Bhoomika Vihar

Empowers marginalized communities through various interventions like education, skill-building, and advocacy to foster inclusive development and resilience

  • Bronze Certified 2023
  • FCRA
  • 80G
  • 12A
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About

  • Headquarters

    Patna City, Bihar

  • Since

    1996

Bhoomika Vihar aims for sustainable development by empowering marginalized groups like girls, women, and children through social and economic empowerm Read moreent. Its approach centres on community-based interventions that strengthen leadership within communities and directly work with victims of trafficking and vulnerable groups. Bhoomika focuses on several core initiatives, such as creating a supportive environment for girls and women, advocating through evidence-based approaches, nurturing leadership skills, and breaking barriers to education. It also emphasizes imparting employable skills, providing livelihood alternatives, offering emergency relief during disasters, and propagating its successful initiatives. The organisation's core initiatives can be categorized into four areas: Protection involves providing aid to vulnerable individuals; Prevention aims to decrease vulnerability; Promotion focuses on increasing opportunities; and Transformation strives to integrate marginalized groups into mainstream society. Bhoomika Vihar's efforts revolve around these key areas to bring about positive socio-economic changes and empower those often left behind.

Demographies Served

Programs

  • Gender Equity & Equality Programme

    State

    It focuses on promoting gender equity by actively involving beneficiaries in education, skill development, and entrepreneurship, striving to ensure equal opportunities for women and girls in society. It provides education stipends to girls from marginalized sections, offers training through community centres, and works on leadership development and counselling to integrate them into the mainstream.

  • Digital Storytellers Programme

    State

    It employs a solution-based strategy to amplify the voices of girls and women, shedding light on their real-life experiences to capture stakeholders' attention. By involving survivors directly as artists, Bhoomika Vihar produces documentary movies aimed at addressing societal issues from the perspective of the affected groups. These documentaries, like "One Night Bride," "Swaha," and "I Exist," have garnered significant attention from both viewers and the media, serving as powerful tools to convey heartfelt messages from the grassroots level.

  • Last Mile Delivery Programme

    State

    The organisation, through 'The Last Mile Delivery' initiative, focuses on reaching the most vulnerable individuals at the grassroots level. It begins by identifying different strata, families, and individuals in need. This identification process involves extensive community leader and volunteer engagement across diverse terrains. Using need assessment and vulnerability mapping, Bhoomika Vihar evaluates social, educational, physical, and economic indicators to categorize vulnerable groups. Customized tools aid in identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities, ensuring targeted support for those in need. Adopting a community-led approach, it engages stakeholders at various levels to create tailored support structures, offering comprehensive care and multidisciplinary assistance to beneficiaries across different sections of society.

  • Advocacy Programmes

    State

    Bhoomika Vihar aims to create a violence-free society through its transformative model. To achieve this, it prioritizes sensitizing all stakeholders for lasting change. Its advocacy strategy revolves around three pillars: empowering girls at the grassroots level, employing community-driven methods at the societal level, and involving stakeholders at various levels. One initiative includes the 'Bhoomika Varta Newsletter,' crafted by the Balika Panchayat Girls to share girl-led interventions. This includes initiatives like the 'Declaration of Oath' by candidates in Bihar Panchayat Elections to combat forced marriages and gender-based violence. The newsletter is also shared with police stations to inform them about these girl-led approaches. These efforts highlight Bhoomika Vihar's commitment to amplifying the voices of girls and effecting change at multiple levels of society.

  • Community Driven Methodology

    State

    The organisation adopts a community-driven approach by engaging with community representatives regularly to design projects. This involves assessing the intervention's nature and potential beneficiaries through visits and interactions. Continuous monitoring and follow-ups, in collaboration with local Government bodies, ensure desired outcomes. Key figures like Mukhia, Sarpanch, and Ward Members play crucial roles, facilitating seamless interventions in remote areas without security concerns. Their involvement fosters effective communication with marginalized groups, aiding in amplifying their voices for rights and mobilizing support within these communities.

Impact Metrics

  • No. of Girls Prevented From Fake/Forced/Early Marriage

    Program Name

    Advocacy Programmes

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2018-19 3680
    • 2019-20 4950
    • 2020-21 2400
  • No. of Balika Panchayats Created

    Program Name

    Advocacy Programme

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2018-19 92
    • 2019-20 20
    • 2020-21 60

Leadership Team

  • Dr. Vandana

    Member, Expert Team

  • Shilpi Singh

    Director

  • Renji George Joseph

    Member, Expert Team

  • Chiranjivi Kumar

    Member, Expert Team

  • Bhagwanji Pathak

    Member, Expert Team

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAATB9027G

  • Registration ID

    1062

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    BR/2017/0168251

  • 12A

    AAATB9027GE20198

  • 80G

    AAATB9027GF20221

  • FCRA

    031300012

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

  • Headquarters

    Advocacy Centre, Mitra Vihar Colony, Khaitan Gali Boring Canal Road, Patna City, 800001

    Directions

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society