Small Steps,
Strong Change.
Better Tomorrow.
Working for an equal and empowered society through livelihood support, education, skill training, and community care across rural Karnataka.
Rooted in compassion.
Driven by sustainable change.
At CMSSS, we work to improve the lives of poor and marginalized families. Since 1978, we have helped rural communities across Hassan and Chikmagalur gain the skills, resources, and confidence to become self-reliant.
Working Hand in Hand with Rural Communities
Helping families build better futures through women's self-help groups, youth job skills, disability care, and sustainable farming.
“Restore human dignity of the disadvantaged population towards an inclusive society.”
Empowering underprivileged women, children, youth, disabled persons, and marginalized farmers by organizing, capacity building, and collaborative actions since July 1978.
Community Leadership
Mobilizing women into federated Self-Help Groups (SHGs) who manage micro-finance, drive local enterprise, and advocate for civic rights.
Disability & Inclusion
Comprehensive community-based rehabilitation (CBR), assistive aid provision, and district-level Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs).
Vocational Skilling
Tailored EDP workshops, garment craft, digital literacy, and job placements for rural drop-out youths to ensure self-reliance.
Rights & Entitlements
Guiding marginalized families to access statutory government schemes, widow pensions, and legal identity documentation.
Over four decades of steadfast grassroots commitment across Karnataka since 1978.
Remote and underserved rural communities actively supported.
Women, children, and disabled individuals empowered.
Guardianship of 8 rural schools & 2 boarding facilities.
Integrated programs that
transform lives at the roots.
We work to reduce poverty and create equal opportunities through practical, community-run programs in women's self-help, disability support, youth vocational training, child education, and farming.
Partner With UsWomen Empowerment
Mobilizing rural women into federated Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under Jeevan Jyothi Federation with micro-credit access, entrepreneurship training, legal literacy, and collective leadership.
Education &
Sustainable Farming
Protecting the Western Ghats ecosystem while securing rural livelihoods. We combine watershed preservation, organic crop training, and school green clubs to foster sustainable rural stewardship.
Organic fertilizers & seed kits
Tree plantation & youth clubs
Watershed & Water Security
Check-dams, rainwater harvesting, and desilting irrigation tanks in drought-prone taluks of Hassan.
Organic & Regenerative Farming
Educating smallholder farmers on natural bio-pesticides, soil enrichment, and diverse crop cycles.
Afforestation & Eco-Clubs
Student eco-clubs across 7 rural schools nurturing medicinal plant gardens and local tree covers.
Clean Energy & Soil Health
Solar lighting adoption and climate-resilient agriculture techniques for small and marginal farmholders.
Help us plant indigenous trees, install check dams, and empower farm households across Hassan.
Support Eco InitiativesOver 46 years of verified,
measurable grassroots impact.
Behind these numbers are real families — women leading village councils, differently-abled youths earning steady wages, and children who are the first in their families to finish school.
Rural women mobilized through 30 federated Mahasanghas and 514 Self-Help Groups under Jeevan Jyothi Federation for financial self-reliance and rights.
Differently abled individuals united into 155 Village DPOs, 9 Taluk DPOs, and 2 District Federations (Sarvodhaya Vikalachethanara Okkuta).
Guardianship and administrative support to 8 rural schools and 2 boarding facilities (including Dasapura).
Community savings groups providing low-interest internal loans, livestock aid, and micro-enterprise support.
School dropouts and unemployed youths trained in garment making, beauty care, driving, and 4-wheeler mechanics.
150+ Rural Villages
Active grassroots presence across Hassan and Chikmagalur districts.
46+ Years of Service
Founded in 1978, building over 4 decades of steadfast institutional credibility.
100% Audited Accounts
Strict annual statutory audits, FCRA compliance, and international donor vetting.
Sec 80G Certified
Every financial contribution qualifies for 50% tax exemption under Indian IT laws.
Invest in lasting rural change.
Every contribution transforms a generation.
Your direct donation funds school fees for rural girls, provides assistive aids for persons with disabilities, or grants seed loans to women-led micro-enterprises.
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