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AVAG enacts an integrated and multifaceted educational programme that promotes solidarity, cooperation, and illuminates issues of gender and caste discrimination- which underlie the traditional social and economic structures of the villages. Through an expanding network of women’s and men’s Self Help Groups (SHG), AVAG offers a wide range of successful programmes and initiatives to meet the complex needs of villagers.

AVAG implements programmess across the four critical areas of community development, economic development, capacity building, and psychosocial services. The component programs offered by AVAG include:

  • Micro finance
  • Micro projects
  • Capacity building trainings and seminars for villagers
  • Psychological and physical health initiatives
  • Global warming and environmental degradation awareness
  • Livelihood trainings and social enterprise development
  • Expansion of legal access for women and children confronted with human rights abuses
  • Caste integration exchange programmes
  • Exposure trips

By offering comprehensive support, AVAG has realized the inherent capability of human beings for self-empowerment, provided the proper resources to build a healthy life.