Seva Dham Foundation's Shakti Seva empowers women through self-help groups, vocational training, digital skills, legal aid and entrepreneurship — because when a woman rises, her entire family and community rises with her.
From economic independence to legal rights — six pathways to a woman's full empowerment.
85 active SHGs across Maharashtra with over 1,200 members. Monthly savings, micro-loans and collective income generation — building financial independence one group at a time.
Economic SevaFree 3–6 month courses in tailoring, beauty therapy, food processing, candle making, mehendi and digital skills — each course concludes with a job placement or entrepreneurship support.
Skill TrainingFree legal counselling, domestic violence support, documentation help and court accompaniment — because every woman has a right to know and assert her legal rights.
Legal SupportSmartphone literacy, online banking, government scheme enrollment, social media for business, and UPI payments — making technology work for women in rural and semi-urban areas.
Digital EmpowermentSelf-defence workshops conducted by trained instructors, personal safety awareness, helpline training and bystander intervention programs for adolescent girls and young women.
Safety SevaFree iron/folic acid distribution, anaemia testing, menstrual hygiene education and sanitary kit distribution — because a healthy woman is an empowered woman.
Women's Health85 self-help groups, 1,200+ women, hundreds of success stories — these are three of our most inspiring collectives.
Started with 12 women and ₹500/month savings. Today they run a catering business, spice grinding unit and uniform tailoring — annual turnover ₹18 lakh.
Survivors of domestic violence who came together through Seva Dham's legal aid programme. Now a thriving handicraft collective — selling products on Flipkart and Amazon.
School uniform supply contract with 3 municipal schools. 22 women trained on industrial sewing machines — stable monthly income of ₹8,000–12,000 per member.
Thirteen programs spanning enterprise, digital safety, legal literacy, maternal health, advocacy and more — building Shakti at every level.
Train 100 unemployed women per state to start their own micro-enterprises, using existing government livelihood schemes as a support base so participants can launch sustainable income-generating ventures.
Shortlist 100 women per state through SHGs, pair them with an existing government livelihood scheme for seed capital, and provide short business-basics training before launch.
Layering foundation training on top of existing government schemes increases each woman's chance of approval and reduces duplicate cost.
Pan-India workshops teaching women how to recognise and avoid cyber scams and online harassment — building digital confidence and safety awareness in an increasingly online world.
Run half-day sessions in local language covering common scam patterns, privacy settings and reporting channels, using real recent examples.
Scams evolve quickly, so locally-relevant, up-to-date examples are far more useful than generic safety advice.
Evening classes for working women covering personal finance, AI literacy, English language and coding — helping them upskill around their existing work schedules.
Run 1–2 hour evening classes 3×/week in finance, AI/digital tools, English and coding, in batches small enough for personalised attention.
Scheduling around existing work hours is essential for working women's participation and retention.
Free prenatal-care camps in remote areas, ensuring pregnant women in underserved regions have access to essential check-ups and guidance that they might otherwise miss.
Coordinate dates with the mobile health van schedule so prenatal camps reach the same remote villages, staffed by a visiting gynaecologist/ANM.
Combining maternal camps with the existing van schedule avoids duplicating logistics and travel costs.
District-wise teams delivering regular self-defence training sessions for women, building both physical preparedness and confidence at a local, community level.
Form one trained team per district (often led by a martial-arts volunteer), running monthly sessions in schools and community halls.
A consistent local team builds ongoing skill rather than a one-time session that is quickly forgotten.
A campaign collecting and amplifying grassroots stories of women's resilience — real accounts of mothers and women overcoming hardship — to inspire others and advocate for greater support.
Collect short video/audio testimonials during other women-focused activities and publish one story per week on social media and the podcast.
Authentic local stories are the most powerful recruitment tool for the other women's programs.
Structured support for women seeking jobs, starting businesses, or needing consulting guidance — acting as a connector between women and the resources or opportunities they need.
Build a simple referral directory of legal aid, job boards and business-consulting partners that program coordinators can point women to.
A referral network lets the foundation provide broad support without building every service in-house.
Content explaining laws relevant to women — workplace rights, domestic protections and legal remedies — in accessible language so women know what protections and recourses are available to them.
Work with the free-legal-aid team to translate common laws and remedies into simple explainer videos and one-page guides.
Cross-using the legal-aid team's expertise for content avoids extra cost while extending reach far beyond direct beneficiaries.
A podcast series spotlighting women who took bold risks against difficult odds and succeeded — offering relatable role models and inspiration to listeners.
Source stories through the 'Voice of Maa' campaign and women's micro-enterprise graduates, recording short interviews on location where possible.
This keeps the podcast pipeline connected to real program outcomes rather than requiring separate outreach.
A community-based surveillance group focused on improving women's safety in urban areas — working alongside local authorities and residents to identify and address safety concerns.
Form a resident volunteer group per locality coordinating with local police women's cells, using a simple group-chat alert system for safety concerns.
Community-level surveillance fills gaps that formal policing alone often cannot cover, especially in off-hours.
A collective micro-insurance scheme tailored for women — providing an affordable safety net against health, life or livelihood risks often unaddressed by mainstream insurance products.
Research existing low-cost government/insurer micro-insurance products first and aggregate enrolment through the SHG networks already engaged for micro-enterprise.
Aggregated enrolment through existing groups gets better terms than individual sign-up and builds on trusted relationships.
A dedicated support program for widowed women — helping them navigate digital banking, government benefits and financial planning at a time when they may be managing finances independently for the first time.
Create a dedicated one-on-one support track (digital banking, pension claims, account transfers) delivered through the night-school digital-literacy trainers.
Widowed women often face a sudden, unfamiliar administrative burden; targeted one-on-one help prevents exploitation during this vulnerable period.
An advocacy campaign pushing for maternity leave coverage to be extended to all working women — including those in informal and unorganised sectors who are currently often excluded.
Compile evidence from the foundation's own women's programs on the impact of leave (or lack of it) and channel it into an advocacy brief shared with local labour bodies.
Grounding advocacy in real local evidence makes the campaign more credible to policymakers than generic appeals.
₹1,500 trains one woman in vocational skills. ₹5,000 supports an SHG for a month. ₹500 provides legal counselling. Every rupee directly changes a woman's life.