SWERA
Social Work and Environment for Rural Advancement
Social Work and Environment for Rural Advancement (SWERA) is a non-governmental organisation established in 1995 by a group of people known as 'Cultural Team', involved in raising awareness on different socio-economic issues in Shrinagar, Silora and Arain blocks of Ajmer district through folk media. SWERA has identified Health, Education, Natural Resource Management and Women Empowerment through Livelihood Development as its major thrust areas and is working continuously on the same through its village level institutions.
Stories from the Field
SHG Membership Leads to Financial Independence
Kuki Devi, a housewife, resident of Farkiya village was unable to send her children to school due to her chronic poverty. Then she was linked with a SHG in the year 2002. After four months of group formation she received Rs 500 as internal loan. She...
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