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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Adithi

3. Year of establishment: 1988

4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: VijiSrinivasan, Dr. R.J. Rao, K.A. Srinivasan, Ganesh Prasad Singh

6. Leadership (2012): Ganesh Prasad Singh

7. Main sectors of work: a) Women’s empowerment b) Health (woman and child health, public health services) c) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs, skill development, economic development) d) Education (elementary and non-formal education, literacy, vocational training) e) Advocacy (declining sex ratio and other issues)

8. Location/Spread of work: Adithi worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in 18 districts:Darbhanga, Gaya, Jehanabad, Katihar,

Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, West Champaran, Patna, East Champaran, Purnia, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Supaul and Vaishali). It also worked in Sahebganj,Deogarh and Dumka districts of Jharkhand.

9. Total staff: 226

10. Female staff: 163

11. Muslim staff: 14

12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR 3,00,00,000 (approx.)

13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) Indian Donor Agency c) Foreign Donor

14. Contact details:

Ganesh Prasad Singh, Executive Secretary H/OEr K. P. Singh, IAS Colony, West of Canal, Off Bailey Road, Patna 801503, Bihar, India +91 9334910246, +91 612-3254574 [email protected] http://www.adithi.in

Adithi, formed over two decades ago, is considered a pioneer in its work on women’s issues. Its mandate is to enable empowerment of poor communities through the economic and social development of women from these, generally below-poverty-line, families. Its work wasfocused on the need to achieve complete elimination of hunger throughseveral demonstration initiatives. Some years ago, one of their studies on women’s health revealed that Muslim women were more anaemic than women from other communities, and that was when Adithi examined the issue more deeply and started its work with Muslim women and adolescent girls. It was a member of several NGO networks, including VANI, Home-based Workers World Wide, VHAI and Wada Na TodoAbhiyaan.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Al-Goush Educational and Social Welfare Society


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: S.M. Tarique Anwar, Mohd. Nasim Ahmad, TouzihaNaz, Mohd.Irshad Ahmad, Rajnish Sharma, Chandra Shekhar Mishra, BushraPerween

6. Leadership (2012): S.M. Tarique Anwar

7. Main sectors of work:

a) Education (elementary education, vocational training) b) Artisans (work with weavers, handicrafts)

8. Location/Spread of work: Al-Goush worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Banka and Bhagalpur districts)

9. Total staff: 5

10. Female staff: 3

11. Muslim staff: 4

12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR1,25,000 (approx.)

13. Sources of funding:

a) Individual / Family/ Private donations b) Self-sustaining activities c) Membership fee


S.M. Tarique Anwar Shahbaz Nagar, MoulanaChack, BhagalpurCity, Bhagalpur 812002, Bihar, India +91 9472509045, +91 641-2405972 [email protected] http://www.agesws.webs.com

Al-Goush Educational and Social Welfare Society, established in 2004 and registered 5 years later in 2009, worked in rural and urban areas of Banka and Bhagalpur districts of Bihar. The organization was not funded by mainstream donor agencies, and sustained its modest budget primarily through individual donations, membership fees and self sustaining institutions. Under its aegis it operated a computer skills centre and an arts and garment training centre. It engaged with the local community on a range of issues, focusing on the education and health needs of the Muslim community, and particularly Muslim women. In order to strengthen livelihoods, Al-Goush Society also worked with artisans.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Al-Hind Educational and Welfare Society


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Mohd.Nasiruddin, Yusuf Khan, Ahmad Ali, Mohd.Ejazullah, Mohd.Parwez, A.K. Singh, MadhuriSinha

6. Leadership (2012): Mohd.Nasiruddin and Yusuf Khan

7. Main sectors of work: a) Education (elementary education, non-formal education, literacy) b) Health (public health services) c) Emergency relief work

8. Location/Spread of work: Al-Hind worked in urban and rural areas of Bihar.

9. Total staff: 10

10. Female staff: 2

11. Muslim staff: 8



a) Central Government b) Community-funded Zakat: Indian c) Community-funded Zakat: NRI d) Individual / Family/ Private donations


Mohammad Nasiruddin Mandai, Patther-ki-Masjid, Dargah Road, Post Mahendru, Patna District 800006, Bihar, India +91 9334315369, +91 612-2668772 [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] http://alhindws.org

Al-Hind Educational & Welfare Society, established in 2005, was led by a group of young Muslims motivated by a strong desire to work for their community. Responding to the severe urban poverty around them, they worked primarily with the Muslim community residing in Patna’s slum areas. They observed that extreme poverty was forcing a large number of Muslim women living in the slums into sex work. The organization saw education as the path to empowerment, and focused its efforts on access to education – elementary, non-formal, vocational as well as education through madrasas. The Society, which said it worked ‘in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah’,ran a madrasa and a maqtab,a vocational training centre, an Urdu/Arabic study centre, a computer centre and other welfare programmes. The Society also tried to strengthen the provision of public health services. It was supported by zakat contributions and individual donations.

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1. State: Bihar

2. NGO: Al Khair Cooperative Credit Society Limited


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: ArshadAjmal, FirozAlamSiddiqui, ShamimRizwi, Raghupati 6. Leadership (2012): FirozAlamSiddiqui, Sarfaraz 7. Main sectors of work:Microfinance (interest-free credit services to poor families and petty entrepreneurs) 8. Location/Spread of work: Al Khair worked in rural as well as urban areas of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In Bihar it worked

in Patna, Gaya, East Champaran, Rohtas and Bhojpurdistricts (including in Patna, Ara, Motihari, Sasaram and Gaya cities/towns)

9. Total staff: 50

10. Female staff: 9


12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR 59,00,000 (approx.)

13. Sources of funding:Self-sustaining activities 14. Contact details:

Sarfaraz Ahmad, Managing Director Al Khair Ltd., Haroon Nagar Sector 2, PhulwariShareef, Patna801505, Bihar, India +91 612-2252404, +91 9473243542 Sarfaraz: [email protected], ArshadAjmal: [email protected]

Al Khair was started in response to the reality that the poor lack access to credit. The organization provided interest-free micro-finance to these poor families and petty businessmen who may fail to secure bank loans because of lack of proper documentation or collateral. Around 50 per cent of its work was with Muslims. The cooperative ran entirely on its own steam, without any institutional financial assistance.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: AntyodayaLokKaryakram (ALOK)


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Aruna Roy, Bunker Roy, G.J. Gonsalves, (Late) K.D. Diwan, Amitabh Mukhopadhyay, Tripurari Sharma, DevnarayanSah, Rameshwar Prasad, LalliOraon

6. Leadership (2012): Rameshwar Prasad, DevnarayanSah


a) Education (elementary) b) Democratic participation (community-mobilization, strengthening local self-governance) c) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs) d) ICT promotional work in rural areas

8. Location/Spread of work: ALOK worked in rural areas of Bihar (in West Champaran and East Champaran

districts).

9. Total staff: 50


11. Muslim staff: 2


13. Sources of funding: a) Indian Donor Agency b) Foreign Donor c) Self-sustaining Activities d) Individual / Family/ Private donations


Rameshwar Prasad andDevnarayanSah Bahuarawa, PO MajhariaKishrun, West Champaran District 845459, Bihar, India +91 9934999529, +91 9931634916, +91 6254-255322 [email protected], [email protected] http://aloksanstha.in/

AntyodayaLokKaryakram(ALOK) was initiated in 1985 as a partner to the Rajasthan-based Social Work and Research Centre (SWRC) and was registered in 1987 with Aruna Roy as its founder-president. ALOK continued to be part of the SWRC network. It was a platform to mobilize people, generate community

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participation for development and strengthen democratic processes at the local level, with a presence in East and West Champaran districts. Having developed its communication team with the help of organizations that had expertise in communication skills (like SWRC and Allarippu),the Antyoday Lok Karyakram also lent its communication team to other local groups as a means of generating some of its resources. Its key interventions were in elementary education. The organization reached out to educationally deprived children of all communities – working children, school dropouts and children of excluded groups, including manual scavengers, Dalits and Muslims – and attempted to bring them into the educational net and steer them towards the educational mainstream.

