Seven Sisters Development Assistance

Works to reduce poverty in Assam through sustainable solutions that empower women, help farmers, and increase youth employability

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  • 80G
  • 12A
  • CSR-1
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About

  • Headquarters

    Bongaigaon, Assam

  • Since

    2012

Seven Sisters Development Assistance(SeSTA) works to improve the livelihood of people living in Assamese villages through social mobilization, livelih Read moreood promotion, natural resource management, engaging with youth, and developing competence in people. SHG’s are self-help groups where women gather to discuss financial, societal, and any other problems, giving them an opportunity to voice their concerns. The Village Organization consists of 2-3 representatives from each of 8-12 SHGs, where women can address issues regarding the village in terms of health, government, women's inequality, and other social concerns. Sanghamitra Mahila Sangh is a federation formed by two members from each Village Organization to unite women and help take action on social and financial issues. SeSTA works to improve livelihoods by employing scientific methods and equipment to improve yield in crops like paddy, maize & vegetables as well as to improve livestock rearing practices. It has reached out to more than 4500 families through its agricultural initiatives. It also helps farmer families sustain themselves by efficiently managing their natural resources. It manages these resources by promoting organic agriculture, promoting livelihood in villages located on the fringes of Manas National Park, enhancing sericulture and integrated farming systems, promoting low-cost shallow tube wells (STW) and wells, and working to renovate the Dong Diversion Based Irrigation system in an effort to protect Kharif crops during dry spells and increase crop area of Rabi season. It works with youth to help them find employment. It has also initiated a Youth Centre (Centre for Youth Advancement-CYA) at Sidli Block, trained a group of Youths in scientific agricultural practices, collaborated with PARFI for skill building and placement assistance to youths, and built a cadre of youths as Para vets. SeSTA trained around 88 youths in Sewing, Knitting and Embroidery. SeSTA’s Human Resource Development Unit focuses on recruiting quality staff to work on grassroots projects. Executive Traineeship Programme will focus on grooming executives in order to equip them with skills necessary for being hired to work in the development sector in North East India. SeSTA also trains competent locals to work on facilitating SeSTA’s work. Community Service Providers (CSPs) are local people who have been trained to reliably provide goods and services that the community needs and Community Resource Providers (CRPs) are local people who have been groomed to focus on change and growth in the community. 42 CRPs and 20 CSPs have been groomed and are working in the field. SeSTA has reached 8000 families in 100 villages across four districts of Assam: Chirang, Bongaigaon, Goalpara and Kamrup (rural).


Issue

The North Easters regions of India are remote and underdeveloped, rural population is unaware of Government welfare schemes and are largely poor.


Action

SeSTA works on multiple programmes to bring development in the remote North East of India including organising individuals, enabling livelihood, making available easy finance, strengthening local institutions and helping people access Government schemes.

Demographies Served

Programs

  • Institution Building

    To ensure community participation and development SeSTA works to enable the people to get together and handhold the creation of self-help groups.

    It has assisted the creation of self-help groups at various levels like village organisations, cluster level federations, producer groups and farmer producer organisations, all aimed at empowering and bringing together people for community development.

  • Livelihood Promotion

    Focuses on enabling individuals to be self-sustaining through farm based activities enhancing the production of paddy ensuring food security and cash income through the production of vegetables, oil seeds, maize and spices.

    Off Farm based sustenance feature promotes animal husbandry, pig and goat rearing and fish culture while cast income is generated from vermicompost production and sale.

    The third type of sustenance promoted by SeSTA is non farm based enabling the setting up of micro-enterprises and encouraging entrepreneurship to produce mushrooms, handloom weaving and incense sticks.

  • Capacity Building

    By partnering with State rural livelihood missions, It facilitates the design of training modules and joins hands with civil society organisations and farmer producer organisations SeSTA, It works to strengthen the community by assisting in access to development finances and welfare schemes initiated by the Government.

  • Rights & Entitlements

    It works to create awareness and informs villages or their entitlements and schemes like MGNREGA and PDS systems which are Government schemes to generate income and provide food security.

    Due to illiteracy and lack of know-how the villagers fail to make use of the facilities, SeSTA intervenes by simplifying procedures and bringing together the Government representatives and the public.

  • Financial Inclusion

    To reduce poverty and encourage rural livelihood systems, the organisation works to provide financial assistance at simple terms, especially to women, who are offered affordable financial schemes and relevant services.

