Author: ABSSS

The study was conducted as part of a project being undertaken in the 28 villages by Akhil Bhartiya Samaj Sewa Sansthan (ABSSS), Chitrakoot, with support from ChildFund India (CFI), New Delhi. The 28 villages, like…

People become vulnerable when they either lose their rights or don’t have them at all. In both cases it is vulnerability which remains the common force which renders them powerless and voiceless. Children of India…

Bundelkhand is a cultural and agro-ecological region which includes several districts of southern Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh. The name is derived from the Bundela Kings who reigned here and the region has a…

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT), Mumbai, has embarked on a Bundelkhand Initiative to address poverty and inequity in the region through multi-sectoral civil society projects based on a clear strategy. The ABSSS Project, entitled Bundelkhand…

Farmer indebtedness is one of the major problems in rural India. Caused by multiple factors, it has spiraling impacts: indebtedness aggravates poverty; depresses living status; diminishes chances of making investments for improving returns from agricultural…

Even in India, where quality of school-education, particularly in rural primary schools, is low, school-education is expected to make a substantial contribution to the development of a child’s potential. At the least, school-education can give…