About Us

Welcome to Seher

SEHER was borne out of our realisation that women from marginalised communities are increasingly robbed of their rights. We use technology and knowledge systems to aid them in achieving reproductive health goals. Menstrual care, safe motherhood, use of contraceptives, access to safe abortion, and overall health are our focal areas. All of it began in 2019-20 when the Centre for Health and Social Justice, a Delhi-based resource organisation attempted decentralisation. SEHER, led by Sandhya Gautam, was one of the five units that sprouted from this process. What started as a small unit started growing, and we mentored like-minded organisations. Women professionals who worked with rural populations in the areas of health, nutrition, and gender joined the force. SEHER soon began focusing on women in urban marginalised communities. Finally, in December 2022, SEHER was registered as a women-led not-for-profit working for a healthier, just society.

Why focus on urban marginalised communities? The recent years have been riddled with plummeting employment opportunities and pandemic-induced poverty in villages. As a result, there has been a surge in the relocation of rural population to urban areas, leading to ghettoisation. Their blurred identity renders them invisible in policies, development schemes, and healthcare programs. Upon realising this, we at SEHER, decided to roll up our sleeves and get to work.

What We Do

Vision

We envision a society where all women possess rights and agency, irrespective of differences.

Mission

Our mission is to build leadership capabilities in young women and mobilise collectives working with marginalised women to realise our vision.

Team Section

Sandhya Gautam

Founder & Executive Director

A development practitioner with over 20 years’ experience in grassroots work, training, research, networking & advocacy. Her work has focused on women's health and rights on establishing social accountability in health. She is also a founder member of the Single Women’s forum in Himachal Pradesh.

Jyotsna Sivaramayya

Co-Founder

An independent researcher working on issues of gender, health & social protection. She has extensive experience researching issues pertaining to community health, reproductive health of women, & HIV/AIDS. She has also carried out action-research projects on social protection for home-based workers in India and South Asian countries.

Rimjhim Jain

Core Team Member

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Meet Our Team

Our Values

SEHER is committed to and consistently upholds this set of values:

Equity to achieve equality

Marginalised women must have the necessary resources and support they need to achieve equality

Social Justice

We fight for the rights and health of marginalised women, promoting a just society.

Transparency

We maintain transparency in all operations, consistently building trust within the community.

Accountability

We evaluate and report on initiatives to continuously improve women's rights and health.

Democracy

We value the voices of marginalised women, fostering a democratic and inclusive environment.

Diversity and inclusion

We embrace diversity, creating inclusive spaces where all women feel valued and can thrive.

We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone

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