About US

Sanitation Capacity Building

BWDC has been working in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for more than 20 years, starting in 2009 primarily with small sanitation projects in individual communities. Over time the organization’s strategy evolved to providing finance linked with development initiatives. BWDC gained much experience in the subsequent decades, including a significant scale-up through its Mahasakthi Microfinance Services wherein households lent to improve access to water and proper sanitation for households.

In 2009, BWDC made a strategic decision to scale up its investment in WASH, making an increased, targeted investment in WASH in Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts. This subsequently became an important pillar at BWDC and today, BWDC finances a range of developmental causes from education and health to safe water and sanitation. Because of this strategic investment, more than 32,000 toilets have been reached with WASH interventions between 2009-Present and have covered over 545 villages of Southern Tamilnadu.

BWDC began in collaboration with Maanaveeya Development & Finance Private Limited, through both grant (capacity building and technical assistance) and loan funds with the aim of providing low-income earners the possibility to purchase or build safe water and sanitation facilities.

Mahasakthi Micro Finance Services

Our Micro Finance activities – Mahasakthi Micro Finance Programme, initiated in the year 2009, is one of the well-known microfinance institutions in the state of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, focusing on the sustainability of financial inclusion programs and the development of women and their families. Microfinance, contrary to its name, is making a macro-level change in the global poverty alleviation initiatives.

Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts

To bring about a change in the lives for people in dire need of help, BWDC launched  Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCA) with the support of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. IRCA focuses on three things – awareness, de-addiction treatment, and rehabilitation with programs such as individual, group, marital, pre-marital, and youth therapies. Growing to a 15 bed set up to date, skilled counselors participate in the patient’s development of their personalities in order to fight addictive habits. We are proud to note that the recovery rate of the centre is above 80 percent from the inception.

Old Age Home

Started in the year 1993, our Old Age Home addresses the needs of seniors who have been shunned by society and their loved ones. This gives them a chance to spend the second innings of their lives with other like-minded people their own age, with comfort and all the major facilities that they require during this fragile age. Currently, the home has 25 residents in Kattur / Pavithramanickam village in Thiruvarur district.

At OAH with the expertise in staffing, we pride ourselves on providing our residents with best-practice services to meet their physical, psychological and spiritual requirements. The programme has a linkage with the nursery school which is also located in the nearby campus which ensures blissful interaction between the two age groups.

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Family Couselling Centre

Family Counselling Centre was started during the year 1999 with the help of Central Social Welfare Board (TSWB), Chennai, and functioning effectively with the guidance & coordination of the District Administration in the identification of clients. This family counseling centre focuses on misunderstanding problems, suspiciousness, unemployment, depression, love affair, extramarital affair, pre-marital problem, dowry problem, etc. The family counseling centre helps the individual for an enhanced level of functioning when they are unable to cope with the problem brought in by these changes. Our family counseling centre aims at reducing the problems and crises, strengthening family coping skills, effecting positive changes in the attitude, improvement in lifestyle, providing timely counselling and support to lead a qualitative lifestyle.

The Prime Objectives of the Programme

Children Sponsorship Programme

With the funding support from Child Fund India, BWDC implements the children sponsorship programme through the funding support from Child Fund International. This programme is being implemented in the 12-selected Tsunami affected villages of Nagapattinam District. The programme covers about 10001 children and their families through the life-cycle approach that Child Fund adopts. The programme provides essential healthcare support, quality education and skill protection, life skills training, child protection, gender equity and disaster management.

Life Stage 1:

This intervention addresses the health and nutrition of the mother, adolescents and children for infants and young children aged 0 to 5 to ensure improved nutrition, health, safety and early learning experiences. We prepare the community to practice safe motherhood, be aware of relevant government schemes, boost antenatal care and institutional delivery and reduce child malnutrition.

Life Stage 2:

Programmes for children and young adolescents aged 6 to 14. It focuses on increased learning, health, positive relationships with peers and adults, and skills for active participation in family, school and community life. Upon crossing age 5, children shift to Life stage 2 programme where the focus in on providing quality education. Child Clubs, Child Parliaments, Child Welfare Committees, Child Resource Centres, Youth Resource Centres and Youth Clubs are some of the forums that play a catalytic role.

Life Stage 3:

Programme for youth aged 15 to 24; Once children cross age 14, they enter Life Stage 3. The goal here is to create skilled and involved youth. Our intervention focuses on life and livelihood and prepares them for responsive parenthood. We provide skill development training to bring up successful entrepreneurs. We also conduct job fair to create an opening to the youths and adolescents.