DEEPAM was established in 1999 to address some of the most relevant issues such as Leprosy and Empowerment of women in order to make them self-sufficient. With these in mind, we have come up with various skill development and mitigation programmes. DEEPAM NGO has stepped into 23rd year in an effective manner with the extensive cooperation and coordination of the community, direct and indirect beneficiaries, Government Departments, Nationalized / scheduled and cooperative banks and financial supporters which are located in the working geographical areas of the organisation. DEEPAM organisation is a registered body under Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act 27 of 1975 as well as under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010, under section 12AA and 80G of Income Tax Act of India 1961 and has all legal entities with updated documents. As a trust, our operations have touched more than 300 villages and have covered a total of 30,000 beneficiaries so far. We continually seek to build a society where women can be financially independent and a place where people can live without being affected by Leprosy.
An integrated approach to build a equitable and empowered society
OUR VISION
Alleviation of poverty with a focus of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion
OUR MISSION
To work for women empowerment and alleviate poverty through skill development trainings and income generation programs for the holistic development of underprivileged people. To provide skill enhancement trainings to destitute women, widows and differently abled people. To provide healthcare facilities, health awareness programs, livelihood programs especially for leprosy patients for betterment in their life. To stimulate growth and awareness in education. To improve access of government loans and subsidies.
Empowering women to be financially independent is our special focus. We have formed SHGs, Joint Liability Groups, and Income Initiative Group to help women avail loans through the groups. With the loan amount received many women start their domestic business, agricultural activities, and petty shops. Meetings are conducted on regular basis for women, and important people from apex organizations educate them on bank processes, setting up business, legal requirements, and other necessary information that are necessary for their growth and development.
There are so many people with leprosy living in poverty and shame in Dharmapuri district. We identify them with the help of local government hospitals and provide them with necessary medical care. Out of 200 people whom we have identified, 118 people are completely cured and are supported to start their business. We have even formed a Self-help group for leprosy-affected people, so that they can avail loans and sustain their livelihood.
As a part of livelihood enhancement initiative, and under Valedictory and MEDP Training and Micro Entrepreneurs’ Development Programme, we provide beautician course, agarbathi making, packing, and marketing to the groups that don't find proper livelihood opportunity. This training has helped many people to start their business and they are further helped in acquiring loan and other facilities to establish their business.
DEEPAM interventions in environmental aspect aim at enhancing the environment and the farming community. We have implemented fluorosis mitigation programme to improve the water quality in rural areas, and we also distribute organic manure and promote organic farming to farmers.
Skill development training centre is equipped with coir and coir mat making machinaries. SHG and JLG members can train themselves with the help of our trainer head in coir and mat making. If they need a specific skill set (for a group of people), our DEEPAM society will hire a trainer on the skill and will make our SHG members skilled on the specific skill set. Later, they can get Small scale loans through our banking partners for their start ups and they will repay the loans with the profit they make through their start up.
Deepam society collaborated with Dhwani Foundation, Bangalore based NGO for organizational change management programme from November 2020 to may 2022.The programme focused on the following impact areas Compliance, Governance, Marketing and fund raising, human resources, Leadership and strategy, Management Information system, Accounting and Finance management and Programme supervision and management. In the above area there were 161 parameters and 291 questions. out of which our society has scored 99.23% and secured 3rd place in our final assessment of Niranthara Batch -3 from the state of Tamilnadu
DEEPAM NGO has started the Training in Tailoring Centre on 1 st February 2024 in the office premises. Mrs. S. Karpagavalli opened the training centre and addressed about tailoring centre and how to use positively for their skill development and livelihood. The duration of the Training is six months. Each batch consists of 20 trainees. The trainings Is given on free of cost to the women. Manju Kotchal, Managing Director, Dhwani Foundation, Mrs. Vinitha, from Bangalore visited the training centre and appreciated the service.
