01Education
Improving access to school and the quality of learning for children in the villages we work in.
- Bringing school dropouts back into education
- Tuition and learning support centres in villages
- STEM and computer skill learning for children
Raibag · Belagavi · Karnataka
Every girl in school.
Every childhood protected.
AMMA Foundation works with women and children in the villages of Belagavi District, Karnataka. Since 2015 we have worked on education, protection from child marriage and the Devadasi system, children's participation, and health.
Discussion with Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2022
- 9,392
- Families reached
- 13,011
- Children reached
- 6
- Talukas covered
- 2015
- Working since
What we do
Four areas of work
Our programmes in the villages are organised around education, protection, participation and health.
02Protection
Protecting children from child marriage, dedication to the Devadasi system, child labour and trafficking.
- Preventing child marriages with families and authorities
- Protecting girls from dedication to the Devadasi system
- Rescue and rehabilitation of child labourers
03Participation
Building the leadership, confidence and life skills of adolescent girls, boys and children's collectives.
- Adolescent girls' collectives in villages
- Boys' collectives and children's collectives
- Children's parliament and cultural programmes
04Health
Health awareness, hygiene, nutrition support and relief for families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Health, hygiene and nutrition awareness in villages
- Nutrition support for children and women
- Nutrition support for people living with HIV
Achievements
Change we can count
Figures recorded by the Foundation across its years of work in the villages.
467
School dropouts re-enrolled in education
271
Children admitted to residential schools
5
Schools upgraded up to 10th standard
378
Child marriages prevented
211
Girls protected from Devadasi dedication
83
Child labourers rescued
1.25 lakh
People reached with COVID-19 relief
Our people
A women-led foundation from the community
AMMA Foundation was founded in 2015 by seven founding members from the villages it serves.
From the field
Our work in the villages
Village sessions, school support, health camps and community work across six talukas.
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