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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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Widow Empowerment

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Water & Sanitation

Water & Sanitation

Providing rural poor with access to regular and safe water, and family toilets

Women and Widows

Women & Widows

Empowering women socially, economically, intellectually and politically; advocating for widow's rights

Children & Youth

Children & Youth

Improving educational facilities, providing orphan sponsorship and capacity building of youth groups

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CAPACITY BUILDING

Local Training

Local Training

Short, relevant courses for Indian NGOs in sustainable development, non-profit management

International Training

International Training

In-depth residential programs in community driven development models based on our field experience

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & CSR

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

Fostering social innovation and social enterprises; facilitating microenterprises through capability building and institutional linkages

Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

Promoting and building partnerships between socially responsible business and communities for larger social impact

DEVELOPMENT STARTS WITH THE PEOPLE

Our 360-degree approach encourages villagers to engage in their own development process and effect change on multiple levels: social, financial, environmental, physical and psychological. We emphasize the importance of a sense of unity, responsibility and leadership, and equal representation of women and men.

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OUR STORIES

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    Annual General Meeting

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    Be part of our Annual General Meeting. Learn about our work and our results. See you there!

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    SOPAR Marks 40 Years of Sustainable Development in India

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    In the developped world, 40 years is considered half of a lifetime. In terms of development it’s what we call a good start. Indeed, sustainable development takes time. Angèle and André Gingras, founders of SOPAR, understood early on that time would be their best ally. To make a long story short : here are some […]

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    Another award for two beautiful minds

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    What a way to celebrate 40 years of relentless work to empower the poorest of the poor in India. Our founders are once again in the spotlight and we are very proud of them!

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    Radio-Canada/Le Droit Personalities of the week

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    Angel and Andre Gingras, SOPAR founders, had the honor of being named the Radio-Canada/Le Droit Personalities of the week. A radio interview was conducted for the occasion on Monday, March 28 on CBC. You can listen to the interview at the following address: Personnalité de la semaine Radio-Canada/Le Droit (interview in french) An article about […]

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    Bala Vikasa Silver Jubilee

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    GRAND CELEBRATION OF BALA VIKASA SILVER JUBILEE Commemorating 25 Years of Successful Community Driven Development “Mrs. Bala Theresa is a pride daughter of Telangana” said Mr. Chandra ShekarRao, C.M. Telangana February 9th, 2016 is a historical day in the journey of Bala Vikasa as it celebrated the great event of silver jubilee at L.B. Stadium, […]

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STATISTICS

6000 villages

reached in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India

4 million people

impacted through our various programs

10,000 community leaders

trained to drive village development projects

350 women leaders

regularly trained to run Self-Help Groups across 1500 villages

IN THE NEWS

  • International Women’s Day : Deconstructing a rather harmless picture
  • Construction of Family Toilets
  • The Importance of Education for Orphans
  • Gangadevipally Attracts Prime Minister’s Modi’s Attention

RESOURCES

  • SOPAR Annual Report 2016-2017
  • Social Responsibility Series 4
  • English Tharangini March 2017
  • Bala Vikasa Annual Report 2015-16
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