DEEPAM NGO conducted training to leaders and members of newly formed Women Self Help Groups. In the training, the major subjects covered were: How to conduct group meetings, selection of Animator and Representatives, Importance and motto of Small Savings, maintenance of records and updating, selection of loan and how the officials grading the SHGs and marks given. Further trainings will be conducted by the Field staffs to the SHGs in the concerned villages where there is a need.
Motivational study centres were opened on behalf of the Deepam NGO in Chellampatty, Keeraipatty, S. Patty, Kizhmorappur and Pachinampatty villages. Each study centre has a teacher to conduct tuition in the evening to the school going children. Each centre has 50 students studying from 5 th standard to 12th standard. The centre teaches the school syllabus to the students. Besides, Motivational class and life skill education was conducted to the adolescent girls on every Saturday. Apart from Tuition classes, we are encouraging sports and games among the students. The name of scheme is “Break the Chain”. The project was supported by TdH Germany and implemented through CSED, Avinasi. DEEPAM NGO is acting as local support organisation to implement the project successfully.
Women workers’ group meeting was conducted on 4 th April 2023 in the office premises. We have formed 20 women workers’ group in ten villages of five selected Panchayaths in Harur Taluk. The motto of such group is to discuss about the issues of the working women and finding solutions, Job security, PF, ESI benefits, Salary and working hours. The organisation is providing regular training and periodic meeting for updating information time to time to the women workers’ groups.
Red Hand celebration was held in DEEPAM NGO office premises on 17th February 2024. The program highlights the objection of child labourers. The program opposes both sending and recruiting the children in the work. The program was conducted in ten villages of five panchayaths. Red ink was recorded in the paper with hands and expressed their opposition against sending and recruiting the children in works. The field staffs presided over and integrated the program. The opposition was recorded for recruiting the children. TR
World Women’s Day was celebrated on 8th March 2024 in five villages with the topic of “Women – we are not idle”. The daily routine works doing by the women was listed and displayed in the venue of the program. The women were realised that actually what are the works they are doing daily by reading the board. The women shared the world women’s day greetings among each other by cutting the cake.
Skill development classes
As a part of livelihood enhancement initiative, and under Valedictory and MEDP Training and Micro Entrepreneurs’ Development Programme, we provide beautician course, agarbathi making, packing, and marketing to the groups that don't find proper livelihood opportunity. This training has helped many people to start their business and they are further helped in acquiring loan and other facilities to establish their business.
NABFINS MEETING
Nabfins meeting was held at Deepam office premises on 06.02.2024 to discuss about the Nabfins scheme. The staffs of Deepam NGO, Mr. Loganathan, Nabfins Manager, Mr. Arun, officer of Nabfins participated in the program. It was discussed about the details of loans issued by Nabfins, the roles and responsibilities of Deepam staffs in Loan recovery. Besides, the time schedule for visiting the groups in person was planned and prepared. At the end, Mrs. S. Karpagavalli delivered the vote of thanks and then the meeting was dispersed.
Niranthara Partners’ Meeting
Niranthara Partners’ Meeting was held at Dindugul on 18th November 2023. All the 32 partners attended meeting those are members of the Dhwani Foundation. Mrs. Karpagavalli, Director DEEPAM NGO addressed about the Carrying Friends Fund, applied and received methods, How to use the funds, Selection of Beneficiaries and the Repayment methods from the experience gained. The doubts of the partners were cleared. Then the meeting was ended
TREC-STEP AWARD
The award was given to Mrs. S. Karpagavalli, Director of DEEPAM NGO for producing the women entrepreneurs through providing skill training to the number of women in her working areas on 21st October 2023 through TREC-STEP organisation. The award was given by Mrs. Nigar Saji, Officer of ISRO.
Dhavani AGB Meeting
The Annual General Body Meeting of Dharmapuri District NGOs’ federation - DHAVANI was held at the office premises of Deepam NGO at Harur on 4th April 2023. All members of General Body attended the meeting. The subjects on the activities for the coming financial year 2023-24, future plans, selection and admission of new members to the federation were discussed and resolved the resolutions unanimously. The meeting was arranged by the DEEPAM NGO on behalf of the federation.
