Welcome to Vidyanikethan's new website
Vidyanikethan, (Society for Education and Social development) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1988 to improve the lives and livelihoods of individuals and families, especially children and women, from low income groups and from the vulnerable, marginalized and under-developed sections of the society.
Based in Bangalore, (India) Vidyanikethan's interventions in four key areas - health, socio-economic development, education and environment - facilitate and provide opportunities to the needy by creating awareness about relevant issues, and capacitating them through sustainable eco-friendly programmes.
At present, Vidyanikethan's different programmes and projects, are being implemented by its team living in villages, small towns and urban areas. With the support of different Indian Government departments, Indian and multi-national corporate houses, Indian and international funding organizations, volunteers, network partners and project partners, Vidyanikethan is impacting more than 11,000 families, and over 600 Self-Help Groups in almost 10 divisional areas in two major states in South India – Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Please Click on the map below to see the areas in which Vidyanikethan operate
Vidyanikethan Appreciation and Awards
Based in Bangalore, (India) Vidyanikethan's interventions in four key areas - health, socio-economic development, education and environment - facilitate and provide opportunities to the needy by creating awareness about relevant issues, and capacitating them through sustainable eco-friendly programmes.
At present, Vidyanikethan's different programmes and projects, are being implemented by its team living in villages, small towns and urban areas. With the support of different Indian Government departments, Indian and multi-national corporate houses, Indian and international funding organizations, volunteers, network partners and project partners, Vidyanikethan is impacting more than 11,000 families, and over 600 Self-Help Groups in almost 10 divisional areas in two major states in South India – Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Please Click on the map below to see the areas in which Vidyanikethan operate
Vidyanikethan Appreciation and Awards
- Adjudged the best project in 2004-2005 for its watershed programme activities in the Alanatha project supported by NABARD (National Agricultural Bank for Rural Development).
- Awarded with the 'Kithura Rani Chennamma' award in 2005-2006 by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Karnataka for its development and empowering interventions for girl children and women.
- Got the second prize at the 'Best Projects' award instituted by NABARD (National Agricultural Bank for Rural Development) for the Thattekere Watershed Development programme in 2005-2006.
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