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Vaigai Mahalir Iyakkam • VMI

Empowering women.
Strengthening communities.

Since 1997, VMI has worked with rural women, children and farming communities through organization, education, livelihoods, health, rights and sustainable development.

1997Years of community-rooted work and collective action
Our focus

Turning participation into lasting opportunity

Our documented work brings together women’s organization, skills, farming, health, education, rights and environmental action.

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Women Empowerment

Self-help groups, leadership, income generation, skills and awareness on women’s rights.

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Farmer Development

Support for small and marginal farmers through natural-resource-based and allied activities.

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Community Wellbeing

Health education, sanitation, child rights, legal awareness and community development initiatives.

1,125+SHGs supported in the supplied profileVMI community activityVMI field activity
Who we are

A women-led organization rooted in rural communities

Vaigai Mahalir Iyakkam is a registered, non-profit and voluntary women-based civil society organization promoted in 1997 to work for the welfare and rights of women and farming communities.

  • Registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act
  • Work with women, children, farmers and marginalized communities
  • Women’s SHGs and federations as a core organizing approach
  • Partnerships with government departments, NABARD, banks and development organizations
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1997Organization established
1,125+SHGs supported in profile
15,000+Women members in documented SHGs
20UPNRM project villages
Featured work

From skills to sustainable livelihoods

Selected program areas drawn from VMI’s supplied profile and project reports.

Tailoring training
Skill Development

Tailoring & Enterprise Skills

Training for young women and adolescent girls, with pathways to employment and self-employment.

Agriculture activity
Sustainable Agriculture

Organic Farming & Allied Activities

Vegetable cultivation, dairy, fodder, azolla, vermicompost and goat rearing support.

Community activity
Community Development

Health, Rights & Awareness

Health education, camps, legal awareness, child rights, sanitation and environmental initiatives.

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Let’s build stronger rural communities together.

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