and legal aspects
 Providing support to the unavoidable mothers in tribal areas.
 Educate adolescents to protecting themselves from vulnerable situations.
 Livelihood support to all vulnerable communities.
 Support activities for sustainable Agriculture and adoptions
 Empowering the Physically challenged persons.

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 Food and Nutrition security to vulnerable groups
 Out reach services for people living with HIV and opportunistic infections

A.N.LAKSHMI KUMARI
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.
MAHILA MARGADARSHI

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