Home away from home
Life free of violence is every women's right
Home away from home
Life free of violence is every women's right
About Sayodhya
What we do
Sayodhya Home offers services that include 24-hour availability of emergency shelter; counseling and support for GBV survivors. Once the victim reaches Sayodhya home, our efforts are focused in providing an environment that will help her recover from the traumatic effects of victimization and develop an understanding of herself and awareness of the dynamics of domestic violence, relationships, financial and workplace requirements through rehabilitation skill trainings and counseling. Every client has to undergo a counseling session and our multi-disciplinary team helps the women to decide her future course of action.
Our history
Sayodhya, a non-profit founded by women in 2010, initially operated from private accommodations to support women and children escaping abusive situations without social support systems. In 2014, the GHMC allocated a Community Hall to Sayodhya as part of its night shelter programs. Since its establishment, Sayodhya has transitioned to a dedicated center and has provided emergency shelter to over 3,000 women and their children.
Our mission
our Mission is to facilitate safe spaces for women in distress, especially victims of gender-based violence (GBV), vulnerable and marginalised women and create comprehensive support systems by providing essential services including psychosocial counselling support, legal aid support, skill development support to foster empowerment, healing and social integration.
Facilities provided for women in distress
- First a warm welcome and assurance that all will be well . then know about her current situation.
- Accommodation: Free includes stay, bedding, toiletry, clothes according to the necessity.
- Services: Our trained staff are available 24 hours and 7 days a week
- Counseling: building up the rapport , helping her ventilate by ensuring confidentiality and helping her understand the problem, explore different possibilities, and plan for future course of action
- Legal advice: our legal advisor will help her in legal counseling and how to go about the problem.
- Support for reintegration with family: helps her in the process of reintegration if she wishes to do so.
- Support groups and community networks: connects the women to different support groups, vocational training institutions whenever and where ever required.
- Availability of 24 hour help line: 18005991811
- First aid facilities: free first aid facility is provided
Our Programmes
My Abhyasa Centers
Sayodhya is running Evening Tutoring centres in slums of Hyderabad to bridge the learning gap among slum children. The highlight of the initiative is that the young women doing intermediate, graduation from the same slums run these centers
Make your own pad
Sayodhya is promoting good menstrual hygiene practices among young girls and women and protecting the environment. Sayodhya conducts workshops in government schools to train girls on how to create biodegradable and reusable sanitary napkins.
Our Volunteers
Our Volunteers
Volunteers are the backbone of our organization. We offer a variety of opportunities for individuals and groups to get involved and make a difference in the lives of those we serve.
Sayodhya Programmes
Legal Aid Clinic
Rehab Center- NULM
Rehab Center- NULM
Sayodhya runs a free Legal Aid Clinic on Saturdays where women can speak to a legal advisor. It has a legal coordinator who, If necessary, takes up the cases and files petitions and helps with police and court. It has law interns from reputed law schools assisting the advisor.
Rehab Center- NULM
Rehab Center- NULM
Rehab Center- NULM
Since 2020, Sayodhya has been operating a Rehab Centre inside the Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda. This facility aims to reintegrate patients recovered from mental illness but remain in the facility, unable to return to their families. The halfway home provides comprehensive support, including basic hygiene training, etiquette, life
Since 2020, Sayodhya has been operating a Rehab Centre inside the Institute of Mental Health, Erragadda. This facility aims to reintegrate patients recovered from mental illness but remain in the facility, unable to return to their families. The halfway home provides comprehensive support, including basic hygiene training, etiquette, life skills, literacy, numeracy, skill development, and nutrition support. To date, the center has successfully reunited 100 women and men with their families.
Mythri Centers
Rehab Center- NULM
Mythri Centers
Family counselors run free family counseling centers in local slums. They reach out to the women affected by violence to support her with basic needs, legal counseling, initial legal steps, crisis management so as to make her strong enough to lead violence free life
SMILE Rescue Team
Sayodhya's dedicated rescue team, comprising a project coordinator, counselors, and an electric auto driver, operates under the GHMC SMILE Project to rescue and rehabilitate homeless individuals and beggars in Hyderabad. In 2023-2024, Sayodhya successfully rescued 616 individuals -beggars, the destitute, physically d
Skill Development
KRITI
Cooks Training
NIPUNA
Sayodhya has started a Banjara embroidery Training Cum Production Centre (TCPC), focusing on preserving the traditional lambada embroidery as well as on facilitating training and income to 100 Lambada women. The idea is to increase the marketability of their products.
NIPUNA
Cooks Training
NIPUNA
We offer a variety of programmes to help our clients get back on their feet. facilitating basic training in tailoring to women who like to expand and enhance their tailoring and garment making skills. till now 500 women have been given basic training in Tailoring.
Cooks Training
Cooks Training
Cooks Training
The month-long cooks training program aims to upskill women from vulnerable backgrounds and provide placements in domestic households, cloud kitchens, food and beverages industries, hotels amongst others
TARUVU -Agroforestry project
Taruvu focuses on advancing agroforestry, large-scale plantations, and climate-resilient agriculture. Piloted in Nellore and Vikarabad, it integrates sustainable practices to enhance biodiversity, improve soil health, and support small farmers and women artisans with innovative agricultural and economic opportunities.
Adda Leaf Plate making Unit
Sayodhya has established an adda leaf plate-making unit at the Shelter Home and Rehabilitation Centre at the Institute of Mental Health. This unit offers mentally recovered persons a source of income and empowerment.
Third Gender Now
a skill development program designed to upskill the third gendered persons and mainstream them by providing placements. In Nov,2019 in collaboration with NFDC, Chennai, and SEEDAP provided the skills ttraining to Transgender persons to gain a foothold in Job market.
TARUVU - AGROFORESTRY
Plantation Drive
· Partnering with Randstad Offshore Services, we have conducted a plantation drive of 2,000 saplings in the Narsingi area. This initiative around Itikini Lake will enhance the area's natural beauty, protect it from encroachment and pollution, and provide a clean, family-friendly environment while preserving habitats for birds and aquatic animals.
Medicinal Plants Nursery
In collaboration with the A P Medicinal Plants Board, we have established a 2 acre medicinal plants nursery with 30 varieties of herbs and tree species. This initiative integrates medicinal plants as intercrops in agroforestry, enhancing biodiversity and income opportunities for women farmers. Sayodhya Nursery in Audimurtipuram village, Kondapuram Mandal, now has over 25 varieties of medicinal plants and includes 30,000 plants.
