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GENESIS

Sahara Utsarga Welfare Society (SUWS) was the master mind of Shri Sudipta Bannerjee, a young graduate who had an all time idea and thinking to stand by the side of the distressed people of the society, took the initiative to upgrade their standard of living, fulfillment of daily needs through a potential and sustainable income generating activities so that they can get full social justice. With his thoughts a group of like-minded people associated with him and thus they started developmental activities in 1993. The organization was registered as a Non government Organization by West Bengal Society registration Act 1961 in 1996. Initially the organization dealt with some common problems like free providing free private tuition, mass campaigning for use of Arsenic free water, conduction Pulse Polio & Hepatitis Vaccination camp, community awareness on Family Planning, Gender Education,  HIV Awareness, Blood Donation Camp etc In 1998 the organization started its microfinance operation. SUWS realized that eradication of economical problem is not the only solution and one of the major activity was to motivate the community about their social rights that include children education, food, basic health care and shelter for their livings. Slowly but steadily the organization grows in both vertically and horizontally and SUWS attempts to provide cost effective developmental services leading to better livelihood opportunities for economically weaker section of the society through women Self Help groups. In 1998, this organization registers in Foreign Contribution Regulation Act to access international funds to provide other developmental activities. From the beginning till now SUWS maintained transparency in all major and micro sectors and control had been exercised over entire operations on regular basis through various control returns, periodical meetings and internal audits. Special care is taken towards compliance of directives issued by the Government from time to time.