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Alp SankhyakAvamHarijanSamajKalyan Kendra (ASAHSKK)


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Mohd.Tauheed Khan, EkramulHaque

6. Leadership (2012): Mohd.Tauheed Khan, EkramulHaque

7. Main sectors of work: a) Health b) Education (vocational training) c) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs) d) Women’s empowerment

8. Location/Spread of work: ASAHSKK worked in rural areas of Bihar (in Muzaffarpur, Seohar and Darbhanga districts).

9. Total staff: 40





a) Central Government b) State Government c) Individual / Family/ Private donations


Mohd.Tauheed Khan Data Kambal Shah Road, Muzaffarpur 842001, Bihar, India +91 9955659001, +91 621-2248611, +91 621-2268571 [email protected]

Alp SankhyakAvamHarijanSamajKalyan Kendra had been working for the welfare and development of both minorities and Dalits since its inception. Set up in 1987, the organization continued to be led by its two key founders, Mohd.Tauheed Khan and EkramulHaque, and had operations in villages of Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga districts. The organisation worked on education and livelihoods, with a special focus on women’s empowerment. The Kendra’s staff included an equal number of men and women. It received some resource support from the government and individual donations.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: AnuradhaMahilaKalyan Kendra


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Phulpati Devi, Manisha Devi

6. Leadership (2012): Phulpati Devi, Manisha Devi

7. Main sectors of work: a) Education (non-formal education, literacy) b) Women’s empowerment c) Dalit and minority issues d) Vocational training (with Dalit and minority community)

8. Location/Spread of work: AnuradhaMahilaKalyan Kendra worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Rohtas District, including

Dehri town).

9. Total staff: 2

10. Female staff: 2

11. Muslim staff: 1


13. Sources of funding: a) Individual / Family/ Private donations b) Self-sustaining Activities


Phulpati Devi c/o Om Prakash Singh, New Area, Ward No.18, Station Road, PODalmiya Nagar, PSDehri, RohtasDistrict 821305, Bihar, India +91 9122149404 [email protected]

Founded and led by Phulpati Devi and Manisha Devi, the AnuradhaMahilaKalyan Kendra worked in rural and urban areas of Rohtas district in Bihar. It was a women’s organization, working for the development of all disadvantaged women. It worked in the area of education, through literacy and non-formal education interventions, and also on strengthening women’s livelihoods. The organization began to focus on the issues of Muslim women because of what they saw as the low social, legal and financial status of many Muslim women, including misuse of the triple talaq (divorce) provision. AnuradhaMahilaKalyan Kendra was part of several Dalit networks, including the Dalit AdhikarManch, NACDOR and NCDHR.

1. State: Bihar

2. NGO: Azad India Foundation


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Dr.Govardhan Singh Rathore, IskanderLalJee, SayeedaBanu

6. Leadership (2012): YumanHussain

7. Main sectors of work: a. Education (elementary education including in madrasas, non-formal education, literacy) b. Livelihood (microcredit, SHGs) c. Women’s issues (sexual and reproductive health, livelihoods)

8. Location/Spread of work: Azad India Foundation worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Kishanganj District)

9. Total staff: 100




13. Sources of funding: a. Indian Donor Agency b. Foreign Donor c. Individual / Family/ Private donations d. Self-sustaining Activities


YumanHussain Line Mohalla, Kishanganj855107, Bihar, India +91 6456-222483 [email protected] www.Azadindia.org

Azad India Foundation (AIF) worked in Kishanganj district, which has one of the highest concentrations of the Muslim population in Bihar. Though dominated by identity and communal politics, it was also a backward district in development indicators such as education and health. Kishanganj was a high out-migration zone of the state, with a disproportionately large number of poor landless males leaving homes in search of work. In this setting, AIF took up programmes such as microcredit and savings, as well as more challenging areas like sexual and reproductive health, women’s literacy and mainstreaming of madrasa education. One of its programmes was Project Talim, which was attempting to modernise and mainstream education in 30 madrasas of the region, reaching out to 3800 girls and boys. Girl children were a special focus for the organization, which ran a programme for out-of-school girls. Through its SHGs, AIF reached out to women, and while giving access to credit and livelihood support, it also engaged with SHG women on issues of sexual and reproductive health as well as literacy.

mailto:[email protected]://www.azadindia.org/

1. State: Bihar

2. NGO: BachpanBachaoAndolan


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: KailashSatyarthi, RamashankarChaurasiya 6. Leadership (2012): Rama Shankar Chaurasiya, BhuwanRibhu 7. Main sectors of work:

a. Child-trafficking and child rights b. Education (elementary) c. Urban poverty (rights of slum inhabitants)

8. Location/Spread of work: BachpanBachaoAndolan worked in both rural and urban areas in 30 districts all over Bihar. It also had a pan-India presence.

9. Total staff: 44



12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR 14,00,00,000 (approx.) at national level; INR 60,00,00 (approx.) at state level

13. Sources of funding: a. State Government b. Indian Corporate Donor c. Foreign Donor d. Individual / Family/ Private donations

14. Contact details: MukhtarulHaque 24, IAS Colony, Kidwaipuri, Patna 800001, Bihar, India +91 9430074327 [email protected], [email protected] www.bba.org.in

Formed in 1980,BachpanBachaoAndolan (BBA) was one of the first organisations in India to begin work in a focussed manner on child labour.It came to public attention through its dramatic raids on places employing children. It did advocacy for the abolition of child labour and universalization of free and compulsory quality education; rescue and rehabilitation of child labourers; and protection from trafficking and forced child labour. BBA had a large network of volunteers and village committees who were on the alert for cases of child labour, and worked closely with the government machinery in rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Of the 81,000 children that BBA claimed to have rescued from child servitude, over 40,000 came from Bihar. Of these, over 90% belonged to the Muslim and Dalit communities. The majority of child-trafficking in Bihar was from 9 districts – areas with a high Muslim concentration on the one hand, and which wereboth drought- and flood-prone on the other. In a society that, by and large, takes a benign view of the existence of child labour, BBA’s work had helped bring the issue on the national agenda. The organisation had extended its work to neighbouring countries through the formation of the South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude (SACCS). Combining direct interventions with influencing government policy, it had successfully brought about legislations and government programmes towards abolition of child labour not only in India but also in other South Asian countries.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Bihar Awami Cooperative Bank Ltd


4. Registered entity

5. Key founders: A.F.S. Abbas, Anwar Kareem,Fahimuddin Ansari, Syed Shahabuddin, Syed ShahabuddinDesnavi, Colonel Mehboob, Justice Sarwar Ali, Justice ShamimulHoda

6. Leadership (2012): Anwar Ahmad, Tanweer Ahmad

7. Main sectors of work:Livelihood (microfinance)

8. Location/Spread of work: The Bihar Awami Cooperative Bank worked in urban areas of Bihar (in Patna City).

9. Total staff: 32

10. Female staff: 1


12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR 3,39,00,00,000(approx.)

13. Sources of funding:Self-sustaining

14. Contact details: Tanweer Ahmad Waqf Market, Muradpur, Patna 800004, Bihar, India +91 9430457794, +91 612-2555742 [email protected]

The Bihar Awami Cooperative Bank Ltd was established by an eminent group of citizens, comprising among others former government officials, a former member of Parliament, judges and army officers. This was in response to what they saw as being one of the chief problems facing the Muslim community in Bihar – lack of credit facilities for small traders and entrepreneurs. Operating in Patna city, the cooperative bank had over 27,000 account holders, who deposited money and had access to its loan facilities. It was among the first cooperative banks to have introduced an ATM service. The bank was entirely self-financed, with an annual turnover to the tune of Rs 339 crore.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Bihar ViklangKalyanParisad


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Mohan Chaudhary, Mohd. Sharif Ganga, Sagar Thakur, Shankar Ram

6. Leadership (2012): Mohan Chaudhary, Indira Kumary

7. Main sectors of work: a. Rights of persons with disabilities b. Health (special health and rehabilitation needs of persons with disabilities) c. Livelihood (equitable access to livelihood options including in MGNREGA) d. Education (special education for persons with disabilities, skill development programmes) e. Advocacy (on rights of persons with disabilities, including reform in government policies and programmes)

8. Location/Spread of work: Bihar ViklangKalyanParisad worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Vaishali, Samastipur and Darbhanga districts).

