Our NGO Partner Network
We work with excellent partners (NGOs) who deliver the programmes on the ground. Our partners specialise in delivering effective and sustainable livelihood programmes to support the rural and urban poor.
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Nirdhan (Development and Microfinance)
We founded Nirdhan in Kolkata in 2011 as our programme implementation partner in West Bengal. Together we have researched, developed and launched all four of our agricultural livelihood programmes to support the rural poor.
Nirdhan is led by Chairman Mr Vasant Subramanyan and a full Board of Directors. Chandrani Banerjee is Head of Livelihoods and is responsible for all Shivia’s programmes in West Bengal.
VIEWS India
VIEWS is a growing, grass-roots organisation working towards sustainable livelihoods, quality education, health, climate change and disaster management among Tribals, Dalits, people with disability and coastal fishing communities in Odisha.
In October 2021, we chose VIEWS to partner with us to replicate our Agri-management Services programme and we are currently working with marginalised tribal communities, teaching them how to farm in a sustainable, responsible and profitable way.
In 2023, together with VIEWS, we introduced our poultry farming programme in 42 remote villages in Odisha.
NIRMAN
Shivia started the partnership with the NGO NIRMAN in March 2022 to replicate our Poultry Development Services Programme for the first time outside of West Bengal.
NIRMAN was founded in 1997 and is registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. It operates in nine districts of Odisha and has its head office in the capital, Bhubaneshwar. NIRMAN has its FCRA status. The Founder and Executive Director of NIRMAN is Mr Prasant Mohanty.
DARBAR SAHITYA SANSADA (DSS)
Shivia started the partnership with the NGO DSS in March 2022 to replicate our Poultry Development Services Programme for the first time outside of West Bengal, in parallel with our replication through NIRMAN.
DSS was founded in 1982 and is registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. It operates in six districts of Odisha and has its head office in the city of Bhalipatana. DSS has its FCRA status. The Founder and Chief Executive of DSS is Mr Kedareswar Choudhury.
SATHEE
Shivia started the partnership with SATHEE in 2023 to replicate our Poultry Development Services Programme in the states of Jharkhand and Bihar.
SATHEE was founded by Dr Niraj Kumar in 1996 and is registered as a Trust under Indian Trust Act (1882). Their mission is very much aligned with Shivia’s, namely ‘the socio-economic empowerment of tribes, OBCs and other socially and economically oppressed communities including the women, children and other disadvantaged groups.’
SATHEE was founded by Dr Niraj Kumar in 1996 and is registered as a Trust under Indian Trust Act (1882). Their mission is very much aligned with Shivia’s, namely ‘the socio-economic empowerment of tribes, OBCs and other socially and economically oppressed communities including the women, children and other disadvantaged groups.’
KALP
Shivia started the partnership with KALP in 2024 to replicate our Poultry Development Services Programme in the state of Chhattisgarh.
KALP was founded by Mr Moin Jafar in 1995 and is registered under the Madhya Pradesh Society Registration Act 1973. Their mission is to empower poor, deprived and marginalised sectors of society so that they become economically and socially developed and are given the opportunity for a safe and healthy existence.
Prerak
Shivia started the partnership with Prerak in 2024 to replicate our Poultry Development Services Programme in the state of Chhattisgarh.
Prerak was founded by Mr Ramgulal Sinha in 1989 and is registered under Madhya Pradesh Society Registration Act 1973. Their mission is to develop rural communities to become self-sufficient, healthy, peaceful and free from all kinds of exploitation and injustice.
Feedback Madagascar
Shivia started the partnership with Feedback Madagascar in 2022 to replicate our Poultry Development Services programme.
In 2024 we introduced our Agri-management Services programme to our farmers.
Our programmes in Madagascar are funded by the T&J Meyer Family Foundation.
Feedback Madagascar is a charity registered in Scotland. To find out more, click here.
PPES
Shivia started the partnership with PPES in 2025 to replicate our Poultry Development Services Programme in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
SAATH
Shivia first partnered with SAATH in 2012/13 on their Nirman Programme, providing training to workers in the informal sector in the areas of electrical work, carpentry, masonry and plumbing to increase their earning potential.
We are delighted to be working with SAATH once again on two new initiatives:
Providing business skills training to women living in urban slum areas so they can start their own enterprise in the Beauty & Wellness sector
A skills-based training programme aimed at women living in urban slum areas to their enhance job prospects and increase income in food preparation and delivery.
