About SSIRA Foundation

People first. Dignity always.

SSIRA — Sustainable Social Impact through Rights and Access — exists to make rights real and opportunity reachable for the communities that need it most.

Our Vision

To build an equitable, inclusive and sustainable society where women, children and vulnerable communities enjoy dignity, rights, opportunities and wellbeing.

Our Mission

Promote sustainable social impact through rights, access, empowerment, education, livelihoods, climate resilience and humanitarian action.

Our objectives

The areas SSIRA Foundation works across to create lasting, equitable change.

Women empowerment and gender justice
Education support, scholarships and school kits
Child development and protection
Mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
Livelihood promotion and entrepreneurship
Rights awareness and access to entitlements
Climate change adaptation and resilience
Disaster relief and rehabilitation
Health, disability inclusion and social justice
Research, training, publications and advocacy
Community leadership development
Collaboration with Government, CSR and donor agencies

How we work

Three principles guide every programme we run.

Rights-based

We help people know, claim and exercise the rights and entitlements that are already theirs.

Community-led

Solutions are designed with communities, not for them — grounded in local realities.

Evidence-driven

Research and advocacy keep our work honest, measurable and built to last.

Our Founder

Radhalekshmi D.O

Founder, SSIRA Foundation

Radhalekshmi D.O is the Founder of SSIRA Foundation and one of its trustees. She established the trust to make rights real and opportunity reachable for women, children and vulnerable communities across Kerala — leading its work across empowerment, education, livelihoods, climate resilience and humanitarian action.

“Dignity is not a privilege to be earned — it is a right to be honoured.” — Radhalekshmi D.O, Founder

Trust details

SSIRA Foundation — Sustainable Social Impact through Rights and Access — is a registered charitable trust based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Registered office

Ammu Cottage, Kochar Road, Jagathy,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695014.

Founder

Radhalekshmi D.O, Age 41

Narayanamangalathu Omana Bhavan, Kallikkad,
Mylakkara P.O, Thiruvananthapuram – 695572.

Board of Trustees

1. Omana K, Age 75
2. Radhalekshmi D.O, Age 41 Narayanamangalathu Omana Bhavan, Kallikkad, Mylakkara P.O, Thiruvananthapuram – 695572.
3. Sunitha, Age 51 Thekkecharuvilakathu Puthen Veedu, Kanikkonam, Kallikkadu, Mylakkara P.O.

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