Institute for Self Management
Unionization of the unorganized workers for entitlements with social security measures
About Us
Institute for Self Management
Protection of Socio Economic, Political and cultural deprivation of Grassroot Women, Children and workers.
Institute For Self-management is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that facilitates peoples’ movements towards social & gender justice. Established in 1983, our initial interventions were grass-root level group formation, facilitating underprivileged community to get government's welfare schemes, promoting saving habits, awareness generation, and capacity building of leaders of a group. Having closely worked with marginalized communities, we realized that they lacked opportunities for development and were under the grasp of various social evils such as child marriage, child labor, occupational hazards, caste disparities and so on. As a sustainable solution and to spearhead their development, we focus on three important areas: women development, children's education, and organizing the unorganized working laborers in Madurai, Dindigul and Theni Districts of Tamil Nadu.
Our focus areas
An integrated approach to build a equitable and empowered society
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WAGE WORKERS
Mission & Vision
OUR VISION
Help promotion of strong Peoples’ Movement towards prevailing of social justice and gender justice by working with unorganized workers, tribal, dalit communities, women and children and play a catalytic role.
OUR MISSION
ISM strives to socially, economically and politically empower Dalit and Tribal communities through education and by creating their organization to achieve equality, security, justice and dignity.
Our Programs
Women empowerment
We empower women from most marginalized communities to have better standard of living as well as to take an effective part in community development. To begin with, we make them recognize their basic rights through awareness campaigns. We rescued many bonded women labours, women suffering from domestic violence, and enhanced their lives through capacity building, and skill development training. We form SHG groups for them and provide linkages to bank to avail credit facilities. Many women acquired loan and started their business. As an additional effort, we also help women get social entitlements, and register assets in their name.
Child development
Education being a fundamental foundation in altering their lives, we provide access for them to education. In addition to that, we have Evening Supplementary Education Centre to facilitate their educational needs and create systematic improvement in their academic performance. Through our initiatives, we also ensure that children don't fall prey to child marriages, child trafficking, and bonded labour practice.
Organizing laborers
Laborers from disadvantaged communities are unorganized which affect their social, economical and political status. So we organize them into different trade union groups, co-operatives, and federations; help them avail social entitlements, and social security measure. Through this approach we promote their standard of living and encourage them to make best of the schemes they receive from the government.
Awareness
Awareness generation is an integral part of ISM's developmental programmes. Through awareness we sensitize target communities and stakeholders on important social issues, such as, child marriage, child trafficking, bonded labor practice, occupational hazards, domestic violence, gender inequality, and caste discrimination etc. This approach helps community recognize their basic rights. We also encourage them to give much importance to children's education, women development, and mobilizing resources for their growth.
Our Activities
21-Aug-2022
ISM - Institute for Self Management
WDRC Organizing Dalit Sub caste Women and got housing
for 91 women in their name. 45 house sites for 1 sub caste and 46 for 1 sub
caste. The idea behind getting housing in one place for the 2sub caste in
creating integration among the sub castes of Dalit Community.
In this meeting it was discussed to represent District
administration to construct the other left out 55 housing sites and also
demanding the Government to construct Bal-wadi,
Community hall and children park at the 12 plot allotted along with the 91
house sites.
08-Aug-2022
ISM- Institute for self Management
ISM based at Madurai Organizing village panchayat
manual scavenging workers and water suppliers. They are denying the salary
increase for the past 35 years. The Government has Ordered to pay the back
wages and salary hike. The workers representatives from Alaganallur panchayat
Union representing the block development Officer and Summitted their grievance
petition to take needed action at the war foot.
27-Jul-2022
ISM distributed the Community certificate for 28 families
ISM Involved in facilitating the target group of unorganized workers to get the entitlement needed to get government relief, welfare measure and social security measures .
At the village panchayat level ISM took survey among the workers and assist them to get the entitlements.
Today 27.07.2022
ISM distributed the Community certificate for 28 families at perugudi village -Madurai
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18-Jul-2022
Construction Supporting Worker Union Meeting
The Construction Supporting Worker Convening their
union. Governing body members meeting on jul18. The meeting was facilitated by
the Co-Ordinator for the Ism union Activities. In the meeting it was discussed
on the need for representing the district collector to get the welfare measure
like equipment and tools for their Work.
16-Jul-2022
Implementation POA Act - Atrocities Against Dalit & Tribal people CVMC-Meeting
The Madurai
District CVMC – Citizens Vigilance and Monitoring Committee Meeting. Quarterly
meeting was held on July 16. Mrs.Manohari Doss explained about the various Relief,
rehabilitation measures could be extended according to the POA act-Prevention
of Atrocities against Dalit and Tribal People.
The CVMC – Madurai is monitoring
the Implementation of the Act under the presidentship of District Collector.
The Quarterly meeting are conducting Regularly and the report has been sent to
Chief minister Of Tamilnadu regarding the number of caste violence cases dealt
and the relief and rehabilitation extended were asked through the CVMC Madurai
by sending RTI letters and getting the information. Regarding this the Madurai
CVMC monitoring meeting to analysis the information got and the need to fill
appeal after 30 days of RTI filled if any information got from concern authorities.
17-Jun-2022
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South Tamilnadu Representative Formi
13-Jun-2022
ISM - Institute For Self Management
WDRC -Women Development Resource Centre -- Tamilaga Mahalir Iyyakkam
11-Jun-2022
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Children Joyful Sharing Programme
01-Jun-2022
ISM - Institute For Self Management
May Day Celebration
18-Oct-2021
International women's day
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.15-Oct-2021
Rural Women Day Celebration
We conducted this program with the participation of women and Girl Children. Rural women day is celebrated every year on October 15th We educated women about the various problems faced by them and tried to solve their problems. It is necessary that women should be aware of various aspects so we tried to educate.Our Impact
It is the small change that makes the biggest impact.
1500
Women empowered to represent government
210
Women encouraged to participate in local governance (PRI)
750
Children supported through evening supplementary education centre
1700
Workers registered under trade union
20000
Women empowered to involve in political and governance activities
Members
Board Members
Adv. Karthikeyan
President
Mrs. Sundari
Vice President
Miss. Arul Rosaline
Treasurer
Mr. Murugan
Executive member
Mrs. Arul Jothi
Executive member
Mrs. Anthoniammal
Executive member
Dr. Nancy Mano Doss
SecretaryAdvisory Panel
Mr. Suresh Srinivasan
AdvisorMr. Palanisamy
AdvisorAdv. Akalya
AdvisorTeam Members
Dr.Packiyaraj (Co – Ordinator)
NoneKasthuri - (Co-Ordinator)
NoneMichael Kennedy (Co-Ordinator)
NoneVictoria Yesurani - (Co-Ordinator)
NoneMary Maxcyin - (Co-Ordinator)
NoneA. Yogalatha (Computer Operator)
NoneReports
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Account Number: 1093101086906
Bank: Canara Bank
Branch: Ganaolivupuram Branch
IFSC Code: CNRB0001093
All donations are eligible for tax savings under 80G.
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Get in touch
Mailing Address
55, Bhrathidhsan Salai, Travellers Bunglow Road, Madurai - 625016, Tamil Nadu, India
Email Address
ismmdu@yahoo.co.in
Phone Number
9894340023
I S M Tai Project Office madurai
