Aatapi Seva Foundation

Aatapi Seva Foundation evolved as a response to address unstated needs of community emerged in dynamic engagement between corporate: TML Ind. Ltd and Read morecommunity of Gajera, Piludara, Kareli and Vedach villages in the year 2008. Aatapi is a company incorporated under the erstwhile Companies Act, 1956 and licensed under Section 25 of that Act for “company - not for profit”, endeavoring towards uplifting the communities by making them self reliant and empowering them to live life with dignity. AATAPI’s mission and vision find inspiration from ‘AATAP’- a Pali language word, derived from Buddhist teachings, which stands for “diligent hard work”. At AATAPI, this is interpreted as committed, holistic and untiring endeavor to achieve the desired objectives in community development initiatives with the active participation of the community and the dynamic engagement of AATAPI team with other stakeholders. AATAPI’s APPROACH Umbrella approach is striving towards promoting and ensuring rights of constituencies – thus helping them with realizing a life of dignity, equality, security, peace. Aatapi engages with individual needs to community needs i.e. movement from Swa to Samuha. Continuous construction, nurturing and persistent strengthening of community organizations and forums for pluralistic decision-making bringing about the vital shift from Swa to Samuha, from self to community making the development process rooted and sustainable CBOs thus emerged are Ujaas Bachat Dhiran Grahak Sahakari Mandali Ltd., “Vivekanand Khet Utpadakoni Vividhlakshi Ane Rupantar Karanari Sahakari Mandali” (VKUM), Viklang Parivartan Sangathan, 4 Women Milk Cooperatives) reaching almost 5000 families. GEOGRAPHICAL OUTREACH : Presently AATAPI is engaged in 45 villages of Jambusar block, Bharuch District. Areas of Intervention AATAPI is focused on four pillars of development: 1. Livelihood Enhancement(Traditional and Alternative Sources) and Economic Development 2. Health and Well Being 3. Inclusive and Holistic Development of Children 4. Water and Environment (Drinking, Irrigation, Household Use, and Cattle)