Savera Foundation

What Savera Foundation does

Savera Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 under the Society Registration Act XXI of 1860, operating across four districts of Jharkhand, India (Giridih, Koderma, Jamshedpur, West Singhbhum). It serves Tribal and Dalit communities through five programmatic verticals — Child Protection, Agriculture and Livelihood, Health and Nutrition, Natural Resource Management, and Youth Empowerment — staffed by approximately 16 employees across registered and communications offices.

The foundation's distinct offering combines direct program delivery with a Community Enterprise platform that engages survivor groups of human trafficking, child labor, and exploitation in producing food products (Mahua Laddu, Millet Laddu, Millet Nimki) and handicrafts (earrings, silver jewelry). Complementary income-generating initiatives include Oyster Mushroom Cultivation, Sabai Grass Craft Production, Palm Jaggery Production, and Cloth Pad Production. The organization does not employ proprietary technology; its model is community-based, human-resource intensive, and last-mile.

Financially, Savera operates as a grant-dependent non-profit with international institutional partners including The Catholic Children's Movement of Austria (DKA, in a 10-year relationship since 2014) and AEIN Luxembourg. The foundation holds the standard Indian non-profit regulatory stack — Society Registration, FCRA, 12A, 80G, CSR eligibility, NGO Darpan, PAN, TAN, and ESIC — giving it access to foreign grants and CSR-mandated corporate funding. Revenue is generated primarily via donations and institutional grants, with modest direct sales through Community Enterprise. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Savera Foundation

Legal name

Savera Foundation

Website

https://saverafoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Savera Foundation is a 2006-founded Indian non-profit operating in Jharkhand, serving Tribal and Dalit communities through programs in child protection, agriculture and livelihood, health, natural resource management, and youth empowerment, supplemented by a survivor-led community enterprise producing foods and handicrafts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Community Development Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Child protection services
• Rural livelihood training
• Tribal welfare programs
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Giridih

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Savera Foundation is a non-profit society delivering community development programs to Tribal and Dalit communities in rural Jharkhand, India, across child protection, livelihood and food security, health and nutrition, natural resource management, and youth empowerment. It also runs a Community Enterprise initiative in which survivor groups (victims of human trafficking, child labor, and exploitation) produce and sell traditional food items and handcrafted goods for economic empowerment and healing.

Product overview

Savera Foundation operates a multi-pronged non-profit organization serving Tribal and Dalit communities in Jharkhand, India since 2006. The organization offers a Community Enterprise platform where survivor groups (victims of human trafficking, child labour, and exploitation) craft various products including food items (Mahua Laddu, Millet Laddu, Millet Nimki) and handicrafts (Earrings, Silver Jewellery). The core programmatic work spans five thematic areas: Child Protection, Livelihood & Food Security, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resource Management, and Youth Empowerment. Agricultural livelihood initiatives include Oyster Mushroom Cultivation, Sabai Grass Craft Production, Palm Jaggery Production, and Cloth Pad Production, all designed to foster economic independence among underserved communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child Protection Program Service program safeguarding Tribal and Dalit children from abuse, rehabilitating survivors of trafficking and exploitation, reintegrating school dropouts, and empowering communities through education and care in rural Jharkhand.
• Agriculture and Livelihood Program Service program empowering smallholder farmers in rural Jharkhand through climate-resilient training, crop management, market linkages, and promotion of indigenous foods for livelihood and food security.
• Health and Nutrition Program Service program enhancing community health, combating malnutrition, providing reproductive health education, and strengthening local health committees and centers in Jharkhand.
• Natural Resource Management Program Service program managing water resources, recharging groundwater, and conserving forests through community-driven actions and techniques across project areas in Jharkhand.
• Youth Empowerment Program Service program empowering adolescents and youth in rural Jharkhand through career guidance, life skills education, and vocational training, including Oyster Mushroom Cultivation, Sabai Grass Craft Production, Palm Jaggery Production, and Cloth Pad Production livelihood activities.
• Community Enterprise Product Line Survivor-led product initiative in which survivor groups of human trafficking, child labor, and exploitation produce and sell handcrafted food items and artisanal goods — Mahua Laddu (₹100 for 10g), Millet Laddu, Millet Nimki, handcrafted Earrings, and Silver Jewellery — through the foundation's website shop for economic empowerment and healing.

Quantifiable outcome

• COVID-19 vaccination support: 120 people registered for vaccination in remote villages
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Catholic Children's Movement of Austria – DKAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 201410-year partnership (2014-2024) supporting village communities. DKA has witnessed the positive and deep impacts Savera has in village communities, enabling mutual learning through flowing dialogue. Partnership focused on sustainable change for children and their families.
• AEIN LuxembourgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Executive Director Françoise Binsfeld expressing pride in working with Savera Foundation on early childhood care and adolescent empowerment in Koderma district.
• PHF (People's Health Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported video documentary on 'जल संरक्षण' (Water Conservation) and 'जल ही जीवन है' (Water is Life - Short Movie)
• AID (Association for India's Development)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported video documentary on 'जल संरक्षण' (Water Conservation)

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action): Promotes sustainable livelihoods for rural poor women in tribal regions of India through self-help groups and agriculture — directly comparable to Savera's Livelihood & Food Security program and community enterprise model.
• Seva Mandir: Long-established Rajasthan-based NGO working with tribal and rural communities on child education, health, livelihoods and natural resource management — closely mirrors Savera's multi-thematic integrated approach in a tribal belt.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: Large Indian development foundation focused on livelihood enhancement, climate-resilient agriculture and natural resource management among rural and tribal communities — directly comparable to Savera's agriculture and NRM programs.
• Aangan Trust: Indian NGO focused on child protection, prevention of trafficking and exploitation of at-risk children, mirroring Savera's flagship child protection thematic. Operates in similar Indian geographies with community-driven intervention models.
• The/Nudge Foundation: India-based nonprofit working on poverty alleviation through livelihoods, skilling and youth empowerment — comparable target beneficiary segments and intervention areas as Savera's Youth Empowerment and livelihood verticals.
• Arpan: Indian nonprofit focused on child safety, abuse prevention and survivor rehabilitation — directly comparable to Savera's work on child abuse safeguarding, survivor rehabilitation, and human trafficking response.

Broad incumbents

• CRY (Child Rights and You): One of India's largest child rights organizations with pan-India presence and donor-driven funding model. Comparable child protection focus but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope than Savera.
• Childline India Foundation: Operates India's national 1098 child helpline and child protection services with government and UNICEF backing. Overlaps with Savera's child protection mandate but at a national policy and infrastructure scale.

Others

• Aide et Action / AEIN Luxembourg: International development NGO and existing Savera partner through Françoise Binsfeld. Operates early childhood care and adolescent empowerment programs across South Asia, sharing Savera's beneficiary focus and donor network.

Emerging players

• Nai Disha: Indian NGO focused on education and child protection for marginalized and at-risk children in low-income communities — comparable grassroots-level operating model and beneficiary segments to Savera's at-risk children vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@saverafoundation_tisri
• Facebookfacebook.com/saverafound
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/savera-foundation

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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