Helping others gives the best feeling a man can get, so help others, donate for a change.

HAPPY CHILDHOOD MATTERS A LOT.
LETS BE THE REASON FOR A CHILD'S SMILE.

You don’t need to be rich with wealth to donate, you need to be rich in heart.

HAPPINESS COMES
FROM YOUR ACTION.

Celebrating Children Fest (Makkala Habba) at Sumanahalli Centre.
A small attempt to make colorful in the life of children living in difficult conditions.

MAKKALA HABBA
COLOURFULL CHILDHOOD

Helping others gives the best feeling a man can get, so help others,
donate for a change.

EVERY GOOD
ACT IS A CHARITY

SAMA's 19th Year Anniversay celecbrating the journey...

Our Heartfelt thanks to everyone for being part of this Journey

Education forms the bedrock upon which we construct our forthcoming prospects.

Our Heartfelt thanks to everyone for being part of this Journey

SAMA'S 17TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATING THE JOURNEY...

New Layer

Vision – Our DREAM for India

"Let's dream about India." : To be inclusive, equitable, humane, sustainable, and resilient, ensuring that marginalised communities are free from hunger, poverty, discrimination, and exploitation, thereby enabling them to live dignified, high-quality lives.

Mission – Our ACTION for India

“Together, let’s build India” : To empower marginalised communities, focusing on persons with disabilities, urban poor, and migrant laborers, to enhance their quality of life and dignity through education, livelihood support, healthcare, and social entitlements.

Approach - The way we work

"People with lived experience matter” : We firmly believe that engaging marginalized communities in the development process is crucial for their growth and sustainability. Therefore, we actively support, empower, and collaborate with their collectives.

Welcome to SAMA Foundation

Visionary behind SAMA Foundation

G Sriramappa, the Visionary behind Sama Foundation. Sir is a well-known figure in the development sector, having worked with esteemed organizations such as Oxfam, EveryChild, VSO, ActionAid International and currently serving as the Country Director at United Purpose, Bangladesh. During his tenure at EveryChild, Sir has played a crucial role in starting the Sama Foundation, which has grown under his guidance and support. Sir has been an inspiration to many community based organisations, such as READ, an organization from Sathyamangalam. Sir has dedicated his life to making a positive impact in the world, and his contributions will continue to inspire many like us to make a difference in their communities.” It’s great to see people like Sriramappa Gonchikara who are committed to making a positive impact in the world. I hope his work inspires more people to take action and make a difference in their communities.

IMPACT – As on 30th December 2023

School For Everyone

Get Skilled |
Get Employed

Janaadhikara

Climate Justice

Guiding force behind SAMA Foundation

Sama Foundation, formed in 2005, is a non-profit organization, The name was derived from the word ‘Sama’ (which means equal). At the beginning, SAMA worked with the inclusive society. In 2010 it collaborated with Smile Foundation (another non-profit organization) and started working on a project called Step e Learning. SAMA not only has worked with inclusive society but also with youths. SAMA is currently running seven Skilled Development and five Educational Centres across.

Mr. Paul Ramanathan was working at EveryChild-UK, EveryChild-UK was mainly focusing on street children, child labour and trafficking children in India. Everychild-UK showed its interest to work among children with disabilities the most marginalized in the society through Inclusive Development Approach. Mr. G. Ramappa, Country Director of Everychild-UK was a key person for starting Sama Foundation.

Ramanathan and group of young people with disability came forward to start SAMA on 28th December 2005.

He even Revived Karnataka Rajya Angavikalara Okkuta (disability Network to advocate and lobby with Government pertaining to the development of persons with disabilities.

Finally founded SAMA Foundation with the support of Every Child – UK in 2005. Working as Executive Director for the past 18 years.

“It’s not the person who is handicapped, It’s their environment that is handicapped.”

– Mr. Paul Ramanathan

Testimonials

Sama Foundation aims to develop a society where ‘all are equal’ meaning all are free from Hunger, Poverty, Discrimination and Exploitation. As a voluntary organisation Sama will be managed and its programs implemented by a team of people with disabilities.

The CWAT App

Let's Mask India distribution drive under SAMA Foundation Covid and Skills Project

Beneficiaries were Pourkarmikas, High risk individuals, Anganwadi teachers, Nursing/Lactating Mothers, Children, Local Primary Healthcare Centers and Local communities in areas operated by Sama Foundation. Yelahanka, DJ Halli, Buddha Nagar, JJR Nagar and Sultanpalya were covered in Bangalore City.

LMI

Let's Mask India

SAMA foundation is a part of the Karnataka State Disability Network (KARO) that advocates for the Rights of Disabled in Karnataka

We create awareness on issues of mental health such as early detection and treatment.

We also provide medical intervention and providing aids and appliances and entitlements.

Vardan

CSR

Key Initiatives

School for Everyone

Supporting Government schools to ensure quality education for the children living in difficult condition particularly for disabled children and girl child. Currently we have adopted five Government Schools in Bangalore.

Climate Change

Climate Change is affecting everyone particularly the poor people are at high risk. With the support of Restless Development we are building resilience among the slum dwellers to deal the impact of climate change particularly during heaving flooding. We are also promoting wet waste management as part social enterprises.

Live Inclusive

The motto of the campaign is to promote the celebration of diversity, bringing everyone together, and embracing our differences to foster a brighter and more unified future marked by impactful and positive transformations, particularly among people with disabilities.

Get Skilled | Get Employed

We are in to the skill development initiative for the past 12 years, we are imparting employable skills to the underprivileged youths from slums. So far we reached 6000+ youths with 70% placement. Currently we are running seven centres in Bangalore.

Janadhikara

To improve the standard of living of the urban poor, particularly those residing in slums, we are facilitating the formation of collectives to ensure access to social entitlements and services from the government. Currently, we are working with 6,000 families in DJ Halli and Yelahanka.

Celebrating Childhood

“The childhood shows the man as morning shows the day”. Healthy & Positive childhood is very crucial for their meaningful and happy future. Children who are living in difficult condition are general are denied a happy childhood which destroy their self-esteem. Through Makkala Habba, Adventure and summer camp we create opportunities to celebrate their childhood.

Our SAMA Family

Ask SAMA Team - FAQs

What is the mission of your NGO?

Our mission 2030 is to empower marginalised communities, focusing on persons with disabilities, urban poor, and slum dwellers laborers, to enhance their quality of life and dignity through education, livelihood support, healthcare, and social entitlements.

Our Partners & Supporters

SAMA Foundation brings two decades of experience in empowering the person with disability and underprivileged students and improving the standard of living of slum dwellers. All our efforts are made possible with out Privileged Partners & Supporters.