We are zooming off to India – please join us!

We are zooming off to India – please join us!

On Tuesday 15th November, we are zooming off to West Bengal and Odisha and we would love you to join us,...

A salute to our wonderful women farmers…

On International Women’s Day (IWD) we are saluting the thousands of wonderful women who we have had the privilege to...

Cyclone Amphan hits West Bengal

The people of West Bengal have been dealt another devastating blow as the full force of Cyclone Amphan hit yesterday....

Donor field visit with Artemis

We were delighted to welcome representatives from Artemis Fund Management to India in October 2019.  This was our third “Family...

Feedback from Global Giving’s site visit

In June, Global Giving sent one of their ‘in-the-field’ travellers to visit our team in West Bengal to get an...

A word from Nick Jenkins

Nick Jenkins, Ambassador and former Patron of Shivia 

A word from…. the De Laszlo Foundation

Damon de Laszlo, The Damon de Laszlo Foundation

A word from….The Marr-Munning Trust

James Fitzpatrick, Outgoing Director, The Marr-Munning Trust

A word from….St James’s Place Foundation

Malcolm Cooper Smith, Trustee, St James’s Place Foundation

Gallery: West Bengal

Take a look at some of our photos from where we are working in West Bengal

IMPACT STORIES

Poultry Farmer

(SHANTI)

Shanti lives in the Nayagarh District in Odisha with her husband and…

Poultry Farmer

(RACHANA)

Rachana was one of the first women to enrol on Poultry Development…

Poultry Farmer

(AKINA)

Akina is 50 and is married with seven daughters. She and her…

Paddy Farmer

(NISHIKANTA)

Nishikanta is 45 and he registered for AMS in June 2014. He…

  • It has been a pleasure to help shine a light on the inspirational work that Shivia does. The team’s passion and determination to make a lasting difference to families living in poverty – and doing so respectfully – is clear in every interaction. By contributing support for their marketing communications and brand identity evolution, we hope that they will be able to empower even more people in the future.
    Rebecca Lovelock
    Founder at Bretom
  • Shivia’s work is very impressive - how it is carried out and who the people are working in the locations.  It is a very healthy and together team which is being very effective.
    Jane Meyer
    Trustee of T&J Meyer Family Foundation
  • "The work Shivia does is simple and yet so life-changing, we’re thrilled to have been part of the charity’s growth story and hope to partner with them for many years to come.”
    Marisa Charosky
    Coordinator - Artemis Charitable Foundation
  • 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
    Lead Consultant for Shivia
  • 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