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Welcome to
Gramina Abyuday Seva Samsthe
Gramina Abyuday Seva Samsthe (GASS) works to build sustainable and equitable communities across Karnataka by strengthening health, education, livelihoods, and environmental well-being for the most vulnerable.
About US
Gramina Abyuday Seva Samsthe (GASS) works with the aim of empowering communities by providing vital services in the areas of health, education, livelihoods and environment while protecting and caring for the most vulnerable sections like children, women and senior citizens and people with disabilities (PwDs).
Our pursuit of creating sustainable and equitable communities has so far served more than 150,000 people in Karnataka State, India.
Our Key Focus Areas
1.Health (SDG 3)
One of GASS's inaugural focus areas was disability and health. We reached remote, inaccessible villages to identify needs, raise awareness, and connect people to medical care. Mobile clinics served about 30 villages, while our Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) model successfully supported people with disabilities (PwDs) across 7 districts in the state. The Mental Health and Development project, along with anti-stigma campaigns, helped destigmatize mental health conditions for beneficiaries. We organize diabetes care camps in 2 districts and operate an Emergency Relief and Recovery Center (ECRC) at a district medical hospital in Bangalore Rural for wandering individuals with mental health conditions. The Menstrual health project strengthens our commitment to dignity, awareness, environment and holistic care.
2.Education (SDG 4)
Education drives lasting change, and inclusion remains at the heart of our approach. We integrate 75 children with neurodevelopmental disabilities into mainstream schooling through specialized care, therapy, and training in coordination with government schools. To enhance learning environments, we upgrade school infrastructure with libraries, accessible bathrooms, safe drinking water, play materials, and other features that foster reading, curiosity, and lifelong learning. Supported by CSR funding, we provide supplementary teachers to government schools, boosting enrollment, cutting dropouts, and elevating education quality. GASS also operates pre-primary centers for children of working women.
4.Protection (SDGs 2, 5)
We work to create safe, responsive, and inclusive systems that protect the rights and well-being of women, children, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Our initiatives include the Emergency Relief and Recovery Center (ECRC), care homes for people with mental health conditions, abandoned women and day care for the elderly. We also run short-stay homes that provide immediate safety, counselling, and rehabilitation support for women facing violence, abuse, or crisis, helping them recover with dignity and confidence.
3.Livelihoods (SDGs 1, 5, 8)
Our livelihood initiatives focus on empowering women and persons with disabilities to achieve financial independence and dignity through work. We provide skill training in locally relevant trades that create pathways to sustainable income. To support entrepreneurship and self-reliance, we facilitate Self-Help Groups that improve access to savings and capital. Hundreds of young women have acquired training as beauticians and tailors and have been facilitated with initial investments and tools to start working and earning.
5.Environment (SDGs 6, 7)
We are committed to protecting natural resources and promoting sustainable living within our communities. Our environmental efforts include lake rejuvenation, tree plantation, and the creation of rainwater harvesting structures to improve water conservation and groundwater recharge. Alongside on-ground work, we run awareness campaigns to reduce plastic use and encourage responsible, eco-friendly practices that support long-term environmental sustainability.