  • Strengthening Livelihoods Of Small & Marginal Farmers Through Family Based Livelihood Approach

    District
    State

    Intensification of agricultural and livelihood diversification for enhancing the income sources for Rural households.

  • Catalysing Robust Livelihoods With Small And Marginal Women Farmers In Endemically Poor Regions Of Assam” Is Being Implemented By Sesta

    State

    Mobilising 5,000 women of small and marginal farming families residing in remote areas of Bongaigaon and Goalpara districts of Assam to enhance their capacities, self-view, and livelihoods

  • Strengthening Livelihoods of Small & Marginal Farmers Through Family Based Livelihood Approach

    District
    State

    Intensification of agricultural and livelihood diversification for enhancing the income sources for Rural households.

  • Catalysing Robust Livelihoods With Small and Marginal Women Farmers in Endemically Poor Regions of Assam” Is Being Implemented by Sesta

    State

    Mobilising 5,000 women of small and marginal farming families residing in remote areas of Bongaigaon and Goalpara districts of Assam to enhance their capacities, self-view, and livelihoods

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Impact Metrics

  • Strengthen the Social Mobilization Processes by Forming and Nurturing 4000 Women Into Shgs, Agro – Business Centres to Scale Up the Livelihood Activities to Larger Scale.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1500
    • 2020-21 1500
    • 2021-22 1000
  • Assist 4000 Hh to Take Up Sustainable Livelihood Practices, Through Susi Scaling Up of Sustainable Intensification Activities.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1500
    • 2020-21 1500
    • 2021-22 1000
  • Formation and Strengthening of Women Self Help Groups (Shgs), Village Organisations (Vo) and Block Level Federations.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1000
    • 2020-21 500
    • 2021-22 1000
  • Productivity Enhancement of Small and Marginal Farming Families by Adoption of Sri Principles in Paddy, Maize, Vegetables Etc.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 500
    • 2020-21 500
    • 2021-22 500
  • Land Development and Integrated Natural Resource Management (Inrm) Structures for Small and Marginal Farming Families

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 100
    • 2020-21 100
    • 2021-22 200
  • Strengthen the Social Mobilization Processes by Forming and Nurturing 4000 Women Into Shgs, Agro – Business Centres to Scale Up the Livelihood Activities to Larger Scale.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1500
    • 2020-21 1500
    • 2021-22 1000
  • Assist 4000 Hh to Take Up Sustainable Livelihood Practices, Through Susi Scaling Up of Sustainable Intensification Activities.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1500
    • 2020-21 1500
    • 2021-22 1000
  • Formation and Strengthening of Women Self Help Groups (Shgs), Village Organisations (Vo) and Block Level Federations.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1000
    • 2020-21 500
    • 2021-22 1000
  • Productivity Enhancement of Small and Marginal Farming Families by Adoption of Sri Principles in Paddy, Maize, Vegetables Etc.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 500
    • 2020-21 500
    • 2021-22 500
  • Land Development and Integrated Natural Resource Management (Inrm) Structures for Small and Marginal Farming Families

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 100
    • 2020-21 100
    • 2021-22 200

Theory of Change

SeSTA endeavours to be a catalyst for economic development by enhancing the capacities of poor communities, promoting and strengthening their institutions so that they can come out of the vicious cycle of contested identity war and poverty, and are able to meaningfully participate in the global economy.

Leadership Team

  • Mohiuddin Ahmed

    Executive Director

  • Debasish Nath

    Program Director

  • Manash Rabha

    Program Director

  • Romeo Koch

    Program Director

  • Prakash Lakra

    Program Director

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAGAS9823E

  • Registration ID

    KAM(M)/240/A-28/431

  • 12A

    AAGAS9823EE20214

  • 80G

    AAGAS9823EF20214

  • FCRA

    020780163

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00000087

Location

Headquarters

Bagheswaripara, W.No.3 Near Doordarshan Relay Centre, Bongaigaon, 783380

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society

  • Employees

    100+

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses
  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.83,095,972
    Expenses
    Rs.83,100,000
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.8,310,000
    Program Expenses
    Rs.74,790,000
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  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.132,930,441
    Expenses
    Rs.110,600,000
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.8,848,000
    Program Expenses
    Rs.101,752,000
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  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.170,937,234
    Expenses
    Rs.137,200,000
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.13,720,000
    Program Expenses
    Rs.123,480,000
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