Samarthan-Centre for Development Support

Samarthan-Centre for Development Support is a non-governmental organisation based in Bhopal, India working on community development, water & sanitation, environment & climate +4 more.

Samarthan-Centre for Development Support is a non-profit NGO working across Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in India. It works with rural and urban communities, Panchayats, Gram Sabhas, water user committees and community groups to strengthen participatory planning, local governance and accountability. Its work covers drinking water, sanitation and public health, sustainable agriculture, watershed management and conservation, and access to rights and entitlements such as pensions, scholarships and social protection. It facilitates social audits, citizen report cards and community score cards, and builds the capacity of youth groups, women's self-help groups and other community-based organisations. The organisation runs programmes through its offices in Bhopal and Raipur, has a Board of Trustees and an Advisory Board, and publishes annual reports, manuals and research on governance, WASH and livelihoods.