Seven Sisters Development Assistance
Strengthening Women Collectives
SeSTA believes Self-Help Groups (SHGs) can be an effective platform to empower women and reduce vulnerabilities.
Who We Are
About Us
Seven Sisters Development Assistance (SeSTA) collectivizes women to form Self Help Groups (SHGs), builds their capabilities and strengthens livelihood systems. SeSTA is a culmination of efforts to initiate development work to empower communities in remote rural areas of NE India. SeSTA was conceived to put systematic effort for socio-economic development of NE by building capabilities of poor communities, promoting and strengthening their institutions to facilitate them out of poverty and meaningfully participate in the global economy. Through solidarity, support, and training in their groups and with every new skill learned, women from vulnerable households believe that they can be agents of change. This sense of agency helps them come together, out of their traditional roles, and work towards building a better village and society. SeSTA teams, based in far-flung areas, are therefore able to meaningfully engage with rural communities to reach Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Gender Equality, Good Health & Well-Being, and Climate Change resilient villages by ensuring access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy.
Since 2011
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Our Stories
Tales from the Field
Tales from the Field
The COVID days have changed the lives of people all over the world, the spikes of Covid 19 have pierced the very foundation of modern civilization, affecting people at all strata and the lives of the farmers Read More
What one can aesthetically imagine about an idle rural family in Assam is, a home surrounded with lush greeneries, an orchard in the backyard with never-ending . Read More
Doram Producers Group is from Dorambokgre Village which comes under Chisregre GS Circle, Rerapara Block, South West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. This Producers Group (PG) is composed Read More
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Awards & Accolades
Awards & Accolades
#2022
SeSTA has been selected as one of #GROW’s100 – a collection of stellar grassroots organizations from across India! The GROW Fund is a first-of-its-kind initiative by EdelGive Foundation aiming towards building a resilient civil society and strengthening 100 grassroots organizations from across India over a period of 24 months.
#2019
Tech4dev Fellowship for Technology innovation Awarded by Chintu Gudiya Foundation, USA- 2019
#2019
Best NGO award in Finance & Accounts processes in NE region Awarded by IGSSS
#2019
Polestar Award for best NGO in livelihoods Awarded by Polestar Foundation-
#2014
India Development Marketplace Award By World Bank
#2021
Top 10 NGO award under Environment Category by HCL Foundation
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#2021
Finalist of Org Impact Awards under 'Fighting Hunger & Poverty'
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Blogs
Blogs
Incense of Freedom – The tale of fragrant livelihood
The pearl I found in the sea of thoughts
My expedition in SeSTA - Mrigakshi Chakravarty
Our Partners
Our Partners
