Mission & Values

Shivia’s mission is to empower the poorest to create livelihoods, boost income and inspire permanent change

Our goals:

to help people living on or below the poverty line in India earn a decent income

to provide people in need with the tools and training to start a market-driven enterprise

to innovate and develop our programmes to ensure the best outcomes and impact for our beneficiaries

Our values:

excellent governance and transparency in all that we do
responsiveness to the changing needs of our beneficiaries
sustainability for Shivia and our beneficiaries
regular impact measurement and reporting to donors

Shivia’s work contributes towards the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 1: No poverty
Goal 2: Zero hunger
Goal 5: Gender equality
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Clifford Chance has been a supporter of Shivia since it was founded in 2008. During that time, we have provided Shivia with extensive pro bono advice and a number of grants. Originally, the relationship was led by a senior partner in our Corporate practice and when he retired it was easy to find another partner to take on the leadership role. Our lawyers are always keen to work with Shivia. We see Shivia as being strategic, smart, dynamic, responsive and brilliantly led. It is exactly the type of NGO that we want to work with in order to be able to achieve some social impact.

Tom Dunn, Pro bono Director, Clifford Chance LLP

Our programmes

Read our impact stories

I have witnessed first-hand how Shivia has not just changed but transformed people's lives with its livelihood programmes.
Yasmine Hilton
Chairman Shivia
Alquity supports Shivia because they transform lives by giving people the opportunity to do things themselves and they do it with dignity.
Suresh Mistry
Director, Alquity
We were thrilled to see the impact of the work being done and to meet the team on the ground. It was truly humbling to see the difference being made to so many people by this group of highly motivated and capable people.
Stewart Brown
Director Artemis Investment Management LLP
We are excited to support such a strategically-minded and professionally run charity that is making a real and sustainable difference. The focus and design of the livelihood programmes are simple and highly effective – and the results speak for themselves.
Lars-eric Roden
Director, The T&J Meyer Foundation
Farming is my only source of income... I registered with Shivia to learn how to reduce my farming expenses and produce better quality outputs. I am definitely seeing good results compared to previous years and have learned how to make bio-pesticides.
AMS farmer
Familia location West Bengal