9. Total staff: 24

10. Female staff: 8

11. Muslim staff: 1


13. Sources of funding: a. State Government b. Foreign Donor


Mohan Chaudhary Majhaulia Road, Gumaty No. 5, Muzaffarpur846143, Bihar, India +91 9431050975 [email protected]

Established in 1991 by a group of persons with disabilities, Bihar ViklangKalyanParishad (BVKP) worked on disability rights in 5 districts of the state. The founders saw that issues concerning persons with disabilities were virtually invisible in rural Bihar, where in fact poor governance and lack of immunization, health care, clean drinking water and sanitation, may make people more vulnerable to certain forms of disabilities. Additionally, Muslims and Dalits with disabilities were doubly disadvantaged. BVKP’s decision to work in both urban and rural areas for rights of persons with disabilities, with a special focus on the most vulnerable among them – women, children, Muslims and Dalits– wasa direct response to this reality. The organization started its work by taking to the streets, through large demonstrations led by persons with disabilities. And its continued advocacy, including through agitational campaigns, was aimed at reforming government policies, ensuring that persons with disabilities had full, unfettered access to public spaces and, most importantly, changing attitudes towards the differently-abled. It sought to mainstream persons with disabilities by enabling them to access their entitlements through collective action. The organization also conducted research and surveys to map disabilities (on which very little official data existed) and ran a school for children with disabilities from marginalized communities.


1. State: Bihar

2. NGO: Centre for Health and Resource Management (CHARM)


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Dr.Shakeel Ur Rahman, Dr S.L. Mandal, NitiranjanJha, AnamikaJha, Mr.Shekhawat, Mr.Srikant, NiveditaJha, Bimal Chandra Jha, ArmanSohail, Narayan JiChoudhary, ShashiShekhar

6. Leadership (2012): Dr.Shakeel Ur Rahman


a. Health (public health services, women and children’s health) b. Research and advocacy (health issues)

8. Location/Spread of work: CHARM worked in rural as well as urban areas of Bihar (in 3 districts of Patna, Darbhanga and

Madhubani). 9. Total staff: 7

10. Female staff: 3

11. Muslim staff: 2



a. Indian Donor Agency b. Foreign Donor c. Individual / Family/ Private donations d. Self-sustaining activities


Dr. Shakeel Ur Rahman Registered office: 5Pragati Path, West Boring Canal Road, Patna 800001, Bihar, India Mailing address: c/o ShivapujanSahu, Main Road, Opposite Little Buds Academy, Budha Colony, Patna 800001, Bihar, India +91 9386486861 [email protected]

Committed to making public healthcare available to all, the Centre for Health and Resource Management (CHARM) had been working since 1999. Its programmes targeted groups excluded from the public healthcare system – Muslims and Dalits. Both groups also suffered from similarly low health status. The approach was not to set up alternative healthcare facilities, but to make the state system work, and work equitably for all. The organization followed a two-fold strategy -- direct work with local communities and advocacy with the state towards an inclusive public health system for all. Its community-level work involved mobilising people to demand government health facilities, as also working with community leaders to counter harmful traditional health practices. In parallel, the organization conducted research and advocacy targeted at the state to make it more informed and accountable in its duty to provide health care.

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Development Education and Environmental Programme (DEEP)


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Binod Kumar, Sushil Prasad Shashank, KishoriLalAnshumali, Dr. Kumar Sanjay, MrRameshwar

6. Leadership (2012): Binod Kumar, Sushil Prasad Shashank

7. Main sectors of work: a) Forest rights b) Livelihood c) Education

8. Location/Spread of work: DEEP worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in West Champaran District, including Bettiah town).

9. Total staff: 31

10. Female staff: 3

11. Muslim staff: 0



a) State Government b) Indian Donor Agency c) Foreign Donor d) Individual / Family/ Private donations


Sushil Prasad Shashank Deep Colony, BanuChhapra, Bettiah, West Champaran845438, Bihar, India +91 9431427533 [email protected]

Founded in 1991, Development Education and Environmental Programme (DEEP) worked in West Champaran District of Bihar. The organization worked with all marginalized communities towards a vision of inclusive and sustainable development andwas among the few that work in a focused manner on forest rights, child rights, right to education and legal rights issues in Bihar. It also intervened in other areas including education, health, livelihoods and enhancing democratic participation.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: DaudnagarOrganisation for Rural Development (DORD)


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: M.M. Raja, Dr.ZahidHussain, QausarTasneem, Mohd.Ehshamuddin Ansari

6. Leadership (2012): M.M. Raja, Anwar Hussain Ansari

7. Main sectors of work: a) Health (women and child health, public health services, provision of health services) b) Livelihoods (SHGs, skill development) c) Women’s empowerment (short-stay home, rehabilitation of women and girls) d) Education (literacy, vocational training)

8. Location/Spread of work: DORD worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Aurangabad, Kaimur, Nawada, Rohtas, Patna, Gaya, Jehanabad and Muzaffarpur districts).

9. Total staff: 122



12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR1,38,59,800 (approx.)

13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Indian Donor Agency d) Indian Corporate Donor e) Foreign Donor f) Individual / Family/ Private donations g) Self-sustaining activities


M.M. Raja Badi Masjid, Old Town, Daudnagar, Aurangabad 824113, Bihar, India +91 9955081499, +91 6328-228606 [email protected], [email protected] www.dord.in

Established in 1989, and registered in 1993, DaudnagarOrganisation for Rural Development (DORD) worked in rural and urban areas in 8 districts of Bihar. It had a holistic and integrated approach to development, seeking to bring the poor into the mainstream. It worked with all disadvantaged communities and has included Muslims in its programmes since the beginning given that a large number of them belong to developmentally weaker sections. DORD’s programmes, some in partnership with international development agencies and with both state and central governments, covered a broad spectrum - empowerment of rural women through SHGs, literacy and skill training, running a short-stay home at Daudnagar for women and girls in distress, implementing reproductive and child health programmes, supporting health services in additional primary health centres under the National Rural Health Mission, working on HIV/AIDs, running an eye hospital, working with adolescent girls and strengthening the ICDS.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Edara-e-Sharia


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founder: AllamaArshadulQuadri

6. Leadership (2012): GhulamRasoolBaliyavi

7. Main sectors of work: a) Education (religious education, higher education, vocational training) b) Livelihood (skill development) c) Disaster relief

8. Location/Spread of work: Edara-e-Sharia worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar, and in 8 other states.

9. Total Staff: 500

10. Female Staff: 25

11. Muslim Staff: 500


13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Special Government Programme d) Foreign Donor (multi/bi-lateral/foundations) e) Community-funded Zakat: Indian f) Individual / Family/ Private donations


GhulamRasoolBaliyavi Naugharwa, Sultangunj, Patna 800006, Bihar Tel: +91 612-2687294, +91 9431023864 Fax: +91 612-2687294 [email protected] esharia.org

Founded in 1968, Edara-e-Sharia had a presence in several Muslim-concentration areas in 8 states, including Bihar. Under the leadership of GhulamRasoolBaliyavi, a team of 500 carried out the organization’s work in both rural and urban areas of the state. The organization was formed to promote


religious education, which remained its core goal, and it had created several institutions for Islamic education. It was also recognized for its interventions on issues of development on behalf of marginalized Muslims. In addition to promoting madrasa primary education, the organization also promoted higher education and vocational training for young Muslims to increase their livelihood options. Edara-e-Sharia also did relief work during disasters. The leadership of the Edara-e-Sharia was frequently consulted by the Bihar Government on matters concerning the Muslim community, and the head of Edara-e-Sharia was Vice-Chairman of the committee to oversee the Bihar’s Government’s 20 Point Programme for Minorities.

