Nirnaya Trust

Mission

To support the advancement of the most marginalized sections of urban and rural grassroots women and girls. To change the general perception in society that women are not good decision makers or lacking in capability To create a resource base for women who are unable to match the requirements to participate in the regular development programs for grassroots people. To raise the consciousness in our society about these marginalized women

Programs

Grantmaking to community based women's groups. Fundriasing and Human Resource Development of grantees and staff / board

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Providing Education for 100 girls in Andhra

Give Job Training to Marginalized Indian Women

Enhancing skills for 1000 women in Bihar

Personnel Overview

Sheela Mathews - fundraising and documentation officer
Sheela is fundraising and documentation officer, producing our newsletters, web content and annual reports. She is a writer, with experience in teaching and public speaking

Mohan Kumar - Projects officer
Mohan is projects officer for the education project. He is an artist and good at innovating child friendly teaching methods, counseling children and their parents. He loves teaching children.

Amrita Shrivastava - Program officer
Amrita is the program officer grant monitoring and skilled at interacting with grassroots communities and researching the best possible projects for our communities

Personnel Statistics

Indira Jena,
Mananging Trust / CEO
Founded in 1998
Employees: 6
Volunteers: 10

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): $ 150,000
Budget (2005): $ 120,000
Maximum Budget: $ 180,000
Overhead: 30 %
Other funding sources: Ford Foundation, Global fund For Women, Mama Cash, A&C Kumar Family Foundation, individual donors / Diaspora, corporates in India
Religious Affiliation: Secular organization supporting communal harmony