Serving rural communities since 2013 through Education, Women Empowerment, Livelihood, Healthcare & Sustainable Development across 56 villages.
Samuga Munnetra Sangam was founded in 2013 by a team of committed women determined to change the story of rural Theni District. Today we are a fully woman-led organisation — run, managed and staffed for women — working across 56 villages in Bodinayakanur, Uthamapalayam, Cumbum and Chinnamanur blocks.
Numbers drawn from our 2013–2024 Achievements & Accomplishments record.
Eight interconnected threads of work, woven together for whole-community development.
SHG formation, micro-credit linkages and leadership training for rural women.
Free evening tuition centres and learning material for underprivileged children.
NABARD-supported FPO helping farmers & fisherfolk market produce directly.
Tailoring & entrepreneurial development programs for women and youth.
RCH, TB/HIV & leprosy awareness, and nutrition support for mothers.
Free family counselling and para-legal services for women in distress.
Biodiversity conservation, kitchen gardens and tree-planting drives.
Recreation activities and protection programs that put children first.
Every program below is active today in villages across Theni District.
163 groups, 2,543 women, trained in accounts, book-keeping and group management.
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Running at 8 villages, benefiting 156+ students with nutrition & mentoring.
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Certified 90-day EDP course in tailoring & modern dress-making for women.
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BODI-SMS Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Producer Co. with 1,027 shareholders.
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10-vegetable starter packs with compost, cutting household costs sustainably.
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Independent recognition of a decade of field-verified, community-first work.
SMS registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act; first women SHGs formed.
Women Achiever Award; Bharath Jyothi Excellence Award at Patrician College, Chennai.
Secretary Mrs. K. Parvathi awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Social Work by GPU.
BODI SMS Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Producer Company registered with NABARD support.
Over 25,000 lives touched across 56 villages — and still growing.
"Joining our village SHG gave me the confidence to start my own vegetable stall. SMS trained us in savings and book-keeping — skills no one had taught us before."
"My daughter attends the evening tuition centre after school. She gets a hot snack, help with homework, and I finally feel she has a real chance at her studies."
"Becoming a shareholder in the Farmers Producer Company changed how I sell my catch. We get fairer prices now, direct from the group, without middlemen."
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