1. State: Bihar

2. NGO: Equity Foundation (A Forum for Women and Child)


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Nina Srivastava, RenuRanjan

6. Leadership (2012): Nina Srivastava

7. Main sectors of work: a. Research and Advocacy (on issues of equity, social exclusion, gender) b. Training and capacity building of NGOs (on issues of equity, social exclusion and gender) c. Women’s rights

8. Location/Spread of work: Equity Foundation’s work was located in 4 districts of Bihar(Patna, Vaishali, Madhubani and

Gaya). It also worked in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. 9. Total staff: 25


11. Muslim staff: 2



a. Central Government b. Indian Donor Agency c. Foreign Donor d. Individual / Family/ Private donations


Nina Srivastava 123-A, Pataliputra Colony, Street 5-A, Patna 800013, Bihar, India +91 612-2270171, +91 9431055965 [email protected] http://www.equityasia.net

A research and implementation agency, Equity Foundation (EF) was started by RenuRanjan and Nina Srivastava in 2003. Besides its work in 4 districts of Bihar, it also operated in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. In recognition of the fact that programmes for the poor were often designed without any accurate data about local conditions, EF chose to base its field interventions on research. It undertook surveys and empirical research in villages, which served a two-fold purpose: they built a database of information about conditions on the ground and provided the organisation with a solid basis on which to design appropriate programmes for the most disadvantaged communities -- Muslims and Dalits. EF’s field initiatives in rural Bihar addressed two of the government’s biggest social programmes – MGNREGAand the PDS and their accessibility to marginalized groups. The organization looked at issues through the lens of equity and participation of excluded groups such as Dalits, Muslims and women. It did capacity-building of NGOs on gender issues and advocacy on women’s human rights, political participation and gender-sensitive budgeting.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: FarogeAdab


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: M.M. Raja, Dr.ZahidHussain, QausarTasneem, Mohd.Ehshamuddin Ansari

6. Leadership (2012): JamilaKhatoon

7. Main Sectors of work: a) Education b) Livelihood c) Environment issues

8. Location/Spread of work: FarogeAdab worked in rural areas of Bihar (in Muzaffarpur, Begusarai, Vaishali, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi

and Sheohar Districts). It also worked in Jharkhand and West Bengal.

9. Total staff: 20




13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Individual / Family/ Private donations


JamilaKhatoon PatahiNarayanpur, PO Patahi, PS Sadar, Muzaffarpur843113, Bihar, India +91 9334645027, +91 621-2279258 [email protected]

Established in 1990, FarogeAdab worked under the leadership ofJamilaKhatoon. Its work covered 7 blocks in 6 districts of Bihar, and the organization also hada presence in neighbouring Jharkhand and West Bengal. Working with all marginalised communities, approximately half of its direct work was with poor Muslims. FarogeAdab had an integrated approach to development and worked on education, livelihoods as well as environment issues. The organization had a special focus on women, children and the elderly.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: GhoghardihaPrakhandSwarajyaVikasSangh (GPSVS)


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founder: Tapeshwar Singh

6. Leadership (2012): Ramesh Kumar

7. Main sectors of work: a) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs, skill development) b) Education (elementary education, non-formal education, vocational training) c) Rural development d) Democratic participation

8. Location/Spread of work: GhoghardihaPrakhandSwarajyaVikasSangh worked in rural areas of Bihar (in Darbhanga, Madhubani,

Muzaffarpur, Saran and Supaul Districts).

9. Total staff: 143




13. Sources of funding: a) Indian Donor Agency b) Foreign Donor c) Individual / Family/ Private donations


Ramesh Kumar PO Jagatpur, Via Ghoghardiha, Madhubani District 847402, Bihar, India +91 9431025373, +91 9955494453 [email protected]

GhoghardihaPrakhandSwarajyaVikasSangh (GPSVS) worked with the vision of gram swarajya (village sovereignty) based on the Gandhian principles of equity, justice, tolerance and non-violence. Starting work in 1978, the organization operated across 5 districts of the state. It had a wide range of initiatives that touched many aspects of poor rural communities, with interventions in education, health, livelihood, microfinance, rural development and enhancing local democratic participation. The organization’s work combined some much-needed service delivery with rights-based mobilization of local communities. In keeping with its core vision of equity and inclusion, GPSVS worked with all deprived groups. Their work with Muslims had gradually been increasing over the last fifteen to eighteen years, since they began an initiative with adolescent Muslim girls, women’s savings and credit group initiatives, and livestock management among Muslim communities.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: GyanVigyanSamiti Bihar


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders : Prof. S.N. Yadav, Prof. N.C. Sharma, Mohd.Ghalib, Prof. KashinathChatterjee, S.N. Azad, AsharfiSada

6. Leadership (2012): AsharfiSada, Prof. VidyanandYadav

7. Main aectors of work: a) Democratic participation (empowerment / local government institutions) b) Women’s issues, women’s empowerment c) Education (elementary)

8. Location/Spread of work: GyanVigyanSamiti worked in rural areas of Bihar with a presence in 30 districts (Darbhanga,

Lakhisarai, Aurangabad, Buxar, Rohtas, Sheohar, Monghyr, Jamui, Madhepura, Purnea, Saharsa, Gaya, Nawada, Madhubani, Kaimur, Banka, Araria, Kishanganj, Supaul, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Sheikhpura, Sitamarhi, Samastipur, Khagaria, Bhojpur, Vaishali, Siwan, Arwal and East Champaran districts).

9. Total staff: 11

10. Female staff: 4

11. Muslim staff: 1



a) Central Government b) State Government c) Indian Donor Agency d) Individual / Family/ Private donations e) Membership fee and event-based resource mobilization from the community


AsharfiSada, President Raj Nilay, Ashok PuriChauraha, Khajpura, Patna 800014, Bihar, India +91 9431253139 [email protected]

GyanVigyanSamiti, Bihar is a member of the national Bharat GyanVigyanSamiti network, which had a presence in 22 states across India. In most states, including in Bihar, the GyanVigyanSamiti had a mass base character with independently registered state units. The Bihar unit was established in 1996 and worked across 30 districts in the state. In keeping with the national mission statement of ‘literacy, education and science for peace, unity and self-reliance’ the GyanVigyanSamiti, Bihar, undertook a range of people’s campaigns including kalajathas (cultural caravans) on the right to education, literacy and continuing education. It also intervened in other rights-based issues such as right to employment, implementation of MGNREGA, enhancing democratic participation at the local level and promoting peace and secularism. The GyanVigyanSamiti operated with a small staff, and worked primarily through its large volunteer base.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Institute for Developmental Education and Action (IDEA)


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Digvijay Kumar, Mohd.Arif

6. Leadership (2012): Dr. S.K. Choudhary, Digvijay Kumar, Mohd.Arif, Mohd.ShoibRaza, NajboonNeesha

7. Main sectors of work: a) Education (elementary and non-formal education) b) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs) c) Health (women and child health)

8. Location/Spread of work: IDEA worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in 21 blocks of East Champaran, West Champaran,

Sheohar and Gopalganj Districts). It also worked in Motihari town (East Champaran).

9. Total staff: 47




13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Indian Donor Agency d) Foreign Donor


Digvijay Kumar Sardar Patel Marg, PO Motihari, East Champaran District 845401, Bihar, India +91 62-52234322 [email protected]

The Institute for Developmental Education and Action (IDEA), formed in 1991, had a basic overarching goal – creating strong community-level organizations of the rural poor to enable them to assert their rights for a dignified human existence. It recognized women, adolescent girls and children as particularly vulnerable and did focused work with them. Similarly, its work with the Muslim community had increased over the last 7 years in recognition of the poverty, low literacy rates, high rates of MMR and IMR and the particular deprivations experienced by adolescent girls, women and Dalit Muslims. The organization worked in both rural and urban areas. It intervened in areas of health, education, livelihood, disaster relief and rehabilitation and also worked to promote communal harmony. Recently IDEA had started to work for Pasmanda Muslims in 8 blocks of West Champaran District on health, particularly mother and child health, andsanitation and cleanliness through formation of committee groups and community mobilization.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: ImaratShariah Educational and Welfare Trust


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founder: Maulana Abdul Mahasin, Mohammad Sajjad, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, Maulana Mohammad Ali Mungeri, HazratMaulana Syed Shah Badruddin

6. Leadership (2012): HazratMaulana Syed Nizamuddin, MaulanaAnisurRehmanQuasim


a) Education (elementary education, madrasas, higher education, vocational training) b) Livelihood (skill development) c) Health (access to health services)

8. Location/Spread of work: ImaratShariah worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar. It also worked in West Bengal, Jharkhand and

Orissa.

9. Total staff: 200

10. Female staff: Not available


12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR6,00,00,000 (approx.)

