Esther Foundation
To Make Possible the Impossible
What makes us different?
OUR VISION
- To empower Dalits, Adivasis/Tribals.
- To organize and to build inclusive communities.
NATURE AND SCOPE
- To network and engage with NGOs , foundations and other stakeholder.
OUR MISSION
- To serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in India.
- Address basic but neglected issues of the poor by involving them in evolving their own solutions with dignity.
- we exist to promote the development of quality drinking water and sanitation services, accessible to all.
Overview
The Esther Foundation was established in May 2007 by a group of committed individuals for social cause , disaster relief, mitigation and risk reduction. Esther foundation offers education -scholarships, community development, ecological development and work at times of disaster for providing relief and rehabilitation with a mission to let people have the Right to live with dignity
The Foundation is governed by its own independent Board of Trustees. The Foundation receives its income primarily by the individual donations of Trust members .
Over the years, the Esther’s programming will strive to evolve, innovative and responsive to the ever-changing needs of society. Today, the organization works in the developing countries like India and plans to work all over the world in future with a aim to alleviate human suffering.
History
DALITS
About Dalits
Dalits mean broken people referring to the untouchables who suffer the stigma of untouchability. Realizing its responsibility to uplift the downtrodden, The Esther foundation General Body meeting held in Tamil nadu in 2007 established the Trust .
Driven by acute poverty, unemployment and illiteracy, the vast majority of Dalits are engaged in menial jobs, undergo extreme exploitation, inhuman treatment and atrocities. The term ‘Scheduled Castes’ is an administrative concept introduced by the British administration.
Adivasis/Tribals
The Tribals were the indigenous people of this land. In spite of various invasions they have maintained their separate identity. They have had a history of isolation which gives in many ways a unique character to their problems. They are faced with the task of achieving integration without doing violence to their rich cultural and artistic heritage. They face challenges of poverty, illiteracy and social prejudice. In the name of development they are displaced, made landless and uprooted from their dwelling places.
Backward Classes
They belong to the backward castes but do not suffer the stigma of untouchability. They are economically poor.
Stakehoders Response to Caste Discrimination and Untouchable Practices
The indian leaders have accepted that caste discrimination and untouchable practices exist within the hireachy of the people to move towards greater equality. Therefore, customs or traditions that perpetuate or reinforce caste division should be sensitively reformed so that they may become an expression of solidarity of the whole community.”
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