Transforming Rural Livelihoods in Assam – Backed by Clean Energy & Community Innovation
Fostering a collaborative ecosystem with Government Agencies, NBFCs, Social Enterprises and Technical Partners supported by CSR Initiatives and Foundations – to build resilient rural communities.
About Sanjog
Collaborative, High-Impact Interventions Designed
for District-Wide Replication
Promotion of
Mushroom Cultivation
- Category: Women-led Micro Enterprise
- Focus: Training and enterprise promotion in mushroom farming
- Impact:
- 150 women trained
- ₹10,000 average monthly income per beneficiary
Climate Resilient Agriculture
CRA – Rain Shelter Model
- Category: Sustainable Farming
- Focus: Climate-resilient vegetable farming using rain shelters
- Impact:
- 200 marginal farmers supported
- ₹5,000 average monthly income per farmer
DRE-Based Livelihoods
Decentralized Renewable Energy
- Category: Clean Energy Enterprises
- Focus: Livelihood enhancement through solar-powered micro-enterprises
- Impact:
- 1,000+ micro-entrepreneurs supported
- ₹4,000 average monthly income per entrepreneur
Eri Silk Production
- Category: Women-led Traditional Enterprises
- Focus Areas:
- Eri yarn spinning
- Eri silkworm rearing
- Host plant cultivation
- Impact:
- 130+ women trained
- 3 clusters developed
- 10 spinning units established through bank linkage
We bring deep community roots, proven models,
and
strong ecosystem to scale impact in rural Assam
IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS
With over 10 years of grassroots work, Sanjog has strengthened rural livelihoods, positively impacting 4,000+ marginalized farmers in Assam.
Our Partners
Stories From the Fields
Alpana Baishya, a woman with a disability from Kadamtala village in Assam, overcame financial and physical barriers to start her own tailoring business. With support from Sanjog and the Selco Foundation, she received a solar-powered sewing machine and essential equipment. This intervention enabled her to earn ₹7,000–₹8,000 per month, gain financial independence, and inspire others in her community. Her story highlights how targeted, inclusive, and sustainable solutions can empower marginalized individuals to achieve self-reliance.
Alpana Baishya
Four women from Barpeta, Assam—Papori Deka, Renu Bodo, Arati Bodo, and Phanja Bodo—transformed their lives by starting a mushroom farm with training and support from the NGO SANJOG. Despite hardships like poverty and floods, they built a sustainable livelihood, expanding from 20 to over 100 mushroom cylinders and earning profits. Their success inspired others in the village and demonstrated the power of resilience, community support, and women’s empowerment.
Papori Deka, Renu Bodo, Arati Bodo, and Phanja Bodo
Tifil Tirkey, a 24-year-old from Uttarapara village with a disability, transformed his life with support from SANJOG and SELCO Foundation. With a heavily subsidized 210-watt solar power system, he started his own printing and DTP shop, breaking free from low-wage work and power outages. His income rose by over 50%, boosting financial stability and independence. The initiative not only improved his livelihood but also promoted clean energy, reduced costs, and built entrepreneurial skills—showcasing a replicable model for sustainable, inclusive development
Tifil Tirkey
Kunal Vaid
CEO
Resham Sutra
We have been working with the Sanjog team for creating awareness and conducting training on Eri Silk reeling for over a year now. We find that the team has very closely connection with the beneficiaries on ground. They have been able to execute project plans beyond faster than the estimates. We have lot of confidence on the Sanjog team’s execution abilities and are now expanding our engagement to multiple activities across regions.
Pradyut Bhattacharjee
Executive Director
Seven Sisters Development Assistance (SeSTA)
One of the most exciting and emerging development organisations working with some of the most underserved areas blending the right mix of professional understanding of grassroots nuances and empathetic engagement with communities. Also not shy of taking risks, out of boxing thinking and collaborating with the ecosystem. Having demonstrated a strong proof of concept it aspires to scale up now espousing strong ethos, governance and robust systems and processes.
Achintya Ghosh
Founder and Executive Director
KABIL
Saurabh Sharma met me in 2014, exploring learning opportunities in Kabil’s operational area. He was a young man in his mid-twenties. However, he was clear that he would like to start development interventions in a challenging area of Assam by setting up a development entity. He was my colleague in Kabil for two years and then moved to follow his dream.
He kept the promise by setting up Sanjog. I see that Sanjog makes a good developmental impact in the target community within a short period of time by putting up a good team of socially motivated youngsters.
Thanks, and all good wishes to Saurabh and Team Sanjog! Jai ho.
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