A GANDHIAN NGO
Since 2004, Shanti Sahyog in Delhi has followed its mission to enable people living in urban slums have access to a better quality of life. Scope of our activities includes access to quality education, health care, skill development & livelihood empowerment. Our team of 42 social workers are dedicated to serving families in 17 slums in the Kalkaji / Govindpuri and Tughlakabad Village areas of Delhi.
India is one of the fastest developing countries with millions of people from villages pouring into crowded and often unmanageable urban areas in search of a better life. Life in urban slums is frequently characterized by lack of access to basic necessities, weak infrastructure and inadequate services, insecurity, overcrowding, and exposure to multiple risks such as family separation, living and working on the streets violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, HIV and AIDS. Our programs cover 5 focus areas; Quality Education (Slum Children Education in Delhi), Health Care, Skill Development (NGO working for Skill Development in Delhi), Women Empowerment (NGO working for Women Empowerment in Delhi) & Peace. Sponsor child education today & promote peace.
We strive to contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) # 4 – Quality Education by enabling inclusive and equitable quality education and opportunities for lifelong learning. Our Quality Education Program extends from Pre Schools, Primary & Secondary for children to Vocational and Adult learning centers.Sponsor a child today
Our Pre Schools provide an adequate environment to nurture social standing and mental capability, to prepare our kindergarten students for mainstream education.
We sponsor Primary & Secondary Education of children living in urban slums and villages – including our Pre-schoolers who have completed their Pre School studies.
Our Remedial Classes complement and sustain the learning from school. Non Formal Education is provided in our Community Center...
Adult Education is provided in our Center for Women in Kalkaji, to enable illiterate women to learn the 3 R’s. They are also motivated to finish their schooling .
Our Health Care Program helps to enable the slum dwellers to have healthier lives while promoting well being for all, contributing to UN SDG #3 – Good Health and Well being.
Skill Development & livelihood empowerment By enabling young people and women develop skill, we increase their opportunity for full and productive employment and decent work, contributing to UN SDG #8.
Centre for Nonviolence India (CFN) a unit of Shanti Sahyog is a developing think tank, research and advocacy organization, that works to realize Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of a Nonviolent World Order, by creating public awareness of nonviolence as knowledge critical to human survival. It works for the promotion of nonviolent conflict resolution, peace education, citizen diplomacy peace programs in India and abroad Contributing to UN SDG #16.
Poor slum dwellers commonly suffer from unemployment, illiteracy, drug-addiction, and low mortality rates of both adults and children as a result of not supporting one, or all, of UN-HABITAT’s basic living conditions. We are actively working in 17 South Delhi slums – Kalkaji/Govindpuri area & in Tughlakabad Village New Delhi. Team Shanti Sahyog consists of 42 people.
