Member since: 2003
Working towards these commitments
Secure Tenure Rights
Strong Small-Scale Farming Systems
Equal land rights for women
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Mission
Social Development Foundation was founded in October 1998 with an aim to strengthen the autonomous grassroots movements, build secular democratic leadership among the most marginalised communities and develop scientific temper among people. The organisation reached the most marginalised communities and started the land literacy campaign among them. One of the oldest members of the International Land Coalition, SDF has been a leading organisation of the ILC network in India with core focus on Land Reforms with Right Based approach. Though the organisation was constituted in Delhi, its main grassroots operations are mainly in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand states. SDF also provide necessary support to organise things in Delhi to engage with the policy makers, social movements, academics, lawyers and civil society organisations.
Objectives
The objectives driving the work of the SDF over the last ten years have been: promoting the human-rights education of the masses, particularly among Dalits, Adivasis, women and minorities in the rural areas through the Panchayati Raj system; developing young trainers in raising violations of the human rights of the rural poor, as well as in rights advocacy and campaigning; furthering sustainable development through an environmentally friendly and participatory approach, focusing on right to food, natural resource management and rights of the physically disabled and of other marginalized groups, through highlighting their cases in the media.
Constituencies
Its constituencies include tribal peoples, Dalits, women, minorities, and marginalized communities.
