Our Programmes

Our programmes focus on empowering very poor people to start their own small, income-generating enterprise.

We are currently operating in West Bengal, Gujarat and Rajasthan

Poultry Development Services

Helping families earn an income from raising chickens and selling the products

Agri-management Services

Making farming affordable and sustainable for marginalised small holders and teaching responsible, eco-farming techniques

Goat Farming

Helping families earn an income from raising and selling goats

Beautypreneur Programme

Providing business skills training to women so they can start their own entrepreneurial enterprise in the Beauty & Wellness sector

Cooks Training Programme

A skills-based training programme aimed at urban slum dwellers to enhance job prospects and increase income in the Home Management sector

Through these programmes we strive to contribute towards the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, in particular:

Here is a short video about how we are changing the lives of some of the world’s poorest families. The footage was taken in the villages near Kolkata and features a number of our beneficiaries from each of our programmes….

If you were living on $2 a day, what would you do to improve your life? That’s a real question for the nearly 1 billion people living in extreme poverty today. There’s no single right answer, of course, and poverty looks different in different places. But through my work with the foundation, I’ve met many people in poor countries who raise chickens, and I have learned a lot about the ins and outs of owning these birds. As a city boy from Seattle, I had a lot to learn! It’s pretty clear to me that just about anyone who’s living in extreme poverty is better off if they have chickens. In fact, if I were in their shoes, that’s what I would do – I would raise chickens.

BILL GATES, June 2016

OUR PROGRAMMES

IMPACT STORIES

Agri-management Services has the capacity to deliver lasting change for our farmers. I have always felt that the farmers feed our nation while they can hardly afford to feed themselves. What an irony. So if my team and I are able to help farmers earn a sustainable income through agriculture, there’s nothing better than this.

Joe Rao
Shivia Lead Consultant
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