About Empower Society
Empower Society is a non-profit making organization registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and has been formed to work towards issues related to socio-economic empowerment, enabling individual and community for getting empowered for transforming choices leading to collective action ensuring better quality of life, facilitating equal opportunity for ensuring equity amongst various sections of the society, social justice, livelihood enhancement of the people residing in the target community etc . The society also aims at empowering the vulnerable, weaker section of the society and women of the rural areas.
Nature Of The Organization
Empower Society is a non-profit making organisation registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860. The society has been granted tax exemptions under section 12A and 80G of the Deptt. of Income Tax.
News & Updates
Annual General Meeting of 2020-21 was held on 11th Jan, 2021.
COVID response work undertaken during COV-1.0 & 2.0(COVID preparedness emergency services, distribution of COVID Kits, Vocational and Livlihood support for COV survivors and migrants ).
National Training provider partner for PMKVY and Bamboo basket making TC skill partner for UKSDM.
Unsung is the registered trade mark / brand for the livelihood products
Joint initiative for promoting COBU dairy brand in colabration with business house KINIKH.
'Ace of Initiative Award' and 'Star Performer Award' extended towards achievers and work of excellence for the third consecutive year.
The members have organized a cluster of more than 2655 Bamboo, ringal and natural fibers weavers and around 550 traditional handloom workers.
Three exchange workshops organised between artisans of north east India, Uttarakhand, Himanchal, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar
Sensitization Program on Water, Health, Sanitation, Alternative energy, Fodder Management, ITK and Indiginious tribe / revival of Dying art etc in all districts of Uttarakhand.
Major Projects undertaken
District Dehradun: SC, OBC, Tribal and Minority Livelihood Programs( Embroidery, Cutting, Tailoring, Fruit Processing and Beautician Program; Capacity Building and sensitization programs)
District Uttarakashi and Rudraprayag: Technical Input - PRA, Microplanning & Social Audit with PNGO & Dehradun Division in Gramya-II
NABARD SHG formation project- Chakrata and kalsi.
labournet India Private Limited - BOCW, Skill upgradation project.
Urza project run for under priviliged children - 60 Children.
District Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Bageshwar: IFAD-ILSP- UGVS Ringal, Zoonoti Diseases, Azolla culture-Capacity Building, Mktg & regeneration etc.
Capacity Building Empanneled Partner UDWDP II.
District Dehradun: MOEF & Climate Change Program (GoI) Jaunsar Region (In progress)
