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Urban Resilience & Workers Empowerment - DVAS
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Urban Resilience & Workers Empowerment

Where Labour Finds Support, Cities Find Strength

Dalit Vikas Abhiyan Samiti stands with the urban poor and informal workers to ensure a life of security and dignity.

The true strength of a city lies in the hands of its workers—those who sustain it every day.

Every worker connected, every woman empowered, every child educated—builds the foundation of a stronger society.

The Invisible Struggle of Our Cities

Cities in Bihar are expanding rapidly, yet a large population continues to struggle for basic needs. Thousands of migrant workers, homeless families, informal labourers, and domestic women workers come to cities with hope but often face unsafe housing, unstable livelihoods, limited healthcare, incomplete education, and social exclusion. Slums are demolished without notice, workers remain excluded from welfare schemes, and their voices often go unheard. This is not just poverty it is a cycle of insecurity and invisibility that pushes generations behind. To address this, Dalit Vikas Abhiyan Samiti (DVAS) has organized urban poor, homeless, migrants, and informal workers through Slum Development Committees creating pathways for safety, dignity, and opportunity. A key intervention is the DVAS Helpline, where people can seek guidance, counseling, and access to entitlements. Every call becomes a hope. Every support becomes the beginning of change.

Our Commitment to Security and Identity

Our goal is not merely to link people with schemes, but to support those lives that form the backbone of cities yet remain the most excluded. DVAS connects urban workers, migrants, street vendors, and informal labourers with BOCW registration, pensions, compensation, and social protection guiding them toward a secure and dignified life. Through Slum Development Committees and federations, we strengthen community leadership so people can shape their own development journey. Women, adolescent girls, and marginalized groups are included in decision-making processes, enabling confidence, identity, and opportunity. We strive to ensure that every family accesses government entitlements so no one is left behind due to lack of information or resources. This is not just an objective it is a commitment to reach every life that needs dignity, protection, and opportunity.

MILESTONE: A JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION

From Insecurity to Digital Entrepreneurship

Sanu Devi from Hanuman Nagar, Patna, once faced abandonment and deep insecurity. Until the COVID lockdown, she struggled with a tiny income of ?2,500. DVAS stood by her with relief and later provided digital and entrepreneurial skills through the Savitribai Phule Hub. Today, Sanu runs her own cosmetic shop, uses digital tools, and inspires her community. This milestone represents the transformation from struggle to absolute self-reliance.

DVAS Journey, Actions & Impact

The journey of DVAS is not a list of programs it is a story of lives transformed from insecurity and struggle to dignity and self-reliance. DVAS works on three core pillars: shelter support for the homeless, social protection for migrant and informal workers, and community empowerment for participation and voice. Thousands of workers have been connected with BOCW registration, labour departments, and unions. Street vendors and labourers have accessed PM SVANidhi, PDS, and social protection schemes 13,500 workers received identity, 7,800+ families gained food security, and 500+ vendors received financial support. In collaboration with Patna Municipal Corporation, 5,000 homeless individuals were trained and linked to self-employment. Over 200 slums have been mobilized through community structures, ensuring participation in urban governance. 6,500 children have been linked to education through Ambedkar Jagjagi Learning Centers, while 65,000+ workers accessed healthcare, vaccination, and TB elimination services. During COVID-19, DVAS stood as a lifeline providing relief, food, and livelihood support to thousands. Through the DVAS Helpline, people received counseling, scheme access, and legal support ensuring no one faced crisis alone. Today, the impact is visible fear has turned into dignity, silence into leadership, and beneficiaries into active participants of change.

Paving the Way for Resilient Communities

DVAS envisions not just expansion, but sustainable transformation in the lives of urban poor, workers, women, and adolescents. Technology-driven monitoring and helpline systems will ensure transparency and last-mile access. Community leadership will be strengthened through expansion of Slum Development Committees and federations enabling ownership at the grassroots. Livelihoods and social protection will be scaled through partnerships, with a strong focus on women and adolescent girls linking them to skill development, e-rickshaw training, entrepreneurship, and leadership opportunities. Through Swachh Bharat Mission and solid waste management initiatives, communities will actively participate in building cleaner, healthier, and dignified urban spaces. Our vision is clear a city where no one is left behind, every worker is secure, every woman is empowered, and every community stands with dignity and strength.

Your Support The Power of Change

Do you believe every worker deserves safety, every family deserves dignity, and every child deserves a better future? Your contribution can bring security, stability, and self-reliance to thousands of families. Your support can transform not just one lifebut the future of entire communities. Lets build inclusive cities together where no one is left behind.

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