Overview

Voluntary Education Development and Integrated Cultural Society (VEDIC Society) is a nongovernment, non-profit, democratic, secular, and social organization dedicated to the holistic development of the marginalized rural and urban communities in Jharkhand. VEDIC Society is registered under the Indian Society Registration Act 21, 1860 on 15.03.1991 (Registration No. 659) in Bihar and on 30.01.2006 (Registration No. 222) in Jharkhand. It is also registered under Section 12(A) & 80 (G) of the Income Tax Act and the FCRA in 1995.

Since its inception, VEDIC Society has been working to reduce the vulnerabilities of the poor and marginalized communities concerning various issues. The organization is presently operating in Palamu and Latehar districts in Jharkhand. With our good work over the years, we have achieved special recognition among the poor and marginalized communities for whom we are working.

Vision

Creation of adjust and vibrant self-government society, where people of all communities live with dignity in peace and harmony.

Mission

To make the society free from exploitation and discrimination by empowering people belonging to the tribal communities and underprivileged section of the society, especially children, adolescents, and women by ensuring their rights and promoting inclusive development.

Objectives

To ensure equal opportunity of growth for all irrespective caste, creed, and gender.
To improve the status of children and women, especially of the tribal and backward communities with respect to their rights and entitlement.
To create a conducive environment for effective and quality basic and primary education.
To generate community awareness towards health and facilitate the health service providers with quality training inputs for improving overall rural health status.
To ensure steady progress in generating livelihood opportunities for the people of the economically weak section of the society by organizing them under CBOs and SHGs, and by providing skill development training.
To conserve the natural resources and promote efficient management thereon to mitigate environmental degradation and to enhance livelihood opportunities.
To empower marginalized people and women, especially of the tribal and backward communities by assisting them in leadership development and awareness building towards increased participation in rural self-governance.
To collaborate with the government departments and other development agencies to make the convergence of all development programs in an integrated manner for sustainable holistic development.

Core Values

Empathy with marginalized people, especially women and children of tribal & backward communities.
Democracy, pluralism and secularism.
Commitment towards sustainable holistic development of the society.
Quality and excellence in service.

The Beneficiaries

While emphasizing on “the vulnerables” in the most underdeveloped parts of Jharkhand, VEDIC Society acts as a catalyst. It intends to include all deprived and disadvantaged population in its pool of beneficiaries with a specific emphasis on the backward classes and especially the tribal. Thus its population of beneficiaries includes the following but not limited to:

Women, adolescents and children at risk
The marginalized and deprived (including farmers and economically backward)