Nidan

Nidan is working on various developmental issues with the unorganized workers belonging to the poorest section of society. Nidan has successfully organized more than 80,000 informal workers including a large number of marginalized women through its various participative interventions. Our programme includes micro-finance, micro insurance, livelihood interventions, thrift and credit program, campaigns and advocacy, organization of street vendors and informal workers and promotion of collective enterprises. The core manifestations of Nidan’s campaign, advocacy and lobbying activities includes campaign for a street vendors specific policy aimed at the development of urban street vendors. Advocacy for the better policies and programs for the informal workers- starting from the work conditions to the conditions of working, housing facilities, micro-finance and due social security are main concern for Nidan. On these issues today Nidan managed to rope-in various related organizations strengthening demand for Comprehensive Social Security policies for unorganized labourers.