About Us
Navchetana Sarvangin Vikas Kendra (NSVK) is a non-religious, non-political, not-for-profit development organization based in Beed, Maharashtra. Founded in 2008 by a collective of seven grassroots women leaders, NSVK emerged from lived experiences of pain, resilience, and a refusal to accept injustice.
Rooted in Resilience.
Rising with Community.
The Founder
Manisha Ghule, founder of Navchetana Sarvangin Vikas Kendra, is a grassroots leader and survivor of child marriage and domestic violence from the marginalized NT/DNT Vanjari community in Beed, Maharashtra. Drawing strength from her lived experiences, she transformed her pain into purpose by establishing Navchetana in 2008 with six other women. Committed to empowering vulnerable women and communities, Manisha leads efforts to challenge injustice, promote women’s leadership, and build inclusive, self-reliant rural communities. Her work centers on dignity, rights, and development led by and for the marginalized.
Vision
Navchetana is a dedicated organization committed to empowering marginalized and vulnerable communities, particularly Dalit, Adivasis & Nomadic and Denotified Tribes (NT/DNT). We strive to preserve their rights, dignity, and ethnic identity while facilitating their integration into mainstream society.
Mission
Our mission is to create a just, equitable, and dignified society for marginalized communities. With unwavering dedication, we work towards protecting their existence, dignity, and struggles, and tirelessly advocate for their rights.
Values
- Uplift the Vulnerable Communities
- Ensure gender equity
- Use local resources
- Strengthen Local Systems
- Go Green
- Facilitate Holistic Developement
Our Locations
Their Stories Are Still Being Written
A woman opens her first shop. A child goes back to school.
These are not just stories, they are beginnings.
The next chapter of rural transformation is already unfolding.
Come visit, connect with us, or just spend time understanding how deep, local change is built.