13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Special Government Programmes (Bihar Government’sHunarProgramme) d) Indian Donor Agency e) Zakat: Indian and NRI f) Individual / Family/ Private donations


MaulanaAnisurRehmanQuasim Phulwari Sharif, Patna 801505, Bihar, India +91 9431432702, +91 612-2555351, +91 612-2555668, +91 612-2555212, +91 612-2555280 [email protected] www.imaratshariah.org

The ImaratShariah Educational and Welfare Trust was established in 1921, and workedacross the states of Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa. The organization was established to promote Islamic teaching and that remains its core goal. However, over the years, the organization had been recognized for its work on the development of marginalized Muslims, through various charitable and social welfare programmes. These programmes included educational support at elementary and higher levels, including through madrasas, livelihood skills development, provision of health services and promoting access to government services. The organization raised funds from the government as well as from private donations, including zakat contributions from India and abroad.

mailto:[email protected]://www.imaratshariah.org/www.imaratshariah.org

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Izad


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: MeenuMalakar, Akhtari Begum, ShiwaniChaudhary, PramilaKumari, Pratima Devi, Gudia Rani, Shyama Devi

6. Leadership (2012): Gudia Devi, Akhtari Begum

7. Main sectors of work: a) Women’s empowerment (leadership development) b) Education c) Livelihood d) Urban poverty (access to basic services)

8. Location/Spread of work: Izad worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Patna, Gaya, Jehanabad, West Champaran, East

Champaran, Kishanganj, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Katihar, Arwal, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Samastipur, Begusarai and Vaishali districts).

9. Total staff: 60




13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Special Minority Programme(Bihar Government’s HunarProgramme) d) Indian Donor Agency e) Foreign Donor f) Individual / Family/ Private donations


Akhtari Begum, Secretary 13 C Rajendra Nagar, Patna 800016, Bihar, India Tel: +91 9430559191, +91 612-2663311, Fax: +91 612-2721932 [email protected] www.izadpatna.org

With an inclusive, participatory approach to development, Izad had been working with marginalized groups since 2002, and despite an average annual budget of approximately INR 25 lakhs, it claimed a reach across 15 districts of Bihar. It engaged with different communities, bringing them to a common platform to assert their rights. Itself a woman-headed organisation, Izad in turn worked to promote women in leadership in a range of ways, including interventions to empower elected women representatives in local panchayatiraj institutions. It was among the few organizations working with Muslim women in urban areas including in Patna, Gaya and Arah; it promoted their legal awareness and raised issues of their rights in the Shariat (personal law). The organization’s primary work was on education, rural livelihoods and urban poverty.

mailto:[email protected]://www.izadpatna.org/

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Jan Vikas


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Abdul Majeed, Rameshwar Prasad, G.J. Gonsalves

6. Leadership (2012): Abdul Majeed

7. Main sectors of work: a) Education (elementary and non-formal education, vocational training) b) Livelihood c) Health (woman and child health) d) Women’s empowerment

8. Location/Spread of work: Jan Vikas worked in rural areas of Bihar (in West Champaran District).

9. Total staff: 60



12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR 20,00,000(approx.)


a) Central Government b) State Government c) Indian Donor Agency d) Foreign Donor e) Individual / Family/ Private donations


Abdul Majeed, President Baswaria, Bettiah, West Champaran845438, Bihar, India +91 9801158564, +91 6254-241065 [email protected] http://janvikasbihar.engo.in/

Jan Vikas worked for the sustainable development of marginalized communities in rural areas of West Champaran. It focused on youth, women, Dalits, tribals, Muslims and differently abled people – seeing them both as the instruments as well as the goals of development. The organization’s programme focus was wide, and it took up various concerns affecting the lives of the poor. It worked on education at elementary levels and imparted vocational skills, intervened on health with a focus on woman and child health, and worked on democratic participation, livelihoods and women’s development. It also worked to promote communal harmony.

mailto:[email protected]://janvikasbihar.engo.in/

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: KrantiManavSeva Kendra


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: NituSrivastava, Surendra Prasad

6. Leadership (2012): Dara Ram, NituSrivastava, Surendra Prasad

7. Main sectors of work: a) Education (elementary education) b) Health (woman and child health) c) Livelihood d) Dalit and minority issues e) Social security schemes (for Dalitsand Muslims)

8. Location/Spread of work: KrantiManavSeva Kendra worked in rural Bihar (in Rohtas Districtincluding Rajpurand Nasriganj

blocksand Nasriganj Nagar Panchayat).

9. Total staff: 5

10. Female staff: 2

11. Muslim staff: 2




Sujit Kumar Village &PO Bank,PSAkorhiGola, Rohtas District 821301, Bihar, India +91 9504433854 [email protected]

Working for the development of marginalized people, KrantiManavSevaKendra was based in Rohtas district. The organization was associated with networks such as the Bihar LokAdhikarManch, National Confederation of Dalit Organisations, National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights and Human Rights Law Network. It was committed to the elimination of all caste- and community-based discrimination. Its work with the Muslim community was an extension of this same philosophy. Its approach was to mobilize disadvantaged people and develop their motivation and capacity to assert their rights. Its direct programme areas were elementary education, social security schemes, woman and child health and livelihoods.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: MahilaDarpan


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: SameenaKhatoon, AsmaKhatoon, ShabanaParveen, YasmeenKhatoon, Sajjan Devi, Asha Devi, Poonam Devi, SudhaBharti

6. Leadership (2012): Sameena Devi


a) Education (non-formal education, vocational training) b) Health c) Legal aid

8. Location/Spread of work: MahilaDarpan worked in rural Bihar (in Khagaria District).

9. Total staff: 4

10. Female staff: 2

11. Muslim staff: 3



a) Central Government b) State Government

14. Contact Details:

HarounRasheed Jay Prakash Nagar, Ward No.22, Khagaria851204, Bihar, India +91 9801783176

Founded and led jointly by a mixed group of women belonging to both Muslim and Hindu communities, MahilaDarpan worked at a local level in KhagariaDistrict. Its mission was to empower women from underprivileged families, believing that this was the key to social change. The organization worked with women from both communities, focusing on their educational and economic development. Its education programme sought to reach out to women through non-formal modules and vocational trainings. It also provided legal awareness and legal aid services to women. In addition, the organization worked on health issues.

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: MahilaSamajVikasSansthan


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Mohd.Nasiruddin, DharamshilaArya, Nasim Fatima, Dr.Saraswati

6. Leadership (2012): Wasim Fatima, AlamAra

7. Main sectors of work: a) Women’s empowerment b) Education (non-formal education, literacy) c) Livelihood

8. Location/Spread of work: MahilaSamajVikasSansthan worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Nalanda District).

9. Total staff: 5

10. Female staff: 4

11. Muslim staff: 2

12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR 60,000 (approx.)


a) Individual / Family/ Private donations b) Self-sustaining Activities


AlamAra SherpurMohalla, Bihar Sharif, Nalanda 803101, Bihar, India +91 9934582273

MahilaSamajVikasSansthan emerged from the debris of the Bihar Sharif riots in 1981, as a local community-led response to the violence in which a majority of the riot victims were Muslims. As a few local people coalesced to provide relief to the survivors, the group gradually crystallized into an organization. Over time, the organization was registered and continued its commitment to the well-being and development of the affected families, who were mostly from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds. Its focus was on making women self-reliant, through non-formal education and improved livelihoods. The organization also worked to promote communal harmony. For over 30 years,MahilaSamajVikasSansthan had sustained its work, engaging with over 1500 women and girls, without any institutional funding. In recent years, however, it had cut back its programmes because of financial constraints.

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: MahilaSewakSamaj


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: MosarratKalim, SabihaNaaz, SanzeedaKhatoon, UshaSinha, AsmatAra, AnwariKhatoon

6. Leadership (2012): MosarratKalim, SabihaNaaz, SanzeedaKhatoon


a) Women’s empowerment b) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs) c) Health (woman and child health) d) Education (non-formal education, vocational training)

8. Location/Spread of work: MahilaSewakSamaj worked in rural areas of Bihar (in Nalanda and

Sheikhpura districts).

9. Total staff: 10

10. Female staff: 7

11. Muslim staff: 6


13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Indian Donor Agency d) Foreign Donor e) Individual / Family/ Private donations


SabihaNaaz, Secretary AlamManzil, MohallaSherpur, PO Bihar Sharif, NalandaDistrict 803101, Bihar, India +91 9835015116, +91 9304260030 [email protected],[email protected] http://mahilasewaksamaj.com

Following the Biharsharif communal riots of 1981, relief activists became aware of the need to work with the Muslim community on a sustained basis. It was against this backdrop that MahilaSewakSamaj emerged. An all-women’s group with Muslim leadership, the organization had built relations with local communities in villages of Nalanda and Sheikhpuradistricts. It worked with underprivileged women from all communities, including Muslim women. Its approach: need-based community development with all interventions based on intercommunity respect.

