April 26, 2026

SUKARYA

Sukarya – NGO

Sukarya is committed to saving and improving the lives of women and children Read More... Sukarya empowers women and girls to achieve equality and social justice Read More... Sukarya enables adolescent girls to build confidence, leadership, and life skills Read More... Sukarya educates slum children through mobile schools at their doorstep Read More... Striving for a Better Society Read More...
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WHO WE ARE

Our Story

Serving local communities since 1998. Benefitting more than 7.5 million people in over 790 villages and 210 slums directly and indirectly. Seeing value through contribution of hundreds of volunteers associated with different projects. Initiating a strong international presence with the opening up of a special US chapter in 2016.  A growing list of patrons, mentors and partners.

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OUR FOCUS AREAS

Our Impact

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Villages
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Slums
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Million Women & Children
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Presence in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh

STORIES OF CHANGE

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Critical support came when all doors were shut for Pooja 

Pooja, 22, lives in Nalapar slum pocket of New Delhi. Her husband, Sanjiv was a daily wage earner whose income was erratic and what he earned, he spent on alcohol. The entire pressure of feeding the family rested on Pooja’s shoulders and on what came from her mother-in-law’s pension. When she became pregnant and developed complications, she was unable to work, putting further pressure on the family’s financial health. The neglect she endured from the family and her own inability to care for herself became a challenge creating a chronic state of weakness.

A kind neighbour saw her deteriorating condition and connected her to Sukarya’s health camp which was nearby. Pooja was having difficulty going to the Government hospital which was at a distance and she could also not afford the bus fare. Fortunately, she found the staff at Sukarya compassionate and caring. They evaluated her health and diagnosed her with anemia. She was immediately put on treatment and counselling so she could take good care of herself during the pregnancy. She was told to assume greater responsibility for herself and the unborn baby and even if other family members were not paying attention to her needs, she must create a system so that she could get her meals, her iron and folic acid supplements and sufficient rest.

She diligently followed every piece of advice given by the senior gynaecologist and nutritionist. “Apart from taking green vegetables, I regularly use an iron pot to cook, as advised and am seeing a marked change in my condition”, says Pooja. Few months later she gave birth to a healthy girl who is benefitting from the advice for new born care.

Debunking myths and misconceptions about sexuality: Rani’s story

13-year old Rani lives with her three siblings and parents in the highly congested slum community of J.J Bandhu camp in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. Her father is a labourer and mother a house help.

Rani is a bright student and has managed to get good grades every year. She is now in Grade 7 and aspires to a teacher in a government school. She knows it will be difficult because to make the time to study in higher classes she will have to give up her domestic responsibilities. She is also clear that she will not get married like her sister, till she finishes her education.

She was introduced to Sukarya’s Adolescent Reproductive Sexual Health (ARSH) Programme where she attended six training sessions that oriented her along with other girls to different aspects of sexual and reproductive health. They learnt a lot about lifeskills, nutrition and other warning signs related to menstruation, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and contraception.

“She says, “the physiological and emotional changes brought about by adolescence had been so frightening to deal with, alone. I could not even talk to my mother or sisters about these things”. Thanks to the counsellors at ARSH, she knows so much and is happy to share these learnings with other girls who may not have access to correct information. Rani is outspoken and this quality has made her a role model amongst her contemporaries. She has been able to demystify many myths and misconceptions that abounded about SRH.

Shedding baggage of the past and embracing goals for the future: Kajri’s story

Kajri is a 10-year old girl who migrated with her family from Punjab and had no choice but to discontinue schooling. When she came to Delhi, her family started living in Nalapar slums. Owing to the distance of the nearest school from their hutment, she was unable to take admission. She joined few other children and started picking waste from nearby areas along with her mother. This fetched them some income at the end of the day with which they bought vegetables to cook their meals.

One day, she heard children talking excitedly about the ‘Education on Wheels’ bus. She was fascinated and wanted to know more. She found out where the bus would arrive and went and sat outside watching all the movement and action. When she spoke to her mother about it and told her she wanted to study so that she could grow up and earn for the family, her mother became emotional and told her to enroll without losing time.

Kajri was admitted in the Remedial section of the EOW programme. Due to hygiene issues she used to fall ill often and was irregular in attending classes. Her behaviour toward her peers was also not consistent.  She was always using curse words and would sometimes get physical with her classmates. Her behaviour was observed by the teachers and the Project Coordinator counselled her.  Having spent many years in an unstructured environment where street fights and curse words were the norm, she had subconsciously adopted these and to her they were not an aberration or sign of abnormal behaviour.

But with each passing day, being in the company of other children and sensitive teachers/counsellors she became calmer and less prone to being reactive and abusive. A movie screening was organised for all children. It was based on a child who struggles to receive an education and harbours the dream of becoming President of India. After the movie, the teacher asked   every student about their dreams and learnt that Kajri aspires to become a police officer. The teacher told her that a police officer needs to be mentally and physically fit and that, a good police officer neither abuses nor loses his/her temper easily. So, it was important for her to take care of her health and concentrate on studies.

With such motivating insights and conversations, the EOW team helped Kajri develop the right attitude. She has now been selected for entering the 5th standard and is preparing for the Open Basic Education (OBE) exam.

Aspiring to become Micro Entrepreneur – Story of Mudra

She does not seem to be tired after traveling almost 50 km all the way from Kharkhari Village, in Haryana, to Gurugram to learn micro business skills at Sukarya’s Spice & Cereal Processing Unit (SCPU). The vertical is specifically dedicated for women empowerment of rural self help group women.

“It is very hard for women to step out from the village and travel to such a big distance. My family has hardly allowed me to go out” says, Mudra, who is determined to become a micro entrepreneur in spice and cereal processing business. Having 3 children to look after, her husband is a daily wage earner and always struggles to get regular work.”The earning I receive while learning at Sukarya helps me support my children in studies and also manage household expenses as my husband always finds it difficult to bear multiple expenses”, further adds, Mudra. Her strong dedication and firm aspiration has been a source of motivation for her three colleagues who hail from the same village.

She has managed to rebuild her life through becoming a Self-Help Group(SHG) member. For the sake of their self respect and earning her livelihood, she always showed a deep interest in learning and capacity building activities to the SHG members by Sukarya. She became an active member of the SHG in handling bookkeeping and recording inter loaning/accounts. She had a sharp mind in accounts and marketing out of the Institutional Training modules at Sukarya Learning and Processing Center in Gurgaon. Through Sukarya imparting their skill based training for income generation like Fortified Atta, cereals, spices, pickle for better understanding of entrepreneurial skills, forward and backward linkages. She now prefers to devote more time to her business of managing a small village outlet of the processing center products to earn her livelihood.

“Mudra didi (sister) runs through our homes in the morning and push us to get ready to attend office at Sukarya. We have strong bonding now, and this helps us easily travel the long distance”, narrates Babita, her colleague at SCPU.

The small group of 4 rural SHG women has completed three months in spite of multiple barriers – social, Cultural and a long distance to reach the office. These women have become motivation for rest of the village, especially for women.