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National Institute for Sustainable Development (N.I.S.D.)
NISD is registered, nonprofit, secular, voluntary organisation working for rural development. Established in 1992, NISD is working for the uplift of rural poor masses, especially the Bidi Workers and the displaced persons due to irrigation projects. Presently NISD's project activities are concentrated in the rural areas of Ahmednagar and Pune districts of Maharashtra state.
Vision, Mission and Goals of the institution:
"We want a world where inequality based on class, gender and religion is absent and no person will get exploited by any one. We want a world where basic needs become basic rights and where poverty and all forms of exploitation are eliminated. Each person will have the opportunity to develop her or his full potential and creativity, which will lead him/her towards sustainable development".
As per the philosophy of NISD, this organisation is committed for upliftment of downtrodden people, who live in remote and neglected areas. In Sangamner Block of Ahmednagar district, NISD mainly works with the bidi rollers. Bidi industry is concentrated in this area and around 55 villages of Sangamner Tahsil, we could see bidi factories. Most of the women population ( 95 % workers are women) involved in this hazardous work. We mainly work in the areas of organisation, pre-school education, education, health, child development, youth development, women development, housing for the poor and income generation etc..
In Pune district we work for the Project Affected People who are displaced due to irrigation project. NISD mainly work with the Project Affected People of Pimpalgaon Joge, and Dimbhe Irrigation Dams, in Junnar and Ambegaon Talukas of Pune district. Here we concentrate more on organising people, leadership development, Land development activities, income generation, hygiene and sanitation, child development, Reproductive and Child Health etc..
