MK

Mrs. Kalawati Devi

Founder

Founder of Mahila Samagra Utthan Samiti Daltonganj

Mrs. Kalawati Devi is the founder of Mahila Samagra Utthan Samiti Daltonganj (1997)[1], an Indian non-profit working on women & children and tribal welfare from Daltonganj.

Mahila Samagra Utthan Samiti Daltonganj

Grew out of a small sewing and cutting centre that founder Kalawati Devi ran for adolescent girls in Daltonganj before the organisation was formally registered. It now works across Palamu, Garhwa and Latehar — among Jharkhand's most deprived districts — creating livelihood opportunities for women, small farmers, tribal families and young people.

Mahila Samagra Utthan Samiti Daltonganj reports the following, on its own site:

  • 2005- Reached to 1000 women through SHG formation
  • 2010 - Horticulture Multi-Tier demonstration in 100 acres of STs