Why it matters
For decades, many grassroots organizations have operated on short-term funding shaped by priorities set far from the communities they serve. Consequently, we stand at a moment when many CBOs risk losing momentum to lack of flexible, long-term support. Swayam Shakti is a response to that gap. A commitment to agency, resilience, and leadership that rises from lived experience.
It is a bold, strategic investment in people who are already leading change by reclaiming their rights, running institutions, delivering essential services, and shaping futures that center their realities. This is our vision of equity: not imposed from the top but built from the ground up.
Through Swayam Shakti, Taaras organizations are moving toward financial independence and institutional stability. They are building strong internal systems, mentoring leadership from within, and designing revenue-generating models rooted in their contexts.