Profile – Social Action Foundation (SAF)

Profile

Social Action Foundation (SAF) is Secular, Non profit, nongovernmental organisation Registered in Delhi under Indian Trust Act Regd. No. 49735 on 16th November 2000 by versatile team of dedicated social worker, experienced researcher and scholars, academicians & professionals from various fields and disciplines who shared a dream to work on women empowerment, Public Health, Education, women and child development and skill development especially for the integrated development of the deprived sections of the society in rural & slum areas.

Our Objectives

  • To work towards women empowerment, Health & Education especially for marginalized section of society.
  • To enable the dalits & other poor communities with a focus on women to identify the social vulnerabilities and to build capacity for their empowerment to overcome their problems, thus securing a place of pride for themselves in the society.
  • To approach child development from the perspective of child rights, encourage, educate and empower children and their parents to fight for child rights.
  • To extend solidarity for collective action and co-operate with groups working for poor at micro and macro levels.
  • To serve as nodal continuing education centres.
  • To improve the occupational skills and technical knowledge of the neo-literates and the trainees and to raise their efficiency and increase productive ability.
  • To organise training and orientation courses for Key Resource Persons, Master Trainers
  • To promote national goals such as secularism, national integration, population and development, women’s equality, protection and conservation of environment.
  • Mother & Child Care
  • Prevention of STD/HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis.
  • Empowerment of Women through SHGs, Micro thrift & credit and Income Generation Program, Vocational, Capacity Building, Leadership, Social Awakening & Legal Awareness trainings.
  • Research, Documentation, Training & Capacity Building, Publication, Information dissemination, Library & Museum.
  • To make efforts towards establishment of equality & social justice in the society.

Operational area of SAF

Since inception SAF had decided to locate its field operations in North India exclusively in Delhi and NCR. This strategic decision led us to work for deprived section of community such as resettlement colony, Jhuggi and other area where we need appropriate intervention. These areas had witnessed various problem like lack of proper health status, low income generation and illetracy, sanitation issues etc. Over the period the organisation has been operational in different location of Delhi and NCR like Masjid moth,Madanpur Khadar,Hauz Khas, Mohammad pur, Govingpuri, Sangam Vihar, Rohini, Naharpur Village, Khanpur, Tugalkabad Extn & Village, Tigri, Deoli, Ambedkar Nagar, Besides these area SAF has also made his presence in Northern India ie: Ramnagar, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Berinag (Uttrakhad), Modinagar, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar,(UP) Gurguaon, Faridabad, Mewat,(Haryana), Alwar, Sikar(Rajasthan), our operation is also in Ramanujan College (Delhi University) to serve the youth also.

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Vision

To establish a society that is free from exploitation, has motive of self governance, is self-sufficient, and is enriched educationally, socially, culturally and environmentally, and which creates inspiration for the next generation.

Mission

To motivate, sensitize and facilitate the most marginalized community particularly women; to become the masters of their destiny with a special emphasis on sustainable development and value oriented interventions.

Philosophy

The organization believes knowledge is the key to bring social change, not by converging it in to a few hands, but by disseminating it in a wider range. It believes in common leadership and common action, where the participation of deprived, down trodden and marginalized section of society is ensured in the process of decision making.

Legal Status

Organization is registered under.
Indian trust Act 1882, on 16th November 2000.
Foreign Contribution and Regulation Act 1976, on 18th February 2010.
Section 12 (A) of Income Tax Act 1961 on December 2008.
Section 80 G (5)(vi) of Income Tax Act 1961 on 1st November 2011
Registered as TAN No: DELS60907A