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://mahilasewaksamaj.com/

MahilaSewakSamaj worked on education, woman and child health, rural livelihoods, vocational skills development, environmental issues, women’s empowerment and disaster management.

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Milli Educational and Welfare Society


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: AnzarAlam, JamilAhmad, AshfaqueAlam, Z.A. Nomani, MuzammilHussain, AfzalHussain, TalatAra, RizwanurRab, Shiv Kumar Prasad Jaiswal, ManjulaSaha, ShamimPerwaiz

6. Leadership (2012): AnzarAlam


a) Health (public health services, woman and child health) b) Education (elementary education, non-formal education, vocational training) c) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs)

8. Location/Spread of work: Milli Educational and Welfare Society worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (inAraria, Katihar,

Kishanganj, Madhepura, West Champaran, Supaul, Patna and Purnia districts).

9. Total staff: 332




13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Special Minority Programme(under Multi-Sectoral Development Programme - MsDP) d) Indian Donor Agency e) Foreign Donor f) Individual / Family/ Private donations


AnzarAlam Janta Hat, PO Kanhaiyabari, Kishanganj District 855107, Bihar, India +91 9431478629, +91 6456 233677 [email protected] http://www.mewskne.com

Milli Educational and Welfare Society worked in a large area across 7 districts of Bihar with all disadvantaged communities. Much of their work was concentrated in districts with a high Muslim population that also had low development indicators. With sustained local presence of over a decade, the organization had built a large network among members of the local community as also in the wider world of funders and donors including the government as well as Indian and foreign agencies. The organization had interventions in several sectors including education, livelihoods, increasing democratic participation, as well as disaster relief and rehabilitation. However, they had a special focus on health, including advocacy to provide effective health care to rural populations, revitalizing local health traditions and mainstreaming AYUSH into public health care systems.

mailto:[email protected]://www.mewskne.com/

1. State: Bihar

2. NGO: MuzaffarpurVikasMandal


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: (Late) Jayaprakash Narayan, Kameshwar Thakur,Pyare Mohan Tripathi

6. Leadership (2012): Ramesh Pankaj, MandaleshwarTiwary

7. Main sectors of work: a. Democratic participation b. Rural development c. Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs) d. Education (elementary and non-formal education)

8. Location/Spread of work: MuzaffarpurVikasMandal worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, West Champaran, Bhojpur, Gaya, Jehanabad, Saran, Siwan and Nalanda districts).

9. Total staff: 70




13. Sources of funding: a. Central Government b. Foreign Donor c. Individual / Family/ Private donations


Ramesh Pankaj Jai-PrabhaSmritiBhawan, J.P. Vihar, Jaiprakash Path, PO R.K.Ashram, Bela, Muzaffarpur 843116, Bihar, India +91 0621-2283034, +91 9835442533, +91 9934745013 [email protected], [email protected]

Initiated in 1970 by Jayaprakash Narayan and his associates,MuzaffarpurVikasMandal worked in 12 districts of Bihar. The organization had played an active role in the social history of the region, and it continued to hold dear the values of its famous founder – socio-economic and political transformation through peaceful means and with people’s participation. MuzaffarpurVikasMandal worked with a range of disadvantaged populations, and was part of a variety of networks, including the Right to Food and Right to Work campaigns, Dalit AdhikarManch, Bihar Muslim MahilaAndolan and BhumiAdhikarAndolan. It started working with the Muslim community in 1978, after identifying Muslims as a marginalized group in terms of socio-economic development. The organization worked in several programme areas: primary education, rural livelihoods, vocational skills enhancement and democratic participation.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Nidan


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Arbind Singh, Ranjan Kumar

6. Current leadership (2012): Arbind Singh, Ranjan Kumar, Lalita Devi

7. Main sectors of work: a) Workers’ rights (for unorganized-sector workers, including social protection and financial services) b) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs, skill development, employment, entrepreneurship) c) Urban poverty (slums, basic services) d) Rural development e) Education (elementary education, vocational training) f) Health g) Women’s empowerment

8. Location/Spread of work: Nidan worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Patna, Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Katihar,

Madhepura,Supaul,Nawada,Gaya, Saran andDarbhanga Districts).Nidan also worked in Jharkhand,Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

9. Total staff: 300




13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Indian Donor Agency d) Indian Corporate Donor e) Foreign Donor f) Individual / Family/ Private donations g) Self-sustaining Activities


Ranjan Kumar Block-C, MauryaLok Complex, Patna800 001, Bihar, India +91 9835017165, +91 612-2220772, +91 612-2220773, +91 612-6530555 [email protected] http://www.nidan.in/

Nidan worked largely for the rights of workers in the informal economy, including street vendors, artisans, craftspeople, home-based workers, rural landless workers and others. Urban street vendors were in fact among the organization’s founders when it began in 1994. It started to engage with the Muslim community in a concerted fashion when it took up work with slum dwellers in Patna, many of whom were Muslim. Nidan had large cross-cuttingsectoral interventions, a big team and significant budgetary outlay. The organization’s core strategy was to organize informal sector workers into legal entities such as cooperatives, associations and self-help groups for greater bargaining power, and to help them gain access to a range of services including social service protection, insurance, pension, loans for entrepreneurship and education for workers’ children. Nidan was known for its work in promoting member-based platformsincluding the National Association for Street Vendors of India (NASVI). Its

mailto:[email protected]://www.nidan.in/

programme intervention areas were diverse yet coherent in their overarching focus on improving lives and opportunities for unorganized workers. Nidan’ssectoral interventions included early childhood care and primary education for children of workers, nutrition and health, microfinance and SHGs, skill development of youth belonging to workers’ families, addressing urban poverty by enhancing access to urban basic services, and promoting rural and urban livelihoods.

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Nirdesh


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: VijiSrinivasan, DrSatyendra Kumar Singh

6. Leadership (2012): KavitaVerma, SapanaKumari, DrSatyendra Kumar Singh

7. Main sectors of work: a) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs, co-operatives, product marketing, skill development) b) Women’s empowerment (capacity building and leadership development) c) Health (including reproductive health and sanitation) d) Education (non-formal education)

8. Location/Spread of work: Nirdesh worked in rural areas of Bihar (in 58 blocks of Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, East Champaran,

West Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani and Vaishali Districts).

9. Total staff: 230




13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Indian Donor Agency d) Foreign Donor e) Individual / Family/ Private donations f) Self-sustaining Activities


Dr.Satyendra Kumar Singh, Secretary Majhaulia village, PO Khabara, Muzaffarpur District 843146, Bihar, India Tel: +91 621-2251880 Fax: +91 621-2251880 [email protected], [email protected] http://nirdesh.org

A grassroots rural development organisation with field presence across 7 districts of Bihar, Nirdesh had been working since 1995. Its community-based development programme emphasized capacity building, lobbying and advocacy to empower the poor and marginalized – the organization saw itself as a ‘community-based resource organization’. Working for gender equity and enhancing women’s participation and leadership were articulated as core goals for Nirdesh, and this was reflected in the gender balance in its own staff as well. Its programme interventions covered a wide spectrum – enhancing livelihoods through SHGs, marketing products made by SHGs, registering women’s cooperatives, health and sanitation including reproductive health, education, training and advocacy, and promoting democratic participation through community-mobilization.

