A quest for justice, dignity and hope.

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Utthan Gujarat

Utthan is a Gujarat based nonprofit modeled around gender just and inclusive community empowerment through capacity building, local leadership and institutional development at several levels. Developing just and equitable demonstrations, both technical and social, around people’s institutions of marginalized communities since 1981 has helped Utthan demonstrate best and brave practices and is a mechanism which lends sustainability and a clear multiplier impact. Addressing the issues of the most marginalized through a decentralized structure, it consciously engages local, committed women and men who lead operations and partake in decision making. Promoting peaceful coexistence, ensuring human rights, gender justice and inclusive, sustainable development for positive change in the status of the marginalized forms the core of Utthan’s approach.

Utthan is registered under the Bombay Public Trusts, Act 1950 and under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act. Indian donations to Utthan are exempt from Income tax under Section 80G of the Income tax Act, 1961.

The Beginnings

Utthan’s journey began in 1981, when four women chose to work in the desolate Bhal region of Gujarat, helping marginalized communities to self-organise around...

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Vision & Mission

Utthan envisions a society that imbibes and ensures the values of gender justice, equality, peace and happiness, in practice.

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Approach & Strategies

The winds of the world sailed through Utthan, providing the early realization that the challenge of access by...

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Outreach

Amreli - Rajula, Savarkundla , Bhavnagar - Bhavnanagar, Tadaja, Ghogha, Mahuva , Kutch - Mandvi , Panchmahal - Morva Hadaf

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Looking Ahead

As Utthan looks back and looks ahead; a two-fold strategy of 'Strengthening existing efforts and influence' & 'Scaling up' has emerged, while still holding innovation...

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In India, just 3% of child rape and sexual abuse cases reach the police. Utthan is going to work with ex-victims and local leaders to create an environment...

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Utthan Achievements

Demonstrated integration of gender equality and justice into all development and empowerment efforts.

COVID-19

AN INTERSECTIONAL RESPONSE TO SUPPORT MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 CRISIS

Kitchen Garden support to ensure nutrition security for vulnerable families

Supported by Bharat Agro (Dahod), Global Green Grants Fund, Rapid Rural Community Response to COVID-19 (RCRC) & several individuals

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