About us

The Sri Mayapur Vikas Sangha is a secular, non-government development organization operating in the area of Sri Mayapur, Nadia District, West Bengal, India since 1998.

OUR VISION:

To steer the region’s evolution towards new prosperity, while maintaining the natural and cultural heritage of Sri Mayapur region of Nadia District, West Bengal.

OUR MISSION:

To educate, organize and empower the rural poor women & children of Sri Mayapur region to achieve responsible well-being based on sustainable livelihoods, social equity, social justice, economic growth and self-reliance through community participation and initiatives.

OUR PHILOSOPHY:

  • Holistic sustainable development addresses the whole person or community and includes all aspects of well-being - physical, mental, social and cultural.

  • People should be in the center of their own development.

  • SMVS sees its role as a partner and facilitator, a special resource to build the capacity of local people and communities to achieve well-being.

  • The goal of development should be attaining "responsible well-being" for everyone.

  • To be responsible means that our well-being must be based on sustainability and equity. It is irresponsible to take from the well- being of future generations, in order to enjoy our own well-being of today. And to be equitable so that the poor, weak and vulnerable should become the first priority.

  • Development should be based on deep humane values:

-- Recognizing the basic rights of all to certain minimum basic needs and the duty of civil society to strive to ensure the fulfillment of these needs.

-- Honoring and caring for our natural environment.

-- Respect for the innate equality of all, regardless of gender, caste, creed, race or nationality.

-- Promoting self-reliance, simplicity, strong local community and strong family units.

  • Without a strong foundation of social values, sustainable development is always at risk.

 

OUR APPROACH & AREA COVERAGE

  • Holistic people-centered Sustainable development.

  • Inter-connected programs around the needs and resources of the people they serve.

 

OUR FOUR MAIN THRUST AREAS:

  • Health

  • Education

  • Livelihoods

  • Community Building

 

 

SMVS initiatives incorporate several traditional sectors of development within several programmes:

  • Health

  • Education

  • Livelihoods

  • Community Building

All projects addresses:

  • Gender related issues

  • Environmental concerns

 

OUR AREA COVERAGE:

  • 3 Blocks( Nabadwip, Krishnagar-I & II).

  • 6 Gram Panchayats ( MB-I&II, Majdiha-Pansila, Swarupganj, Belpukur, Ruipukur).

  • 35 villages.

  • Over 60 Thousand population.

 

Sri Mayapur is a Rural Settlement in the Nabadwip Block of Nadia district, about 105 kilometers north of Kolkata.