DEEDS 1288990 177223571 2007-12-11T15:34:48Z WinBot 1577873 BOT - re-categorisation per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 December 4|CfD]] , replaced: Category:Medical and health NGOs → Category:Medical and health organizations, replaced: Category ''Click here for [[Deed]], the legal instrument'' '''DEEDS''' (Development [[Education]] Society) is an Indian [[Non-Governmental Organisation]] established in 1989. It is a non-profit, non-political, [[Nonsectarian|non-sectarian]] organisation which operates in the [[Ponnai]] area of [[Tamil Nadu]] in Southern [[India]]. Its guiding commitment is to educate, and improve conditions for those who form the vulnerable sections of society. Programmes are delivered by a partnership between DEEDS, the local [[community]] and government agencies. ==Educational improvement== Programmes include... *Early [[childhood]] education *Pre-school education *Non-formal education *Formal education *Distant education *Technical and vocational education *Adult education *Collegiate education *Quality of life through [[health]] improvement ==Community health education== [[Community health]] programmes include... *Environment and [[Ecology|ecological]] promotion *Nutrition education cum services *Immunization *Reproductive and child health programme *Promotion of [[herbal]] garden and [[Herbalism|herbal medicine]] *HIV/AIDS prevention programme *Alcoholic and de-addiction services *Coordination with [[Government]] Primary Health Centres *Periodical [[Medicine|medical]] check-ups and [[treatment]] with referral services *Training for grass root health workers ==Poverty alleviation activities== This programme is mainly focused on utilizing the available local resources as well as enhancing skills for managing resources through a [[sustainable]] livelihood approach. *Agro-based livelihood activities *Animal [[Animal husbandry|husbandry]] programme *Micro enterprises *Credit units – people's financial institutions *Entrepreneurship training *Cooperative [[business]] undertaking *Promotion of [[List of self-help organizations|self-help groups]] *Watershed management ==Building the local organization== DEEDS aims to nurture and develop self-government principles among the deprived community, despite various barriers in the [[Social structure|social system]] such as [[caste]], multi-linguistic, multi-religious communities etc... Through [[Democratization|democratisation]] and [[human rights]], this can be promoted at the community level. [[Sensitization|Sensitisation]] and [[advocacy]] on various developmental areas are given focus. To build a strong local organization DEEDS promotes the following local bodies: *Women's associations (sanghas) *Farmers' association *Village Development Coordination Committee *Youth association *Children's club *Credit and cooperative units ==External links== *[http://www.deedsindia.org Charity homepage] *[http://www.developmentinaction.org Affiliated British charity] [[Category:India NGOs]] [[Category:Educational organizations]] [[Category:Medical and health organizations]] [[Category:Poverty and hunger NGOs]] [[Category:Civic and political organizations]]