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://nirdesh.org/

1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Parcham


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Naseema, Chandni, Farhat, Sakuntala

6. Leadership (2012): Naseema, Farhat, Sakuntala

7. Main sectors of work: a. Rights of sex workers b. Education c. Livelihood d. Health

8. Location/Spread of work: Parcham worked in rural as well as urban areas of Bihar (in Sitamarhi, West Champaran, Gaya,

Muzaffarpur, Rohtas, Patna and Begusarai Districts). 9. Total volunteers: Not available 10. Average annual budget in 2011-12: INR 6,00,000 (approx.)


a. Foreign Donor b. Individual / Family/ Private donations c. Self-sustaining Activities


Naseema Shukla Road, Ward No.40, HafiziChowk, Muzaffarpur 842001, Bihar, India +91 8740885604, +91 621-2240273 [email protected]

Parcham was a community-based organization (CBO) led by members of the sex worker community, giving primacy to issues of identity, recognition and self-respect for sex workers as they fought for legal rights and entitlements. It came into being in 2001, in response to a police raid on sex workers in Muzzaffarpur town in Bihar. Although the founders and members of the governing board came from different socio-religious communities, a majority of the CBO’s membership was Muslim (they estimate approximately 80%). Its mission was to provide dignity and justice to the sex worker community and their children. Parcham did rights-based campaigning and advocacy with the government and civil society on the one hand and community-based projects on education, health and livelihoods on the other – these were demand-driven, in response to the specific needs of the sex worker community. Education—especially higher education—was a major focus, and Parcham ran 3 programmes: a newsletter called Jugnu, containing writings from the sex worker community; a tuition programme called Bitiya to encourage the daughters of sex workers to complete the 10th and 12th class examinations; and an Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) centre, which allowed students from the community to pursue higher education. Parcham worked with a modest budget, entirely through volunteers. They had no paid staff.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Paridhi


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Lalan, Uday

6. Leadership (2012) :Lalan, Uday, Praveer, Sangita


a) Urban poverty b) Child rights c) Education (elementary education)

8. Location/Spread of work: Paridhi worked in urban Bihar (in 9 slums across 7 wards of Bhagalpur City).

9. Total staff: 24


11. Muslim staff: 7



a) Indian Donor Agency b) Foreign Donor c) Individual / Family/ Private donations


Uday Nayatola, Bhikhanpur, Bhagalpur812001, Bihar, India +91 641-2302629, +91 641-2401825 [email protected], [email protected] http://paridhibiindia.blogspot.com/

Working in 9 slum clusters in the communally sensitive town of Bhagalpur, Paridhi engaged with development concerns of the urban poor. The organization’s initial focus was child rights and it continued to be an advocate on this issue, sensitising government functionaries and various stakeholders, and working to promote elementary education. Over the years it involved itself with other concerns of marginalized urban populations. Realising the multiple forms of discrimination faced by disadvantaged Muslims in slums, it started to work actively with the Muslim community in 1989. Paridhi addressed public health concerns and livelihood issues, and worked to promote communal harmony. It had a cultural communication team and used cultural activities for awareness raising and capacity building of communities. The organisation was a member of several networks of like-minded groups working against communalism and for the rights of the urban poor. Paridhi had started developmental work on education issues through the lens of caste or communal discrimination, in 30 villages of Goradih block in Bhagalpur.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: ParivarVikas


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Mr.Bhawanand, AcharyaRamamoorti

6. Leadership (2012): Mr.Bhawanand

7. Main sectors of work: a) Education (elementary education) b) Health (nutrition, woman and child health) c) Livelihood (SHGs, skill development, economic development programmes)

8. Location/Spread of work: ParivarVikas worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Jamui and Banka districts).

9. Total staff: 41

10. Female staff: 9

11. Muslim staff: 2



a) State Government b) Indian Donor Agency c) Foreign Donor d) Individual / Family/ Private donations e) Self-sustaining Activities


Mr.Bhawanand, Secretary Chandrashekhar Nagar Village, PO Guguldih, Via Giddhour, Jamui 811305, Bihar, India +91 8002028002 [email protected], [email protected] www.parivarvikas.org

More than two decades old now, ParivarVikaswas started by a group of social workers under the leadership of Bhawanand, who was involved in the Jayaprakash Narayan movement. Their stated mission was to work towards village autonomy, with economic self-reliance, optimum utilization of local resources, where the poor and marginalized participated and contributed to strengthened local self-governance. In keeping with this vision, the organization had headquartered itself in a remote village in Jamui District. ParivarVikas had worked with Muslims from the start, because it saw the community as a priority target group among the underprivileged. The organization had wide-ranging programmes in elementary education, health and sanitation, nutrition, early childhood care, child protection and livelihoods (through SHG formation, an SHG literacy programme and economic skills upgradation). They had also done focused development work in education, health and livelihoods with Dalits, who remained the most deprived group in the area. Rather than taking a strictly sectoral approach, the organization identified underprivileged families and engaged with a range of issues affecting their lives.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: RadhaShilp Kala Kendra


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Sujit Kumar, SujataKumari

6. Leadership (2012): Sujit Kumar

7. Main sectors of work: a) Education (elementary and non-formal education) b) Livelihood (formation of CBOs & livelihood training) c) Health (woman and child health) d) Dalit andminority issues e) Social security schemes

8. Location/Spread of work: RadhaShilp Kala Kendra worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Rohtas District, including

AkorhiGolaBlock, DehriTown and Block, SasaramTown and Block. They also worked in SiwanDistrict in Badharia Block.).

9. Total staff: 12

10. Female staff: 8

11. Muslim staff: 3




Sujit Kumar Village &PO Bank, PSAkorhiGola, RohtasDistrict 821301, Bihar, India +91 9546346808, +91 9504433853 [email protected]

RadhaShilp Kala Kendra started in 2001, working with marginalized communities, especially women, to build their capacities and empower them to assert their rights. Five years into its work, the organization began work with the Muslim community, especially the large numbers of particularly deprived Dalit Muslims. The Kendra was associated with several human rights and Dalit rights networks, including Dalit AdhikarManch, Bihar LokAdhikarManch, NACDOR, NCDHR and the Human Rights Law Network. Its direct programme interventions were in the areas of elementary and non-formal education, social security schemes, Dalit and minority issues, woman and child health, and livelihoods.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Rapid Action for Human Advancement Tradition (RAHAT)


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Dr. Farzana Begum

6. Leadership (2012): Dr.Farzana Begum

7. Main sectors of work: a) Education (elementary and non-formal education, literacy, vocational training) b) Health (woman and child health) c) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs, skill development) d) Women’s empowerment (domestic violence) e) Combat human trafficking f) HIV/AIDS awareness

8. Location/Spread of work: RAHAT worked in rural areas of Bihar (in Katihar, Kishanganj, Araria, Purnea, Begusarai, Supaul,

Munger, Bhagalpur and Vaishali districts).

9. Total staff: 45



12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: Not available

13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) State Government c) Special Minority Programme or other Programme (Bihar Government’s Hunar programme &Madrasa modernization

programme) d) Indian Donor Agency e) Foreign Donor f) Individual / Family/ Private donations


Dr.Farzana Begum Line Gulbasti, Khanqhah Road, PO & District Kishanganj 855107, Bihar, India +91 9431093983, +91 6456-223330, +91 9931280661 [email protected]

Rapid Action for Human Advancement Tradition (RAHAT) was initiated in 2002, and was led by Dr.Farzana Begum. More than half the organization’s staff comprised women, many of whom were in leadership roles. This commitment to gender equity was reflected in the women’s empowerment work of the organization. RAHAT’s primary stated mandate was to work on basic education and health for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women and children. Its work in districts of high Muslim concentration also meant a natural focus on large numbers of deprived Muslims, which the organization estimated were well over half of those they reached. Their programme interventions were in the areas of education, health and livelihoods.


1. State: BIHAR 2. NGO: SafaliYuva Club


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Faruque Ali, Kaushal Kishore Chaudhary, Prakash Chandra Gupta

6. Leadership (2012): Faruque Ali, B.N. Jaiswal, Reyazuddin


a) Youth mobilization b) Education (non-formal education, literacy) c) Livelihood (skill development) d) Health awareness

8. Location/Spread of work: Safali Youth Club worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Bhagalpur District)

9. Total volunteers: 150

10. Female volunteers: 60

11. Muslim volunteers: 75


13. Sources of funding:Individual / Family/ Private donations

14. Contact details: Faruque Ali, President Sarai, Bhagalpur City812002, Bihar, India +91 9431250795, +91 641-2620215 [email protected]

Safali Youth Club was initiated in 1990, after the Bhagalpur riots caused a rift between communities, and the Muslim youth were feeling isolated from the mainstream. It was against this backdrop that the Safali Youth Club came together as a forum for youth participation in community building – for young adults to share their skills and views towards a socially and communally harmonious society. A fully volunteer-based organisation, it engaged on issues of education and literacy, health and livelihoods. Despite being entirely self-financed by donations and contributions, it had over the years generated a large volunteer base and built skills of approximately 1500 young girls. It the year 1993 it was adjudged best youth club of Bihar and subsequently was made a Youth Development Center under the Nehru YuvakKendra, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GOI in 1996.


