About Us

Our approach

BSS works with a rights-based approach and makes sure the interests of the marginalised and poorest people are safeguarded. Our work centres on community empowerment and inclusive development, achieved by building the capacity of community-based institutions and local leaders. These institutions raise their own issues and make sure public entitlements such as PDS, ICDS and primary health services reach every eligible person.

Our objectives

• Training to build the capacity of young people, and economic awareness among them.
• Training for income generation.
• Welfare of poor and marginalised communities.
• Women and child development.
• Promotion of agriculture, and relief work in disasters.
• Handicrafts for rural income.
• Health, safe drinking water and sanitation awareness.
• Education programmes.
• Environment and forest conservation awareness.
• Work with people with disabilities, and better economic, moral and social standards in villages.
• Surveys, research and study of historical places.
• Relief for people affected by famine, flood, earthquake and drought.
• Research, study and documentation of gaps in structures, systems and policies that affect the poor, for advocacy.
• Organising and empowering the poor, Dalits, tribal communities, women and other marginalised groups against systemic and structural exclusion.
• Public awareness among women and decision makers on gender gaps, and advocacy for women's empowerment and gender equity.

What we do best

• Capacity building through training, community processes and focus group discussions.
• Building and mobilising community-level institutions.
• Engaging government and local officials to bridge gaps in the system.
• Creating community assets and infrastructure for better services.
• Designing training modules, IEC materials and monitoring and evaluation frameworks, with a civil engineer, agriculturist, livelihood expert and advocate on the team.

Our team

25 full-time staff, including 7 block-level supervisors and 12 field facilitators, supported by 683 emergency relief volunteers, 35 DRR catalysts and 3 livelihood advocacy consultants.

Governance and policies

Fully computerised, accrual-based accounts and documented policies on human resources, finance, procurement, child protection, gender and sexual harassment, conflict resolution, safeguarding and data.

Networks

IAG-Bihar, Bihar Women's Network, VANI, Sphere India, Alliance for Immunization in India, GuideStar India, and the Nyay Network as the Madhubani Nyay Kendra.