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About us
 Sahbhagi
Shikshan Kendra (SSK) a center for Participatory Learning was
established in 1990 at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh). The Kendra's emergence
was in response to the developmental scenario of the Hindi-speaking
belt of India. Large numbers of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)
were working for the upliftment of the marginalised/deprived and
weaker sections of the society, but the institutional capacity
for effectively managing their projects and programmes was inadequate,
and thus were depended on other well-established organisations
for financial and non-financial support. Lack of professional
inputs, competency, and aptitude curbed the development process.
SSK was thus established to provide systematic programme management
support to the CSOs working at the grassroots.
Introduction
Sahbhagi Shikshan
Kendra (SSK) is non-profit, non-governmental organisation, which
functions as a support organization in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
SSK is committed to strengthen the institutions of local self-governance
by providing capacity building support to different actors of
civil society. The mission of SSK is to build and strengthen capacity
of civil society organizations through an approach where people
are placed at the centre of all development initiatives. Partnership
and mutual sharing of ideas and information with the target groups
are its core values.
SSK strive
for building and strengthening capacities of CSOs through people
centric approach placing people at the centre of all developmental
initiatives. Partnership and reciprocal sharing of information
with the target groups is the nucleus of our values.
SSK works with
grassroots organisations that strive for social change. We provide
Capacity Building support to our partners through organising training
Programmes, workshops, and intensive support in their programmes.
To harmonize/supplement our efforts and enhance the knowledge
base, we also undertake studies and disseminate information on
vibrant and imperative developmental issues. SSK is operational
in the entire state of Uttar Pradesh.
Emergence
Sahbhagi
Shishan Kendra (SSK), a Center for Participatory Learning, was
established in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), in 1990. The Kendra emerged
in response to the development scenario prevailing then in the
Hindi speaking belt viz, North India, especially Uttar Pradesh
and Bihar. The Voluntary sector had its roots from the movements
of total revolution that had spread from Bihar in the late 1970s
to other parts of the country in a bid to overthrow the existing
social order and usher in a new society. However, there was no
blueprint of the means to the end and was a time bound projects
without any sense of sustenance and development. The paradigm
of "Development" was totally missing and there was an
extreme dearth of awareness, knowledge and capacity to effectively
manage projects/programs, manage resources, establish linkages,
etc. In other words, management of Organisation was lacking which
hampered the growth of a new social order and proved to be a hindrance
for development.
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Responding to the need for strengthening
the capacities of Organisation working at the grassroots for
lending efficiency and effectiveness to their Organisation
and interventions, SSK emerged as a support Organisation,
focusing its activities initially in Uttar Pradesh and South
Bihar. In its efforts to provide systematic program management
support to Organisation working at the grass roots, it has
established a commitment to strengthen the institutions of
local self-governance through capacity building support to
various actors of Civil Society. SSK, therefore envisions
organisation of Civil Society towards accountable and transparent
governance for people centered development. To attain this
vision, SSK is engaged in strengthening the CSOs to contribute
effective towards empowerment of women and other exploited
and marginalised sections of the community. |
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