Gandhi Jayanthi Function
DEEPAM NGO conducted “Festival of Books Distribution” on 02.10.2023 and distributed 100 books for the benefit of the inmates of Sub Jail located in Harur town. Mrs. S. Karpagavalli, Director of DEEPAM NGO presided over the function. Mr. Vincent Rajasekar, Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) ,Harur delivered the special address and distributed the books. Mr. ArulKumar, Superintendent of Sub Jail received the books with thanks on behalf of the Sub Jail and inmates. Then, the books were distributed to the inmates of Sub jail. Mr. R. Vetrivel, Deepam NGO delivered the vote of thanks. The program was arranged by DEEPAM NGO.
Nehru Yuva Kendra Program
Yuva Samvad India @ 2047 Panch pran India 2047 program among youths was conducted at Government Arts and Science College, Harur jointly by Nehru Yuva Kendra and Deepam Society on 17th August 2023. The program consists of Seminar and interaction among the youths. Mr. Velmurugan, NYK delivered the welcome speech. Mrs. Mangaiyarkarasi, Principal. Govt. Arts and Science College, Harur presided over the program. Mrs. P. Ponmalar Pasupathy, Chairman, Harur Union, Mrs. Indirani Surya Dhanapal, Chairman, Town Panchayath, Harur, Mr. K. Gopinath, Assistant Professor, Mrs. S. Karpagavalli, Deepam NGO delivered the motivational speech to the participants. Mr. V. Sampath Kumar, MLA Harur Consitituency delivered the Presidential speech. Prof. J. Sakthikumar addressed on “ We proud on our Tradition”. Prof. Thangapandiyan addressed on “Our Unity is our Strength”. Prof. S. Anbarasan addressed on “Discharge of civic duties with integrity”. Prizes and certificates were distributed to the winners of quiz program. Mementos were given to the special invitees of the program. Mud was collected from all over India to form the statue of Swami Vivekananda in the premises of newly constructed Parliament in New Delhi. As the continuation of the mud collection program, mud was collected by Dharmapuri district administration, Department of Post, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Harur jointly collected in and around the villages of Harur under the head of “My Land and My Nation” on 13th October 2023. Mr. V. Sampath Kumar also participated in the program. The team of Deepam NGO collected the mud under the leadership of Mr. R. Vetrivel, on behalf of DEEPAM NGO and handed over the mud to the district administration.
Lioness Award
Lioness (Singappen) Award was honoured to our Deepam Director Mrs.S.Karpagavalli by Crest India Foundation for her Social Service and Public Welfare – Child and Elderly Welfare
Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam International Award
Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam International Award was honoured to our Director for her best Social Work by University of Toloso- MexicoIt is the small change that makes the biggest impact.
Women members benefitted through SHG programme
people provided with livelihood training at DEEPAM’S Training Centre
Destitute women and handicapped benefitted through PUDHU VAZHVU THITTAM – BDFA programme
Leprosy patients recovered from the disease
People have started their own business units for livelihood
C Kalaivani
Treasurer
G Viruthachalam
Committee member
M Gunavathi
Committee member
P Jayakodi
President
P Mohana
Committee member
R Vetrivel
Committee member
S Karpagavalli
Secretary
A. Janani - Project Head
None
G. Jayanthi - Cluster Co-ordinator
None
K. Annadurai - Training Head
None
K. Madhamani - Cluster Co-ordinator
None
R. Vetrivel - Compliance and Finance Manager
None
S.Karpagavalli - Secretary
None
S. Muthulakshmi - Fund Raising Manager
NoneDeepam is a registered organization with the following certifications:
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Branch: HARUR
IFSC Code: IDIB000H005
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Deepam Society, Near BSNL office, TVK Nagar, Harur, Dharmapuri, Tamilnadu - 636903, India
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