Awards & Recognization – Namco – National Mother and Child welfare Organisation

Established 1000 Women Self Help Groups in Nagapattinam & Thiruvarur districts with 14,000 women and mobilized resources about Rs.10 crores. Repayment rate is 98%
Developed 387 Rural women Health volunteers with TNVHA & Govt. of Tamilnadu.
Care & support to 250 elders since 1999.
900 children promoted for higher education from agricultural labor community and fisher folk and decreased number of dropouts through educational supports.
Training 4,600 women in various skills and supporting them to establish Self employment units through micro credit facilities
Best NGO Award from Nehru Yuva Kendra. (Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Govt. of India.)
Best NGO Award from Sethu Samuthiram Ship Corporation ltd., for livelihood skill trainings.( Govt. of India)
Established and nurturing 20 SHGs especially for the differently able.
Formed two women SHG fedeartions
Formed 40 Children Parliaments and functioning
NAMCO SUYAMBU Farmers Producer Company with 600 women members
NAMCO Jeevan Farmers Producer Company with 200 women members

Latest Projects

Programming Strategy

NAMCO employs a multi-pronged approach to poverty reduction. It strives to address both causes and effects of poverty, which are often vicious, and perpetuating poverty endlessly. NAMCO has identified five sectors that are critical in helping communities overcome the challenges of poverty. Yes, it...
Livelihood Program

Often, the livelihood strategies and activities of poor people are diverse and complex. Agriculture and other natural resource-based activities play an important role for rural households, but they may also diversify into other activities, some of which are linked to agriculture and the natural resources sector,...
Education Program

Education is indispensable to economic development and poverty eradication. Acquired basic skills such as reading, writing and numeracy, have a documented positive effect on the incomes of the marginalized populations. No economic development is possible without education. A balanced education system promotes not only...
Health Program

For the poor, health is the foundation for their sustainable livelihoods. A majority of the poor are dependent on their physical labour activities for their livelihoods. Also, good health forms the basis of their access to other basic necessities of life like education, livelihoods...