Bhagyalakshmi Seva Samithi (BLS) is a community-focused social organisation working towards the well-being and development of vulnerable and underserved communities — bringing together education, health and nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, environmental action and humanitarian support.
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Focus areas
2022
Registered society
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Andhra Pradesh
About Us
A registered society working with a community-development approach in Salur, Andhra Pradesh.
Bhagyalakshmi Seva Samithi (BLS) is a registered society based in Salur, Parvathipuram Manyam, Andhra Pradesh, registered under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 with Registration No. 12 of 2022. BLS works with people who need greater access to education, health services, skills, livelihood opportunities, social support and emergency assistance.
Our Approach
Listen → Connect → Support → Build Capacity → Create Sustainable Community Action
Our Vision
A healthier, educated, skilled and inclusive society where vulnerable communities can live with dignity and opportunity.
Our Mission
To work with communities and partners to promote education, health, hygiene, skills, livelihoods, environmental responsibility and social inclusion, with particular attention to people facing vulnerability.
What We Do
Seven interconnected areas of community development, from education to humanitarian support.
Education is a pathway to opportunity.
Supporting educational advancement, non-formal and adult education, training institutions and learning opportunities for poor, needy and vulnerable communities.
Access · Non-formal & adult education · Vocational learning · Skills
Healthy communities are the foundation of sustainable development.
Health awareness and support relating to women, mothers and children, nutrition, disease prevention and rehabilitation.
Women & child health · Maternal health · Nutrition · Prevention · Rehabilitation
Water • Sanitation • Hygiene • Dignity
Safe water, sanitation, hygiene and menstrual health — because hygiene is not only about health, it is about dignity, confidence, education and participation.
Water · Sanitation · Hygiene · Menstrual health · Dignity
Learn a Skill → Build Confidence → Create Opportunity.
Vocational training and training-cum-production activities — tailoring, embroidery, bakery and nutrition skills, soft-toy and wire-bag making, mobile phone servicing and other locally relevant skills.
Tailoring · Embroidery · Bakery · Handicrafts · Mobile servicing
People & Planet Together.
Environmental awareness, tree plantation, protection of natural ecosystems, preservation of natural resources and community participation in environmental action.
Awareness · Plantation · Ecosystems · Resources · Education
Leaving No One Behind.
Supporting poor and needy communities, children and youth, women, persons with disabilities, vulnerable learners and families requiring social and humanitarian support. Inclusion begins when communities are heard, respected and given opportunities to participate.
Children & youth · Women · Disabilities · Vulnerable learners
Respond • Support • Coordinate • Rebuild.
Communities can face sudden emergencies caused by floods, heavy rains, earthquakes and other disasters. BLS provides support and assistance to people and families affected by emergencies and difficult circumstances.
Floods · Disasters · Family assistance · Recovery
Flagship Initiative — WASH & Menstrual Hygiene
Our WASH and menstrual hygiene programme aims to create greater awareness and community action — engaging girls, boys, women, teachers, parents, youth and community volunteers.
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Water
Safe water awareness and responsible water practices.
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Hygiene
Handwashing, personal hygiene and healthy household habits.
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Sanitation
Clean, safe and dignified sanitation practices.
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Menstrual Health
Puberty education, menstrual health awareness and dignity.
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Girls & Women
Creating safe spaces for conversations about menstrual health.
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Schools & Communities
Engaging students, teachers, parents and community members.
Awareness → Behaviour Change → Access → Dignity → Community Ownership
“Hygiene is Health. Menstrual Health is Dignity.”
Our Community Model
How BLS works alongside communities, step by step.
Community Need
Understanding local priorities
Awareness
Creating knowledge and understanding
Capacity Building
Developing skills and confidence
Community Action
Supporting people to participate
Partnership
Connecting communities with institutions and resources
Sustainability
Building solutions that can continue locally
Partnerships
BLS welcomes collaboration with organisations and institutions that share a commitment to community development.
Partner With BLS
Corporates · CSR Teams · Foundations · NGOs · Educational Institutions · Community Organisations · Volunteers
Governance
BLS is governed through an Executive Committee with designated office-bearers.
President
Gandham Satyavathi
Vice President
Karnakar Vanaparthy
Secretary
Konkala Bhagyalakshmi
Joint Secretary
Kotthagiri Devi Sri
Treasurer
Gandham Venkatesh
Members
Malothu Swarnalatha · Konkala Sekhar
Registered Society
Registration No. 12 of 2022 · Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001
NGO Darpan
Unique ID AP/2024/0412764 · Darpan Registration 14 May 2024
Operational state: Andhra Pradesh · Operational district: Vizianagaram
GST
GSTIN 37AAKAB0765G1ZQ · Registration Type: Regular
Where We Work — Head Office
51-200, Bangaramma Colony, Salur, Parvathipuram Manyam, Andhra Pradesh – 535591
Support a girl. Improve hygiene. Strengthen education. Build skills. Protect the environment. Create dignity.