About Us
Lokpath Charitable Trust (LCT) is a non-profit making organization registered under Indian Trust Act,1882. LCT has been working in Mahoba district since 2017. LCT has been striving for the betterment of the most deprived and marginalized section of the society so that no one remains hungry,unemployed uneducated and exploited as its target group since inception. LCT journey is 4 years old.
‘‘Lokpath Charitable Trust” is outcome of association of young and committed youth inspired by Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan. The group informally involved with society and found that condition of Rural and Urban Dalit, Minorities, Deprived Section like farmers, unemployed youth, illiterate demos, labors and destitute women & children, is very poor and treated as most neglected community of the society. Taking this situation into account the group of people startedworking with this community in the year 2015 but with the intention to institutionalize the effort in 2017 the association finally got registered under able leadership of social activist Mr. Rajendra Kumar Nigam with long established vision “To bring these section (Mention above) into the main stream of the society through promoting people center approach of development”. Thus“Contacting women, children, farmers, labors and youths, organization building, awareness and developing their skill” has become mission of LCT.
Vision and Mission:
The vision of Lokpath Charitable Trust is to established a people led society where no remains
Lokpath Charitable Trust is dedicated to empowering marginalized communities and creating a just and equitable society. Our vision is to establish a world where every individual lives a secure, honorable, and discrimination-free life. To achieve this, our mission is to ensure that everyone has access to their basic needs and can live with dignity and peace.
Legal
Lokpath Charitable Trust (LCT) is registered under the following Acts
- Indian Trust Act, 1882. Reg. No. IV/18/2017 dated 04/09/2017.
- Niti Aayog (Ngo Darpan) Unique Id. UP/2018/0194187
- Section 12AA of Income Tax Act, 1961. 12AA/2019-20/A/10386. Year 2019-2020.
- Section 80G of Income Tax Act, 1961. 80G/2020-21/A/10140. Year 2020-2021.
- PAN No. AABTL6092L.
Target Group Outreach
- Adolescents and teenagers (10-19 years old)
- Children, especially child laborers, beggars, and orphans
- Women (widows, single, etc.)
- Elderly (destitute and helpless)
- People with disabilities (mental and physical)
- Farmers (especially women)
- Laborers (migrant, bonded, landless, agricultural, etc.)
- Youth (women and men 20-45 years old)
- Students (primary to postgraduate)
- Deprived and nomadic communities
Objectives
- Raise awareness in the community to reduce inequality and prevalent evils and superstitions in society.
- Create awareness and capacity building for making eligible persons accessible for government welfare schemes/programs.
- Provide livelihood and economic and social upliftment to disabled orphan women and children and run old age homes for the welfare of the elderly.
- Organize relief camps for the relief of victims in times of flood, drought, earthquake, or other natural calamities and make collective efforts for disaster prevention.
- Promote sustainable agricultural techniques and best research results to farmers for increasing their income, while also addressing climate change, water conservation, and management.
- Organize workshops, seminars, and training camps for women, youth, boys, girls, laborers, and farmers to connect them with livelihood opportunities.
- Establish educational institutions for equal education of children of rural and urban areas and make them aware of child rights and child laws.
- Increase the participation of adolescent girls and women in local self-governance and address issues such as discrimination, education, malnutrition, health, and violence against them.
- Promote government and non-government schemes among the target group and help eligible individuals access benefits like old age pensions, widow pensions, and disability pensions.
- Link laborers with employment opportunities through job cards and support water and forest conservation efforts.
- Provide training and resources to women farmers in nutrition gardening and vegetable farming.
- Address climate change and water conservation by encouraging communities to adopt sustainable farming practices and promote tree planting.
- Support the education of economically weaker children by providing stationery and copy books.
- Organize Bal Mela programs for the physical, mental, educational, and social development of children and to promote constitutional values.
- Conduct mental health awareness campaigns and provide counseling and treatment to mentally challenged individuals.
- Organize awareness campaigns for the safety of women and adolescent girls, including training on government schemes, gender discrimination, domestic violence, and child rights.
- Link with other networks and organizations to strengthen collaboration and impact.
- Collaborate with government departments to leverage resources and support for programs.
- Implement the Adolescent Empowerment Project (EAG Project) to focus on the development of adolescent girls and women.
Main Activities
- Social service and public welfare work:
- Organized relief camps during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Distributed food kits, masks, sanitizers, and other essential items
- Conducted awareness programs to prevent the pandemic
- Provided drinking water to animals during drought
- Livelihood promotion:
- Natural farming and entrepreneurship development training
- Demonstrations of agriculture and vegetable farming
- Awareness program for climate change and water conservation/management:
- Encouraged communities to adopt soil and water conservation practices
- Promoted natural and zero budget farming methods
- Supported tree planting initiatives
- Education and skill development:
- Provided stationery and copy books to economically weaker children
- Organized Bal Mela programs for children’s development
- Conducted awareness campaigns on various topics
- Adolescent Empowerment Project (EAG Project):
- Organized adolescent girls and women
- Addressed anemia among women and adolescent girls
- Counseled parents of out-of-school girls
- Developed skill capacity of out-of-school girls and women
- Created awareness regarding climate change
- Increased access to public services
- Organized community events and celebrations
Infrastructure & Men Power
Lokpath Charitable Trust has Registered Office at Hind Tyre Gali, Gandhi Nagar, District-
Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh- 210427. Lokpath Charitable Trust has a team of 10 sincere & committed staff coming from various disciplines. In addition to 10 sincere & committed staff there are total 42 Volunteers working in 15 Villages of Mahoba . Jhansi and Lalitpur District (Female Volunteers -17 and Male Volunteers- 25).