Registered NGO, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

A community-led change
built in Lucknow since 2005.

For more than two decades, we have worked alongside women, children and families in communities that are too often left out of opportunity, listening first, then building practical pathways to greater health, learning and self-reliance.

Our work spans

Community members participating in a Madhayam programme in Lucknow
home-community.jpg Since 2005 · Lucknow Work begins with listening. Women, children and families shape the programmes built around their everyday needs.
2,000+ Women empowered across Lucknow's slum communities
Who we are

Working alongside communities since 2005

Based in Lucknow, Madhayam Samajik Sanstha has been working since 2005 with people and communities facing barriers to opportunity. Our approach is simple: listen carefully, work locally and build solutions that can last.

We believe lasting change is built with people, not simply delivered to them. That means creating space for women, children and families to shape priorities, strengthen skills and make decisions about their own futures. From a local health camp to a longer-term livelihood programme, the relationship starts with listening.

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What we do

Practical work, close to home

From education and health to skills, livelihoods and women’s empowerment, our programmes respond to everyday needs and the people who experience them first-hand.

01

Women empowerment

Field initiatives focused on gender equality, financial independence and social rights, supporting over 2,000 women across Lucknow's urban slums.

02

Education & literacy

Formal and non-formal educational opportunities for underprivileged children, helping them join the mainstream of development.

03

Health & nutrition

Local health check-up camps and awareness campaigns on nutrition and HIV/AIDS prevention, reaching families where they live.

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There is room for you in this work.

You can support this work through a donation, a CSR partnership, volunteering or simply starting a conversation with us.