About SSIRA Foundation
People first. Dignity always.
SSIRA — Sustainable Social Impact through Rights and Access — exists to make rights real and opportunity reachable for the communities that need it most.
Our Story
From Community Work to SSIRA Foundation
SSIRA Foundation grew from years of grassroots engagement with women, children and vulnerable communities across Kerala.
Our work has been rooted in listening to communities, understanding barriers to rights and entitlements, strengthening participation, and connecting people with opportunities.
SSIRA brings this experience together through a rights-based, community-led and evidence-driven approach.
Our Journey
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2018
Children’s Camp
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2019
Building institutions for resilient communities
Our Vision
To build an equitable, inclusive and sustainable society where women, children and vulnerable communities enjoy dignity, rights, opportunities and wellbeing.
Our Mission
Promote sustainable social impact through rights, access, empowerment, education, livelihoods, climate resilience and humanitarian action.
Our objectives
The areas SSIRA Foundation works across to create lasting, equitable change.
- Women empowerment and gender justice
- Education support, scholarships and school kits
- Child development and protection
- Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
- Livelihood promotion and entrepreneurship
- Rights awareness and access to entitlements
- Climate change adaptation and resilience
- Disaster relief and rehabilitation
- Health, disability inclusion and social justice
- Research, training, publications and advocacy
- Community leadership development
- Collaboration with Government, CSR and donor agencies
How we work
Three principles guide every programme we run.
Rights-based
We help people know, claim and exercise the rights and entitlements that are already theirs.
Community-led
Solutions are designed with communities, not for them — grounded in local realities.
Evidence-driven
Research and advocacy keep our work honest, measurable and built to last.
Registered Trust | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Trust details
SSIRA Foundation is a registered public charitable trust under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882.
Registration
- Registration No.
- 6/2026/IV
- PAN
- ABPTS4197J
- NGO DARPAN ID
- KL/2026/1207137
Registered office
Ammu Cottage, Kochar Road, Jagathy, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695014.
Board of Trustees
- 1. Omana K Trustee
- 2. Radhalekshmi D.O Trustee
- 3. Sunitha Trustee
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