1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Sahulat Microfinance Society


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Prof. K.A.Siddique Hassan, ArshadAjmal, ShashiBhushan, Mr.Karil

6. Leadership (2012): Prof. K.A.Siddique Hassan, ArshadAjmal

7. Main sectors of work:Microfinance (interest-free credit services to poor families)

8. Location/Spread of work: Sahulat worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Patna, Araria and Gaya districts). It also worked in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

9. Total staff: 8

10. Female staff: 0

11. Muslim staff: 8

12. Average annual budget in 2011-12: Not available

13. Sources of funding:Self-financed


ArshadAjmal FA 18, AbulFazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, India 110025, India +91 9431021035 [email protected] www.sahulat.org

A young organization, the Sahulat Microfinance Society had offices in Patna and New Delhi, with presence in 3 districts of Bihar. Formed on March 30, 2010, in New Delhi by a group of scholars, economists, professionals and social activists from several states in India, the society had been registered as a national-level non-profit organization. Its objective was to provide interest-free microfinance loans for socio-economic, educational and economic development. The society had announced plans to establish 500 interest-free cooperative branches in India by the end of 2016, and also had plans to establish four regional offices and training & research units. Sahulat saw its work as entirely non-profit oriented, with a single aim – toenhance the financial inclusion of marginalized Muslim families and institutions in deprived localities. The cooperative structure of the society did not rely on external funding but utilized financial resources from members of the cooperative to develop resources for lending.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: Samagra Gram SwarajSangh


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: JageshwarChaudhury, Rajaram Singh, Krishnandan Prasad, Sharda Devi

6. Leadership (2012): Rajaram Singh, Krishnandan Prasad

7. Main sectors of work: a) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs, skill development) b) Education (elementary education, non-formal education) c) Rural development

8. Location/Spread of work:Samagra Gram SwarajSangh worked in rural and urban areas of Bihar (in Nawada, Jehanabad, Gaya

and Nalanda districts).

9. Total staff: 11

10. Female staff: 4

11. Muslim staff: 0


13. Sources of funding: a) Central Government b) Foreign Donor c) Individual/Family/ Private donations d) Self-sustaining Activities


Rajaram Singh Bonoba Ashram, PO Islampur, Nalanda801303, Bihar, India +91 9709408585 [email protected]

Samagra Gram SwarajSangh was similar to other organizations that were inspired by the Jayaprakash Narayan movement in the 1970s and then began sustained work with the poor and marginalized in Bihar. As the name suggests, their vision was one of Gram Swarajya (village self-rule) - which in terms of development strategies translated into mobilizing and strengthening village communities to themselves determine the direction of development. Since its foundation in 1978, the organization had spread to four districts in the state. It started to engage consciously with the Muslim community in 1988, when it expanded its work into new areas. The organization worked on education, rural livelihoods, urban poverty and environmental issues. It also worked to promote communal harmony. With its own training centre near Islampur town, the organization regularly conducted trainings with women on a range of issues. Samagra Gram SwarajSangh was part of several state-wide NGO networks.


1. State: Bihar

2. NGO: SamagraSewa


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: MakeshwarRawat, Bhola Tanti, KumudKumari, Rajesh Tamoli

6. Leadership (2012): Prakash, Pankaj

7. Main sectors of work: a. Democratic participation (community mobilization, enhance local self-governance) b. Rights-based advocacy (for access to basic services, implementation of government schemes, social legislations)

8. Location/Spread of work: SamagraSewa worked in rural as well as urban areas of Bihar (in Jamui, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura,

Begusarai and Khagaria Districts).

9. Total staff: 13

10. Female staff: 4

11. Muslim staff: 1


13. Sources of funding: a. State Government b. Foreign Donor c. Individual / Family/ Private donations


Makeshwar Rawat North of Animal Hospital, NayaTolaBihari, PO & District Jamui 811307, Bihar, India +91 9431315651, +91 9931534537 [email protected], [email protected]

Samagra Sewa was initiated in 1999 in Bihar’s Jamui district bordering Jharkhand, by a group of local Dalit youths. Marked by its difficult terrain, regular droughts and violence by state and non-state actors, the area is witness to large-scale displacement of people and disruption of livelihoods. Against this backdrop, Samagra Sewa engaged with the most underserved – Dalits and Muslims – to empower them to address a range of issues, from child rights to implementation of government social welfare programmes and legislations like the Right to Education Act and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The approach was to form community-based organizations in remote towns and villages. Mobilizing the disadvantaged in local communities, elected representatives and block-level government workers, the organization tried to create a platform for working together. The organization did not itself get involved in government programme implementation, but acted instead as a watchdog.


1. State: Bihar

2. NGO: SamagraSikshanEvamVikashSansthan (SSEVS)

3. Year of establishment: 1989-90

4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: Pankaj-ji, Kadir, Prabhat, AbbasBhai

6. Leadership (2012): Prakash, Pankaj-ji

7. Main sectors of work: a. Land rights (including legal aid) b. Rural livelihoods (including implementation of MGNREGA) c. Democratic participation (community mobilization towards implementation of government schemes) d. Disaster relief & rehabilitation (for flood-affected)

8. Location/Spread of work: SSEVS worked in rural areas of Bihar (in West Champaran, Siwan and East Champaran districts).

9. Total staff: 50

10. Female staff: 8

11. Muslim staff: 7



a. Indian Corporate Donor b. Foreign Donor


Pankaj-ji J.P. SmritiKutir, Subhash Nagar, Bettiah, (landmark – east of K.R. High School) West Champaran 845438, Bihar, India +91 6254-247313, +91 8797441003 (Siddharth), +91 8986500770, +91 947009117 (Pankaj) [email protected], www.samagrasansthan.org

With roots in the movement led by socialist leader Jayaprakash(JP) Narayan, SamagraSikshanEvamVikashSansthan (SSEVS) worked in areas with a rich history of struggle – Gandhiji’s movement against indigo farming and the Bhoodan movement of the 1950s. Yet, land alienation and its attendant poverty remained significant problems, and these were the central issues the organization focused on. SSEVS viewed development as a liberating force and believed that ownership and entitlement to land was the key to empowering landless farmers, giving them both food security and a sense of permanence and dignity. Its focus was mobilization and capacity-building of landless farmers to enable them to demand their rights to land; its legal aid cell helped with land-related court cases. Its work included ensuring that government schemes like the Indira AwasYojana (IAY) and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) were implemented in a transparent and just manner. The organization had been working specifically with landless Muslim and Dalit agricultural workers since the beginning, as the vast majority of the region’s landless farm workers belonged to these groups. It also advocated for the rights of people displaced by seasonal floods—again largely Dalits and Muslims, who had been pushed to the periphery of towns and villages, and lived precariously near the riverbeds.

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1. State: BIHAR

2. NGO: SamajikShodhEvamVikasSansthan


4. Registered NGO

5. Key founders: HamidaKhatun, Hasan Imam Kuraishi, VindhvashniPd, RamjitPasawan, Amar, BinodMallick

6. Leadership (2012): VindhvashniPd, RamjitPasawan, Amar

7. Main sectors of work: a) Rural development b) Women’s empowerment c) Livelihood (microfinance, SHGs, skill development) d) Education (elementary and non-formal education, vocational training) e) Democratic participation (rights-based community mobilization)

8. Location/Spread of work: SamajikShodhEvamVikasSansthan worked in rural areas of Bihar (in East

Champaran and West Champaran districts).

9. Total staff: 18

10. Female staff: 3

11. Muslim staff: 2


13. Sources of funding: a) Foreign donor b) Individual / Family/ Private donations


SamajikShodhEvamVikasSansthan Mehsi, East Champaran 845426, Bihar, India +91 917250168082 [email protected], [email protected]

SamajikShodhEvamVikasSansthan had been working in the rural areas of East and West Champaran for over two decades. While it had maintained a small team, it had come to be recognized in the region as having developed strong relationships with the local communities among the rural poor. It worked on education, health, rural livelihoods, economic development through organizing SHGs and skill-enhancement, women’s issues, and disaster relief and rehabilitation. It had published a report on the educational status of Muslim children in 2011. SamajikShodhEvamVikasSansthan was part of several


state-wide networks promoting communal harmony, and rights of Dalits and women, including the Aman Campaign, InsaniEkta (Biradari) Muhim, Dalit AdhikarMorcha and MahilaAdhikarManch.

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