Fifteen years of rights-based, community-rooted work
Established in 2010 and registered under the Societies Registration Act (Reg. No. Maha/13335/Satara), Annapurna Sewabhavi Sanstha is a grassroots development organisation working from its headquarters in Chikhali, Tal-Karad, District Satara. We work especially with women, children, Scheduled Castes and economically disadvantaged families — going beyond welfare delivery to build community ownership and lasting change.
- Rights-based & participatoryGuided by honesty, equity and social justice in every programme we run.
- Community-owned solutionsVillage biodiversity committees, water committees and self-help groups lead locally.
- Transparent & compliantRegistered under 12AA & 80G, NGO‑DARPAN, Udyam and ISO 001:2015.
Eight Focus Areas, One Mission
From women's empowerment to water and sanitation, every Annapurna programme works toward the same goal — a self-reliant rural society with dignity, food security and equal opportunity.
Women Empowerment
Legal literacy, health awareness, digital skills and leadership across 15+ villages.
Skill Development & Livelihood
4,000+ youth & women trained in tailoring, BFSI, retail and IT with placement support.
Health & Nutrition
Health camps, cancer screening and adolescent nutrition & hygiene support.
Education & Youth
Soft-skills, civic awareness and personality development for school youth.
Water & Sanitation
Implementation Support Agency under Jal Jeevan Mission across 60+ villages.
Environment & Biodiversity
People's Biodiversity Registers and village committees across 30+ villages.
Agriculture
Organic farming, crop diversification and links to KVKs and NABARD.
Natural Resource Mgmt.
Watershed management and soil & water conservation with Vasundhara support.
A Glimpse of Our Field Programmes
A small selection from our completed and ongoing projects — see the full list with partners and outcomes on the Projects page.
Solid Waste & Wastewater Management
DPR preparation and sanitation planning across 70 villages with Zilla Parishad Satara & Sangli.
Skill Development for PWDs
35 differently-abled beneficiaries trained in entrepreneurship with Gharda Chemicals & Gharda Hospital (CSR).
Tree Plantation Drive
500 students engaged in tree plantation and environment awareness across Ashram Schools.
Photo Gallery
Moments from our health camps, trainings, plantation drives and community meetings.
Our Partners & Collaborators
We are proud to work alongside government departments, academic institutions and mission-aligned organisations.
